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| 8 AFETY NOTES =p 17f you went to gouge a chunk out of
: {a wheel,a l6-incher,say, move the
the last week of training Lees the |tool rest out about an inch,and go.
First Aid Competition has arrived jahead with grinding a big niok out
and due to the time spent on this of a ‘12-inch chisel.There's a good

| project and the pressure of other ichance thet it will catch between

\ duties, the writer has been unable the rest and wheel,and you'll get
{to prepare the usual article. = {your chunk of wheel right in the
ibreadbasket.If you want to avoid ac-

; the following notes on grinding safeyocidents like these,keep your rest up

{ty formed the theme of a five minute Glose, as close as you can without
sefety talk published by the Nationadits touching.

Safety Council. They should be re-

membered and utilized here by
one who is required to do eri ing, [some side grinding and doesn't have
| w 'a wheel suited to it. The flanges
Do you fellows realize how many in- jare too big for this job; so he

juries come from the operation of a {takes one off and puts a smaller ons | |

|kind of equipment we all use a ae jor maybe just a nut large enough to

jand know or should mow how to operate/hold the wheel .That’s really a fool |

laafely. ithing to do.Tt throws the wheel off
: : balance and causes cverspeeding to
We mean abrasive wheels « eige ind Wie boot because ‘he flanges give the

lwheels. Every plant, every shop that |wheel most of -ts support. And side

every- |Now and then some fellow wants to dot

works metel or uses conn has them, jgrinding on a wheel not meant for it;

| ss fweers the wheel away where it most
| the accident: reports show thet nearlyneeds ite full BETSPER - just be-
all injuries come from unsefe pract- |yond the flanges.

jices. Wheel explosions cause most of | eno "TAL

‘the deaths end serious injuries. Yet The eyes suffer most of the taatur ies |

ja non-defective, properly mounted — lreported from use of ebrasive wheels J

wheel, run at the epeed for which ib There’sa no such thing as a wheel that
was designed and properly used, will jwon’t throw particles - that is, if |

inot a page abuse: that doss- teu. it cuts. Even e water spray may not

ss fgatoh them all. Glass shielde help a/
loverspeed is usuetiyo the eeauae: of flot by deflecting the particles down4

}some fool mistake, the sort of thing ward, but some bounce back off the
{thet just a little forethought would ‘tool being ground or the tool rest.

prevent. It’s easy to check the max- jNo matter what the setup, no one has |

{imum speed a wheel should trevel.The any businese doing a grinding job —

manufacturer's recommended safe speediwithout eye protection. We'd all re- i

is shown on the wheel itself. - falize that fact, if we only knew how

r |many particles of steel and wheel fly

lPorteble wheels are apt ‘to Jet a lot joff from even the smallest. Job. and iff

of punishment.A fellow in a hurry is jwe could see those particles with |
likely to slam the machine down or jtheir sharp, jagged e
fail to make sure it has come to 4 j|wear eye protection when you use en
ae stop before he does put it aonas jabresive wheel.

so,porteble wheels fall off things | ~~

edges. So ALWAYS |

noftalunre+ Leo

art eet someone's apt to run into |That’s nee ell Khbe 4s to safes}
he cord and give the wheel a tumble jig: rinding,but we've covered the main |

So have @ sefe place for that port- jpoints. If you always | follow as

lable, and be careful how you lay it | you wanes 60 far Wrong Speed |
down.At a bench you oan use 4 special eee, Soa

holder.Make sure that no one can trip Age: ee ae '
over the cord. a . | | Safety Engineer.