Employers shall carry out a risk assessment on all individual abrasive processes to determine the appropriate protective measures necessary. They shall ensure that their employees are suitably trained to carry out their duties. All users of abrasive products in the interest of their personal safety shall follow recommendations contained in Safety recommendations leaflet.
For more detailed information on the safe use of abrasive products, please refer to Safety Codes
• FEPA Safety Code for Bonded Abrasives and Precision Superabrasives
• FEPA Safety Code for Coated Abrasives
• FEPA Safety Code for Superabrasives for Stone and Construction
Safety Requirements for the Use, Care and Protection of Abrasive Wheels
Abrasive wheels - Design, construction, and safeguarding
Abrasive wheels - Selection, care, and use
The Product Liability Directive defines a regime of strict liability for defective products.
This directive lays down minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health sign at work.
60° centre holes - types R, A, B and C
Solid hardmetal end mills with stepped parallel shank - Dimensions
Hardmetal burrs - technical requirements
Respiratory protective devices - Filtering half masks to protect against particles - Requirements, testing, marking
Personal eye-protection - Specifications
Hearing protectors
Protective gloves against mechanical risks
Hearing protectors - Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance - Guidance document
Hand-held non-electric power tools - Safety requirements
Safety requirements for bonded abrasive products
Machine tools - Safety - Stationary grinding machines
Safety requirements for superabrasive products
Railway applications - Track - Rail - Part 1 : vignole railway rails 46 kg/m and above
Safety requirements for coated abrasive products
Hand-held motor operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2-3 : particular requirements for grinders, polishers and disk-type sanders
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools
Bonded abrasive products - Permissible unbalances of grinding wheels as delivered - Static testing
Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs - Registered safety signs
Protective clothing for use in welding and allied processes
Protective clothing - Clothing to protect against heat and flame
Building construction machinery and equipment - Portable, hand-held, internal combustion engine driven cut-off machines - Safety requirements
Personal protective equipment - Safety footwear
Bonded abrasive products - General requirements
Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs - Part 2: Design principles for product safety labels
Bonded abrasive products -- Limit deviations and run-out tolerances
Under the REACH Regulation, the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are only foreseen for substances and mixtures.
For this reason a Safety Data Sheet has not to be provided by MABTOOLS for its abrasive products.
MABTOOLS, as a member of FEPA, has nonetheless decided, on a voluntary basis and with no legal obligation, to provide a Voluntary Product Information (VPI) with the same format of a Safety Data Sheet.
Contact us to receive our VPIs as pdf
Use for face grinding |
Only permitted with back-up pad |
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Wear eye protection. Minimum protection level of EN 166 Grade B recommended. |
Wear ear protection complying with EN 352 recommended for all applications where the workpiece or machine is hand-held, irrespective of the noise level. |
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Wear a dust mask complying with EN149 recommended for dry grinding processes even if extraction systems are provided |
Read the instructions |
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Wear gloves. Minimum protection level of EN 388 Category 2 recommended. |
Use face shield |
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Wear an apron |
Not suitable for wet grinding |
Not permitted for hand-held and manually guided grinding |
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Not permitted for face grinding |
Do not use if damaged |