Balancing Bench Grinder Wheels

[Robert Atkinson 2Participant @robertatkinson2]

Posted by Nicholas Farr on 10/07/2023 23:17:26:

Hi DMB, yes in the UK any commercial place has to have persons holding a certificate of training of the abrasive wheels regulations 1970, to change abrasive wheels, which does include angle grinders etc, and those persons should be registered in the firms/companies files. Anyone using grinders for their own use, don't have to have anything, but they may have to for changing wheels for anyone else. However, the dangers and pitfalls are just the same, and the safety aspect should be treated the same, as they can maim and kill wherever they are used.

Regards Nick.

The 1970 regulations were repealled. see

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg17.pdf

Robert.

[BazParticipant @baz89810]

Posted by David Ambrose on 11/07/2023 12:23:04:

Does a Men’s Shed count as a commercial place? Asking for a friend.

Why not enquire at the local Health and Safety department, you will get the answer from the horses mouth rather than ten different opinions from ten different people. One thing that is for certain is that an accident with a grinding wheel will bring a lot of unwelcome attention anywhere away from your house or workshop using it for your hobby.

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Posted by Robert Atkinson 2 on 11/07/2023 12:36:30:

Posted by Nicholas Farr on 10/07/2023 23:17:26:

Hi DMB, yes in the UK any commercial place has to have persons holding a certificate of training of the abrasive wheels regulations 1970, to change abrasive wheels, which does include angle grinders etc, and those persons should be registered in the firms/companies files. Anyone using grinders for their own use, don't have to have anything, but they may have to for changing wheels for anyone else. However, the dangers and pitfalls are just the same, and the safety aspect should be treated the same, as they can maim and kill wherever they are used.

Regards Nick.

The 1970 regulations were repealled. see

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg17.pdf

Robert.

Hi Robert, thanks for drawing my attention to this, although I should have remembered about it, as I had to go through the training about five years ago, as my then employer had a visit from the H&SE after I believe a disgruntled ex employee reported him for a number of things. one thing that the H&SE pointed out, was their wasn't really enough people trained for abrasive wheels, because those like myself who had a certificate, were very often all out on site, which left no one in the shop with any training, so he had everyone attending a training course, even us who had the certificates. However, all the basic stuff is still in the current release.

Regards Nick.

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