Safety in Industry (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations, 1982.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Safety in Industry (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations, 1982, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1982.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
"abrasive wheel" means—
( a ) a wheel, cylinder, disc or cone which, whether or not any other material is comprised in it, consists of abrasive particles held together by mineral, metallic or organic bonds, whether natural or artificial,
( b ) a mounted wheel or point and a wheel or disc having (in either case) separate segments of abrasive material,
( c ) a wheel or disc made (in either case) of metal, wood, cloth, felt, rubber or paper and having any surface consisting wholly or partly of abrasive material, or
( d ) a wheel, disc or saw, to any surface of which is attached a rim or segments consisting of diamond abrasive particles,
which is, or is intended to be, power-driven and is for use in any grinding or cutting operation;
"the Act" means the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955);
"the Minister" means the Minister for Labour;
"mounted wheel or point" means a wheel or point consisting (in either case) of abrasive particles held together by mineral, metallic or organic bonds, whether natural or artificial, and securely and permanently mounted on the end of a mandrel or quill;
"overhang", in relation to a mounted wheel or point, means that part of the mandrel or quill which is exposed between the collet in which the mandrel or quill is held and the part of the abrasive material nearest to the collet.
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paragraphs: These Regulations apply to the following places where an abrasive wheel is used for any grinding or cutting operation—
( a ) every factory,
( b ) every premises to which, by virtue of section 83, 84 or 85 of the Act, the provisions of the Act mentioned in that section apply,
( c ) every dock, wharf, quay, warehouse, line or siding to which, by virtue of section 86(1) of the Act, the provisions of the Act mentioned in that section apply,
( d ) every harbour, wet dock or ship, the work carried out in which, being work referred to in section 87(1) of the Act, by virtue of that section the provisions of the Act mentioned in that section apply, and
( e ) every place and every line or siding where building operations or works of engineering construction are being undertaken to which, by virtue of section 88(1) or 89(1) of the Act, the provisions of the Act mentioned in that section apply.
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paragraphs: (1) Regulations 6, 7, 11(a), 11 (b) and 12 of these Regulations do not apply to an abrasive wheel manufactured of metal, wood, cloth, felt, rubber or paper and having any surface consisting wholly or partly of abrasive material.
(2) Regulations 11 (a), 11 (b) and 12 of these Regulations do not apply to an abrasive wheel consisting wholly of abrasive particles held together by natural bonds.
(3) Regulation 6 of these Regulations does not apply to an abrasive wheel having separate segments of abrasive material.
(4) Regulations 6, 7, 10(1), 11, 12 and 18 of these Regulations do not apply to an abrasive wheel which does not exceed 235 millimetres in diameter, is manufactured of cloth, felt, rubber or paper and has any surface consisting wholly or partly of abrasive material, when the wheel is used in a portable machine.
(5) Regulations 7, 10(1), 11 and 12 of these Regulations do not apply to an abrasive wheel when it is used for grinding glass.
(6) Regulations 6, 7 and 12 of these Regulations do not apply to any wheel, disc or saw of a kind referred to in clause (d) of the definition of "abrasive wheel" in Regulation 2 of these Regulations.
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paragraphs: (1) Where, in respect of an abrasive wheel of a particular class or type, a machine of a particular class or type (or part of such a machine) or an operation or process of a particular class or type, the Minister is satisfied that a particular requirement of these Regulations is impracticable or inappropriate, or is not necessary to protect persons employed, he may by a certificate in writing declare that that requirement shall not apply to an abrasive wheel, machine, operation or process of that class or type and on the issue of such a certificate the requirement specified in it shall not, until the revocation of the certificate, apply to a wheel, machine, operation or process belonging to a class or type so specified.
(2) The Minister may specify conditions in a certificate under this Regulation, and may at his descretion revoke such a certificate.
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paragraphs: (1) No abrasive wheel having a diameter of more than 55 millimetres shall be taken into use in a place to which these Regulations apply after the commencement of these Regulations unless the occupier of the place has ensured that the abrasive wheel or its washer is clearly marked with the maximum permissible speed in revolutions per minute specified by the manufacturer for that abrasive wheel.
(2) No abrasive wheel having a diameter of 55 millimetres or less shall be taken into use in a place to which these Regulations apply after the commencement of these Regulations unless the occupier of the place keeps permanently fixed in the room in which grinding is ordinarily carried out with that abrasive wheel a notice clearly stating the maximum permissible speed in revolutions per minute specified by the manufacturer for that abrasive wheel or for abrasive wheels of the class to which it belongs and, in the case of mounted wheels and points, the overhang permissible at that speed.
(3) When grinding with an abrasive wheel having a diameter of 55 millimetres or less is not ordinarily carried out in a particular room, the notice required by paragraph (2) of this Regulation shall be kept posted at a place and in a position where it may easily be read by persons employed in grinding with the wheel.
(4) No abrasive wheel shall be operated at a speed in excess of the appropriate maximum permissible speed in revolutions per minute specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of this Regulation.
(5) Where the diameter of an abrasive wheel has been reduced its maximum permissible speed (as specified by the manufacturer) may be increased to that speed which bears the same proportion to the maximum permissible speed as the original diameter of the wheel bears to the reduced diameter.
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paragraphs: (1) There shall be securely affixed to every power-driven machine having any spindle on which an abrasive wheel is (or is intended to be) mounted a notice specifying—
( a ) in the case of each such spindle (other than a spindle referred to in subparagraph (b) or (c) of this paragraph) its maximum working speed,
( b ) in the case of any such spindle for which arrangements are provided for operating it at more than one working speed, each such speed, and
( c ) in the case of any such spindle for which arrangements are provided for operating the spindle at an infinite number of working speeds within a specified range, the maximum and minimum working speeds of the spindle.
(2) No spindle on a power-driven machine having an abrasive wheel mounted or provision for such mounting shall while an abrasive wheel is mounted on it be operated at a speed in excess of the appropriate maximum working speed.
(3) The occupier of a place to which these Regulations apply shall, when so required by an inspector, provide him with all such facilities and information as are necessary to enable him to determine the working speed of any spindle, shaft, pulley, or other appliance, used to operate an abrasive wheel.
(4) The speed of every air-driven spindle on which an abrasive wheel is mounted shall be controlled by a governor or other device which prevents the speed of the spindle from exceeding the appropriate maximum working speed for that spindle.
(5) Every governor and other device used for controlling the speed of an air-driven spindle on which an abrasive wheel is mounted shall be properly maintained.
(6) References in this Regulation to maximum and minimum speeds are to those so specified by the manufacturer of the machine concerned.
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paragraphs: Every abrasive wheel shall be properly mounted.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to paragraph (5) of this Regulation, no person shall mount any abrasive wheel unless—