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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1975
+BECAUSE OF THE HIGH SPEED AT WHICH ABRASIVE WHEELS ROTATE, FRAGMENTS FROM A SHATTERED ONE TEND TO FLY OUT WITH THE FORCE OF A PROJECTILE, AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH,+ MRS. SOO CONTINUED.
ALTHOUGH THESE MACHINES WERE USEFUL AND EXTENSIVELY USED IN INDUSTRIES FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, THEY COULD BE DREADFULLY DANGEROUS WHEN NOT PROPERLY MOUNTED AND OPERATED.
MRS. SOO LISTED THE FOLLOWING SAFETY MEASURES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF BOTH PROPRIETORS AND WORKERS:
X WHEEL MOUNTING SHOULD DE CARRIED OUT ONLY BY QUALIFIED
COMPETENT PERSONS-
* A WHEEL SHOULD BE MOUNTED ONLY ON THE MACHINE FOR WHICH
IT WAS INTENDED-
* BEFORE MOUNTING, ALL WHEELS SHOULD BE CLOSELY INSPECTED TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN DAMAGED IN STORAGE OR TRANSIT-
* THE SPEED MARKED ON THE MACHINES SHOULD NOT EXCEED THE
SPEED MARKED ON WHEEL, WASHER OR TAG=
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PNEUMATIC GRINDING MACHINE SHOULD BE FITTED WITH OVERSPEED CONTROL DEVICE- AND
PRESSURE REGULATOR SHOULD BE SET TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE
IN THE AIR SUPPLY LINK TO THE MACHINE.
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