PPE in the shop and at home, Personal Protective Equipment Options

[Gunn1]

At the Jobsites all over the U.S., Personal Protective Equipment is a requirement.

Whether its use is driven by OSHA, the General Contractor and or the employer, Compliance has become a important part of Life on the Job.

Much is the case while working at home and in the shop. Most of us wear safety glasses, gloves and other types of PPE depending on the activity.

Recently in addition to safety glasses many companies are also requiring safety shields/visors in addition....if a cut off disc explodes on you...this is what could happen.



This and other recent injuries regarding high rpm cutoff wheels disintegrating have caused me to rethink what I do to stay safe at home....Making sure all the guards are on the grinders which includes buying good quality cut off discs, Welding gloves that are not full of holes, Fire extinguisher charged-ready and so on.

I am Looking for additional ideas regarding what those of you use or rules you follow to stay safe while enjoying your hobby at home..... any pointers or suggestions will be welcomed.

[Catorse]

I always wear a full welding helmet when using a grinder or cut of wheel on my air tools. The helmet is auto darkening and I can turn it off so I just look through the glass.

Now, I wear a full length welding jacket as well. Last week, when cutting on the 356, a cut off wheel exploded and fired a hundred pieces into my left forearm. It looked like I got shot with a shotgun loaded with bird shot and painful as hell.

Lesson learned!

[Gunn1]

I always wear a full welding helmet when using a grinder or cut of wheel on my air tools. The helmet is auto darkening and I can turn it off so I just look through the glass.

Now, I wear a full length welding jacket as well. Last week, when cutting on the 356, a cut off wheel exploded and fired a hundred pieces into my left forearm. It looked like I got shot with a shotgun loaded with bird shot and painful as hell.

Lesson learned!

Thank you for the reply and personal story. If it can help someone else from a possible sever injury its worth the time to share it.

[914outlaw]

I always wear a full welding helmet when using a grinder or cut of wheel on my air tools. The helmet is auto darkening and I can turn it off so I just look through the glass.

Now, I wear a full length welding jacket as well. Last week, when cutting on the 356, a cut off wheel exploded and fired a hundred pieces into my left forearm. It looked like I got shot with a shotgun loaded with bird shot and painful as hell.

Lesson learned!

Thank you for the reply and personal story. If it can help someone else from a possible sever injury its worth the time to share it.

Damn. I cut up a whole car in a T shirt and wearing safety glasses most of the time. I never knew that could.happen with a cut off wheel. Although I swore I would never cut up another 914, I will wear a face shield and protective clothing when I use a cut off wheel again. Thank you for the warning.