Personal Protection

Personal protection is everyone’s responsibility. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) must be used for appropriate conditions and applications.

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Why is personal protective equipment important?

An angle grinder is a tool that needs to be respected
Why is personal protective equipment important?

Whether the accessory on the angle grinder is a grinding disc, a cutting disc, or a wire wheel, you have a tool spinning at speeds anywhere from 2,500 to 11,500 RPM, inches from your hands, fingers, body, and face. Therefore, wearing the proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is essential to ensure your safety and the safety of others.

Standard personal protective equipment

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    Safety Glasses
    Safety Glasses Always wear safety glasses when using a grinder to protect against sparks and small particles that can cause serious injuries
    Face Shield
    Face Shield A face shield is highly recommended to protect the entire face against sparks and more importantly against small flying objects.
    Gloves
    Gloves Working and manipulating some materials like metal can cause injuries due to hot surface and sharp edges. Using appropriate gloves help to reduce the risk of injury in this case.
    Hearing Protection
    Hearing Protection Working with a grinder can be noisy, especially in case of continuous work. To prevent any damage to your hearing, it’s recommended to put hearing protection that fits your preference or application.
    Flame Retardant Clothing
    Flame Retardant Clothing Grinding and cutting in metal produces a lot of sparks. These could be a serious cause of injury if touching body skin. They can even ignite and be source of fire if in contact with flammable clothes. Hence, wearing flame retardant clothing is highly recommended to reduce risk of any accident.
    Protective Footwear
    Protective Footwear Right protection shoes protect against heavy parts if falling on user feet. They also protect the feet if user step on sharp objects/ parts.
    Safety Glasses

    Wearing safety glasses reduces the chance of eye injury from multiple sources.

    Flying debris
    Flying debris

    Dust and other fine materials can fly into your eyes. When using an angle grinder you should always use a face shield and safety glasses.

    High-velocity impact hazards
    High-velocity impact hazards

    Safety glasses do a great job of protecting your eyes. However, they cannot protect your face. Plus, safety glasses may fail if hit by an object with enough mass or velocity. Face shields provide an extra level of protection from high-mass and high-velocity impact hazards.

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    Extreme heat

    When using an angle grinder, sparks can be produced causing potential hazards, including burns.

    Wearing flame retardant clothing helps reduce the potentail for burns.

    Hearing Protection

    The average construction site has a noise level of between 80 and 90 decibels (dB). Hearing protection comes in many different styles.

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    Noise reduce, these can include custom molded, reusable, disposable roll down foam and canal caps
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    Up to0dB
    Noise reduce, earmuffs cover the entire ear and have a rubber strip that is supposed to provide a seal when the muffs are worn correctly.
    Flame Retardant Clothing

    Burn injuries are a common hazard when using angle grinders. Fire retardant (FR) clothing reduces the chances of this happening due to the following features.

    Work Gloves
    Work Gloves

    Protection of hands from cuts, abrasions and heat are essential. Wearing the proper gloves can reduce the chance of injury.

    • Fitting: They should fit well and provide great dexterity.
    • Heat: When using an angle grinder, sparks can be produced causing burn hazards. Wearing the proper gloves can protect your hands from these hazards.
    • Material: Ensure the glove material is correct for the job you are completing. Most grinding applications require leather gloves.

    Footwear
    Footwear

    • Reduce Lacerations: Grinding discs and wheels can break or shatter and become projectiles. Wearing the proper footwear can reduce these chances of injury.
    • Heat: When using an angle grinder, sparks can be produced causing burn hazards. Wearing the proper footwear can protect your feet from these hazards.
    • Falling objects: Impact and compression resistant boots should be worn to reduce the chance of foot injury due to a falling object.

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