This product is in a new MANCOMM safety training series called the Safety Interactive Training Experience (SITE). Products in the SITE Series use multimedia presentations, which actively engage trainees in user-based interactions. Accident Examples Reveal Tragic Outcomes An OSHA examination of 27 grinder wheel accidents in an eight-year period revealed that 26 percent of those accidents resulted in employee deaths. The following examples of entries from the study provide descriptions from the accidents:
·Accident 000767228 (fatal): Employee Killed When Struck by Pieces of Grinding Wheel.
·Accident 000956094: Employee Disfigured When Struck by Grinding Wheel.
·Accident 014524904 (fatal): Struck by Exploding Grinding Wheel.
·Accident 170395644: Employee’s Finger Amputated by Grinding Wheel.
·Accident 300805272: Grinding Wheel Cut Face. Improve Safety and Minimize Risk MANCOMM’s Grinder Safety Training CD can help workers to improve safety and minimize risk by focusing on a personal protection system for pedestal and bench grinders. Training information on the CD covers the following topics:
·Personal Protective Equipment
·Grinder and Grinding Wheel RPM Compatibility
·Performing Ring Tests
·Grinding Wheel Installation
·Guard Adjustments
·Aluminum Oxide Grinding Wheels The CD is designed to run on Windows operating systems. To order, call 1 (800) MANCOMM (626-2666)