Grinder Safety Training CD

Grinder Safety Training CD

To help America's grinding workers stay safe, MANCOMM, a Davenport, IA, company that produces regulatory compliance products, recently released its Grinder Safety Training CD, which is intended to help workers improve safety and minimize risk by focusing on a personal protection system for pedestal and bench grinders.

November 1, 2010

To help America's grinding workers stay safe, MANCOMM, a Davenport, IA, company that produces regulatory compliance products, recently released its Grinder Safety Training CD, which is intended to help workers improve safety and minimize risk by focusing on a personal protection system for pedestal and bench grinders.

Topics covered include personal protective equipment, grinder and grinding wheel RPM compatibility, ring tests, grinding wheel installation, guard adjustment and aluminum oxide grinding wheels. The Grinder Safety Training CD is the first release in MANCOMM's new Safety Interactive Training Experience (SITE) product line. SITE products use multimedia presentations that actively engage trainees in user-based interactions.

Glossary terms in this article

  • aluminum oxide
    Aluminum oxide, also known as corundum, is used in grinding wheels. The chemical formula is Al2O3. Aluminum oxide is the base for ceramics, which are used in cutting tools for high…
  • grinding wheel
    Wheel formed from abrasive material mixed in a suitable matrix. Takes a variety of shapes but falls into two basic categories: one that cuts on its periphery, as in reciprocating g…