British Abrasives Federation

Last Updated: September 6, 2005

The BAF web site has had a "makeover", non members can now register on our database to receive news and information about the various abrasive products they are interested in which will be issued from time to time. There is also a new members only area where members can download various files that may be of interest to them.

Training Video - in association with Photovisuals, the BAF recommend their training video entitled "Abrasive Wheels and their use with hand held cutting-off machines and angle grinders", for more information <click here..>.

Keeping Safe with Abrasive Wheels - New training Video

Specimen Safety Posters (Adobe Acrobat Format)

BA001 - Specimen Poster "Do's and Do Nots"

BA002 - Specimen Poster "Use of Equipment"

BA004 - Specimen Poster "Maximum Operating Speeds"

New Standards Now Available

The following revised BS ISO Standards have been published by BSI :

BS ISO 6104:2005 Superabrasive products - "Rotating grinding tools with diamond or cubic boron nitride - General survey, designation and multilingual nomenclature"

BS ISO 22917:2004 Superabrasive products - "Limit deviations and run-out tolerances for grinding wheels with diamond or cubic boron nitride"

Copies can be ordered from BSI - Tel. +44 (0)20 8996 9001 Email orders@bsi-global.com

New FEPA Safety Leaflets from the BAF:

BAF working together with FEPA have produced a new safety leaflet, a specimen of this leaflet can be downloaded by clicking the link "New FEPA Safety Leaflet"

Please contact the BAF for further pricing/availability

Stuart Lane - Secretary General

E-mail: info@thebaf.org.uk

Website http://www.thebaf.org.uk

Telephone: +44 (0) 8456 12 13 80 Fax: +44 (0) 8456 12 13 80

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