Bench Grinder

The Bench Grinder Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) helps businesses put safe practices in place for using a bench grinder. It gives operators the instructions to be well prepared and informed about the hazards and precautions.

It covers the hazards (noise, electricity, moving parts, dust, ejected objects, manual handling and poor housekeeping), the PPE to wear, operator training and competence, the pre-operational inspection, and maintenance under lockout/tagout.

It also sets out step-by-step operating instructions, when to discard grinding wheels, and a hazard checklist for non-mobile equipment. A training quiz comes with the document.