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Document ID (ISN)36481
CIS number 81-1727
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Ivić S.
Title Hazards of work with grinding wheels, and safe working methods
Original title Opasnost i zaštita pri brušenju [in Serbocroatian]
Bibliographic information Institut za dokumentaciju zaštite na radu, Višegradska bb, Niš, Yugoslavia, 1981. 56p. Illus.
Abstract Handbook illustrated with humorous drawings, intended for all those who use grinding wheels for sharpening and grinding. Contents: types of grinding wheels and their composition; peripheral speed (limits, calculation); hazard of wheel bursting; wheel guards; ring test; correct mounting of wheels; protection against flying particles (dust exhaust); safe working methods; storage and transport of grinding wheels; portable grinders. Appended: synoptic table for choice of wheels and wheel speed depending on the material to be ground.
Descriptors (primary) abrasive operations; metalworking industry; abrasive wheels; grinding machines
Descriptors (secondary) local exhaust; peripheral speed; safe working methods; wheel guards; electric grinders
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Metalworking industry