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title: "Don’t risk it: Why the guard on your angle grinder is essential"
description: "Flexovit delivers products to a wide range of markets including: industrial, mining, automotive, aviation, chemical, oil & gas industries, trade and DIY."
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# [Don’t risk it: Why the guard on your angle grinder is essential](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/flexovit-angle-grinder)

 Written by [Flexovit](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/author/flexovit) | 10 July 2022

The purpose of the guard on a machine is to protect you and the people around you from injuries. There is no reason whatsoever to remove a safety guard from a angle grinder.  

Before operating, make sure to:

- Always check the correct machine guard is attached and in place
- Always ensure that the guard is positioned correctly to protect you and direct the sparks away from you.
- Always check that the guard fits around the abrasive product
- Always check the machine guard is positioned between the wheel and the machine operator

Below are some examples of correct and incorrect positioning of guards.  

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### Flexovit

Manufactured by Saint-Gobain, [Flexovit](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/flexovit/b/557590)delivers products to a wide range of markets including: industrial, mining, automotive, aviation, shipbuilding, food industry, chemical, oil & gas industries, trade and DIY.

[Flexovit](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/flexovit/b/557590)has a local team of application engineers with over 100 years of industry experience. Their role is to act as a bridge between our customers. These professionals do not create products but modify existing technologies and “supply know how” to the unique specification of [Flexovit](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/flexovit/b/557590)customers. The team is ready to train and support all of Saint-Gobain abrasive solutions.

The personal safety of workers using abrasives is the primary concern of Saint-Gobain. Flexovit manufactures [abrasives](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/searchpage#q=flexovit%20abrasives), which are safety tested in accordance to all relevant local and global standards.

Their range includes coated [abrasives](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/searchpage#q=flexovit%20abrasives), reinforced [cutting](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/searchpage#q=flexovit%20cutting%20wheel)and [grinding](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/searchpage#q=flexovit%20grinding%20wheel)wheels, bonded, flap discs, fibre discs, mounted points, tungsten carbide burrs, wire brush, and a range of re-surfacing products.

 

 

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