What to Know, Where to Go!
The Saint-Gobain Product Safety Department receives numerous calls each month about abrasive safety questions. Some of the typical questions are:
- How can I get a MSDS for a Saint-Gobain Abrasive’s product?
- I have broken a grinding wheel. Why?
- What are the proper methods in mounting a grinding wheel?
- What are the dangers of using a grinding wheel on a pistol grip air sander?
- Do grinding wheels have a shelf life?
- Are there any special storage requirements for abrasive products?
- When using a coated abrasive product, do I need a guard?
- When can we remove a grinding wheel guard?
- Is it really dangerous to exceed the speed marked on a grinding wheel since the wheel is tested at a higher speed than the wheel is marked?
- What is the speed of a coated abrasive disc?
- How often do we need to check the speed of our portable grinders?
- Can grinding wheel mounting systems be over tightened? If so, what can happen?
- Is it dangerous to use heavy pressure when introducing the workpiece to a grinding wheel?
- When is a grinding wheel worn out?
- Where can I get abrasive safety information? How much will this information cost?
- What are the torque requirements for a grinding wheel mounted between flanges?
- What are the safety requirements for abrasive cup wheels?
- Do you have any examples of grinding wheels being misused (horror stories)?
- Are there any special requirements when mounting cut-off wheels onto portable angle grinders?
- Why don’t you make an unbreakable grinding wheel?
- Can we mount a Type 27 wheel (raised hub) onto an inline grinder?
- Can I use coated abrasive fiber disc without a back-up pad?
- Is it dangerous to side grind with a cut-off wheel?
- What is a ring test and where does it apply?
- How do we perform a ring test?
The answers to all of these questions and much more can be found on this website! Every month we issue a new article dealing with abrasive safety. Revisit over 100 previous articles in our Document Center, sort on Safety. Before you can follow all of the safety rules, you must know them!
For additional information on this topic or if you need any other abrasive safety information, please review ANSI, OSHA and all literature provided by the abrasive wheel and machine manufacturer. You may also contact the Saint-Gobain Product Safety Department at Tel. (508) 795-2317 or Fax. (508) 795-5120 or contact your Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. representative with any safety related questions.