Safety

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Hi everyone

I think its worth posting this up just to remind people about safety. Especially when some of the members on this forum have never used angle grinders/welding sets etc before starting their builds.

I bet there isnt one person who will read this (me included) who hasnt picked up a grinder with no goggles/hearing protection/gloves on just to quickly grind or cut that little thing that will only take a second. Its only this quick second that it takes to lose an eye its even more apparent in this hot weather when wearing goggles/earmuffs is a pain in the a*#e!

In my working life since i was sixteen (12years ago) ive always worked in industry, the first 4years as a plater then the rest as a mechanical fitter.

In this time ive seen many accidents including someone going blind in one eye when a cutting disc in a 9 inch grinder jammed in the work and exploded he was wearing safety specs instead of goggles/visor and a piece of the disc made it under them and into his eye.

Also a friend of mine was using a very thin 1mm cutting disc and slipped and cut through some of the tendons in the back of his hand, two operations later and he could then move his fingers properly again.

One of my dads old workmates who has experience of 25years as a plater done a similar thing and slipped with a grinder and cut about halfway through his index finger.

More recently i was reading the notice board whilst carrying out some work at a catalyst company and they had an article pinned up where someone had tripped over whilst grinding and cut his own throat and sadly later died.

I know that these are all one off accidents but we all use grinders regularly so should treat them with the upmost respect.

Sorry for the long post but hopefully this post will stick in the back of peoples mind next time they are in the garage playing with their power tools

and remind them to be very careful and always wear their protective gear