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brendan1495  
#1 Posted : 02 September 2022 10:25:29(UTC)
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brendan1495

Hi All,

I work for a company that makes ducting, the guys on the shopfloor form duct from sheet metal using a 3 roll Bender, the problem is they insist on wearing gloves as they would cut there fingers on the raw edges of the sheet metal. I have looked at all guidance I can find and all the guidance I read states you cant wear gloves unless they are fingerless. The problem is when they roll the duct they have to use there fingers to stop it re-entering the rollers when it is formed. Has anyone else come accross this problem, any help would be appreciated.

Brendan

mdenver  
#2 Posted : 03 October 2022 15:08:01(UTC)
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mdenver

Hi Brendan

Can the edges of the sheet metal not be dulled using sandpaper or grinder? I would have thought the use of gloves in this activity would increase the risk of entanglement so I'd be looking at activities you can do to make the sheetmetal safer.

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