Hand Grinder Safety

Hand grinders are being used more frequently in the water utility industry, typically with jobs involving fabrication, mechanical, contracting, masonry, and welding. If you don t use the tool properly, it can and will cause you or someone around you a serious iqjury. 

The following basic safety tips should allow you to use a hand grinder without complications and accidental injury. To lower your risk of getting hurt or hurting someone else, take the time to know the different parts of a grinder and how they are to be used. 

Most grinding wheels are resin-bonded conglomerations of various compounds. This means the wheels can be scratched, chipped, or broken. If the wheel is damaged, you need to throw it away immediately and start using a new one. Using a broken grinder wheel can cause serious iqjury to you or someone around you. 

If you can t fully reach what you re working on, turn off the tool and reposition yourself. 

Use common sense when it comes to using and working with power tools. 

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A fixed shield with toughened or reinforced glass is provided which can be adjusted manually as the wheel wears down. Eye protection in the form of eye shields, goggles or safety spectacles must be worn by any person operating an off-hand grinder. 

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