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Abrasives Health and Safety

VIEW THE ABRASIVE SAFETY ASSESSMENT GUIDE (PDF, 1.50 MB)

Common Abrasive Hazards

Airborne Particles

Distribution and quality of the particle hazards depends on the workplace and properties of the abrasive product being used.
Vibration

Associated with tasks that require excessive bending of the wrists or time on tool.
Physical Injury

Fixed or hand-held abrasive equipment such as grinding wheels create a hazard if they are incorrectly used or if the equipment is damaged.
Noise

Normally defined as unwanted sound and one of the most common health hazards, noise is energy transmitted by pressure variations.

Protect your employees from abrasives-related workplace hazards.

Using abrasive tools and equipment can be dangerous as it involves tasks such as grinding, cutting, weld removal, polishing and finishing on different materials from metals to fibre reinforced composites. Every company should carry a risk management to understand and identify potential abrasive risks and define actions to mitigate or replace them. For example, modifying a task or work design with an alternative abrasive method, tool or product can help you lower the risks.

Our 3M™ Cubitron™ II abrasives, powered by 3M's Precision-Shaped Ceramic Grain technology can help reduce some of these abrasive risks. They are designed to cut faster and last longer, reduce exposure to dust, noise and vibration while also improving productivity. An effective health and safety strategy often goes hand-in-hand with improved quality and higher productivity.

Taking Control of Abrasive Hazards

Best practice in health and safety management begins with a thorough risk assessment to identify equipment and activities that can potentially cause harm. It's important to understand the level of risk people may be exposed to.

Apply each level of the hierarchy of controls to help remove, reduce and manage workplace hazards. Start with the elimination phase as this is the most effective control, and finish with the PPE stage, which is considered the last line of defense.

Elimination: Modify the task or workplace so that the hazard is no longer present

Substitution: Replace the hazardous material, equipment or activity with a less hazardous one

Engineering controls: Modify the design or specification of tools or equipment to isolate or reduce the exposure to the hazard

Administrative controls: Introduce working practices and procedures that remove or lessen the risk

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE): Protect the worker with suitable PPE

3M Safety Abrasive Solutions

3M™ Cubitron™ II 982CX Pro
71% Noise minimized over Norton Quantum 3 Depressed Center Grinding Wheel Competitors

85% Vibration minimized over Tyrolit 1 Star Depressed Center Grinding Wheel Competitors

55% Noise minimized over leading DCGW competitors

77% Vibration minimized over Norton Quantum 3 Depressed Center Grinding Wheel Competitors
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Scotch-Brite™ Clean and Strip XT Pro Type 27

90% Vibration minimized over leading crimped wire cup brush competitors tested, when removing rust

69% Vibration minimized over leading flap disc competitors tested, when removing rust

89% Vibration minimized over Klingspor NCD 200 cleaning wheel

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3M Xtract™
99% Up to dust extraction
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Help reduce abrasive risks with 3M™ Cubitron™ II Abrasives.

Designed to cut faster and last longer, these abrasives help reduce exposure to dust, noise and vibration.

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“Disclaimer: The information presented is based on 3M’s experience of similar processes and applications and is correct to the best of our knowledge at the date of publication, but we do not accept any liability for any loss, damage or injury resulting from reliance on the statements contained in this guide (except as required by law). Because of the wide variety of processes and conditions in which these products may be used it is important that customers carry out their own test(s) to evaluate 3M products before use and satisfy themselves as to the suitability of any 3M product(s) for their own intended applications. This document should be used for guidance only, it is not a substitute for a full risk assessment. 3M occupational and industrial products are intended, labelled, and packaged for sale to trained occupational and industrial customers for workplace use. Unless specifically stated otherwise on the applicable product packaging or literature, these products are not intended, labelled, or packaged for sale to or use by consumers (e.g. for home, personal, school, recreational/sporting, or other uses not described in the applicable product packaging or literature), and must be selected and used in compliance with applicable health and safety standards, as well as all product literature, user instructions, warnings, and limitations. Misuse of 3M occupational and industrial products may result in injury, sickness, or death.”