Wash. Admin. Code § 296-807-18025 - Use specific safety guards for vertical and angle grinders using Type 6 or Type 11 wheels

(1) You must make sure the safety guard:

(a) Covers the wheel's plane of rotation toward the operator for at least one hundred eighty degrees;

(b) Covers the side of the wheel toward the driving flange for at least one hundred eighty degrees;

(c) Has a skirt which is adjustable to within one-eighth inch of the plane of the surface of the wheel.

(2) You must make sure not to use a "revolving cup guard."

Note:

"Cup back bushings" do not substitute for safety guards.

Notes

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-807-18025

Amended by WSR 15-23-086, Filed 11/17/2015, effective 12/18/2015

Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-18025, filed 4/4/03, effective 8/1/03.