Abrasive Wheel Machinery

Mounting [1910.215(d)]

Required 1910.215(d)(3)
Surface condition. All contact surfaces of wheels, blotters and flanges shall be flat and free of foreign matter.

1910.215(a)(2)(i) Safety guards on all operations where the work provides a suitable measure of protection to the operator, may be so constructed that the spindle end, nut, and outer flange are exposed; and where the nature of the work is such as to entirely cover the side of the wheel, the side covers of the guard may be omitted; and
1910.215(a)(2)(ii) The spindle end, nut, and outer flange may be exposed on machines designed as portable saws.
1910.215(a)(2) Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except: [see 1910.215(a)(2)(i-ii)]