Safety

DISTRIBUTORS OF

SAINT GOBAIN ABRASIVES

CARBORUNDUM & NORTON ABRASIVES

POLY PTX POLISHING SYSTEMS

SHINANO INDUSTRIAL AIR TOOLS

SWISS ABRASIVES ( SIA ). SUHNER. KINIK. VSM. PFERD.

CUSTOM BUILT GRINDING WHEELS

SANDING & LINISHING BELTS

ROLLS - SHEETS - NON WOVEN ABRASIVES

METAL POLISHING EQUIPMENT & POLISHES

ARBOGA & SCANTOOL LINISHING MACHINES

MANUFACTURERS OF

HANDEEZ INDUSTRIAL SCOURING PADS

EZELAP LAPPING COMPOUNDS

EZEGRIND VALVE GRINDING COMPOUNDS

RED-I-BUFF METAL SANITISING WHEELS

RED-I-BUFF PROFILE SANDING WHEELS

RED-I-BUFF POLISHING BUFFS & MOPS

FLOGGER LOADINGS

SPIRAL BANDS

SAFETY WHEN POLISHING

GRIT MOPS

RECOMMENDED METHOD FOR PREPARING GRIT MOPS

DRESS SPINNING BUFF TO A SMOOTH ROUND AND BALANCED CONDITION USING A DRESSING STONE ENSURING THAT ALL GREASE AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.

USE A STIFF BRUSH TO APPLY CEMENT TO THE BUFF WORKING THE CEMENT RIGHT INTO THE FABRIC - WHEN COMPLETELY COATED WITH CEMENT ROLL IN ABRASIVE GRAIN UNTIL MOP OR WHEEL IS THOROUGHLY COATED.ROLL BUFF OR MOP ON HARD SURFACE THEN ALLOW TO DRY.

PRIOR TO USE LIGHTLY DRESS THE MOP TO REMOVE ANY SURFACE IRREGULARITIES TAKING CARE THAT THE MOP IS RUNNING TRUE TO THE SPINDLE. IN SOME INSTANCES AFTER TRUING THE MOP IT IS PREFERABLE TO BREAK THE GLUE BOND BY LIGHTLY HITTING THE GRITTED UP MOP WITH A HAMMER. THIS MAKES THE MOP MORE FLEXIBLE .AFTER BREAKING THE BOND THE MOP WILL RUN SMOTHER WITH LESS BOUNCE

DRYING TIME :-AIR DRY 12 HOURS OVEN DRY 3 HOURS AT 65 DEGREES

STORAGE KEEP CONTAINER AIT TIGHT. STIR WELL BEFORE USE. STORAGE LIFE APPROX 6 MONTHS

GREASING MOPS TO PROVIDE A HIGHER SHEEN AND EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE COATING MOPS CAN BE GREASED WITH GLAZING WAX OR OTHER METAL POLISHING COMPOUNDS.

WARNING :- MATERIAL AS SUPPLIED IS NOT CONSIDERED AN INHALATION HAZARD. BUT RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT AGAINST DUST GENERATED DURING BUFFING.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PROTECTIVE RESPIRATORS TO P2 STANDARD BE WORN WHEN POLISHING

SAFETY WHEN POLISHING

TRADITIONALLY BROWN POLISHING BARS CONTAINING TRIPOLI HAVE BEEN USED FOR

POLISHING ALUMINIUM AND BRASS.IT IS NOW APPARENT THAT THE RISKS ASSOCIATED

WITH USING THESE TRIPOLI BASED POLISHES IS MUCH GREATER THAN HAD EVER BEEN THOUGHT.

MOST BROWN BARS OF TRIPOLI POLISH CONTAIN APPROX 75% SILICA (CRYSTALLINE TRIPOLI) .

ACCORDING TO MANY OF THE MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS FOR THIS PRODUCT

THERE ARE REASONABLE GROUNDS TO SUGGEST THIS MATERIAL TO BE CARCINOGENIC .

IT CAN UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES - PARTICULARLY IF IT DRIES OUT AND BECOMES DUSTY - CAUSE SILICOSIS.

"SILICOSIS IS VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE TO ASBESTOSIS"

POLISHES CONTAINING TRIPOLI ARE :-.

" HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO CRITERIA OF WORKSAFE AUSTRALIA. "

INHALATION WARNING :- PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO DUST MAY CAUSE SILICOSIS.

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT MECHANICAL VENTILATION BE USED FOR ALL POLISHING APPLICATIONS.

WHEN USING TRIPOLI PROPERLY FITTED PERSONAL DUST MASKS OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD MUST BE USED.

ONE OF THE FEW HAND HELD POLISHING MACHINES FITTED WITH DUST COLLECTION

IS THE POLY PTX POLISHING MACHINE . THIS MACHINE HAS A WHICH ENABLES IT TO BE CONNECTED TO A CONVENTIONAL INDUSTRIAL VACUUM CLEANER .

THIS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCES THE CONCENTRATION OF AIRBORNE DUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POLISHING OPERATIONS. HOWEVER THIS STILL DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR A PERSONAL DUST MASK

THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH USING TRIPOLI CANNOT BE UNDER ESTIMATED.

IF YOU ARE NOT SURE OF THE MATERIAL YOU ARE USING, ASK YOUR SUPPLIER FOR A

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET COVERING THE SPECIFIC POLISH YOU ARE USING.

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