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#1 Posted : 21 December 2005 12:28:00(UTC)
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Posted By garyh Can anyone advise as to how I should deal with one of these - is it an "abrasive wheel" and as such (apart from doing a Risk Assessment and providing training) - what do I need to do?
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#2 Posted : 21 December 2005 12:43:00(UTC)
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Posted By lewes Abrasive Wheel Regs only comes into force if you are using abrasive wheels in the machine. To be honest im not to sure if diamond wheels come under the Abrasive Wheels regs. Other things to look out for are: Use of flammable substances (petrol)- Manual Handling (these are heavy things) - Suitable PPE (masks, hearing protection etc) for the user and others in area - control measures (using wet system function to control dust)- flying particles There may be others but they are off the top of my head.
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#3 Posted : 21 December 2005 12:46:00(UTC)
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Posted By lewes Just done a search and found this, not to sure if it is current though. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Safety in Industry (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations, 1982, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1982. 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— "abrasive wheel" means— ( a ) a wheel, cylinder, disc or cone which, whether or not any other material is comprised in it, consists of abrasive particles held together by mineral, metallic or organic bonds, whether natural or artificial, ( b ) a mounted wheel or point and a wheel or disc having (in either case) separate segments of abrasive material, ( c ) a wheel or disc made (in either case) of metal, wood, cloth, felt, rubber or paper and having any surface consisting wholly or partly of abrasive material, or ( d ) a wheel, disc or saw, to any surface of which is attached a rim or segments consisting of diamond abrasive particles, which is, or is intended to be, power-driven and is for use in any grinding or cutting operation;
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#4 Posted : 21 December 2005 13:12:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chris Pope Its true a diamond wheel is not classified as an abrasive wheel. But Puwer does require training for the use of any machine, and as these tools are quite capable of sending dust and sparks into people and flammables, and can, and do remove body parts I think no one can argue that specific training is uneccessary.
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#5 Posted : 21 December 2005 13:15:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chris Pope Sorry I omitted to state that Abrasive Wheel regs were repealed in 92. There is an HSE guide : HSG 17 (price £7.50) which you should read and get hold of one of the leaflets that usually comes with the blade.
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#6 Posted : 21 December 2005 13:20:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robert K Lewis Chris I think it is an abrasive wheel as these regs, although repealed, provided the only definition that I can immediately recollect. Bob
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#7 Posted : 21 December 2005 16:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By garyh OK folks the next question. Can anyone ID a training providor in NE England for such training?
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