Product Safety

Beginning in 1885 with the research, advocacy, and leadership of the founders of Norton Company, our commitment to safety continues today through the work of our Product Safety Department, ensuring the safe design, application, and use of our products.

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Safety Data Sheets

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Featured Safety Video

Norton technical trainer Rick, walks through steps to ensure proper Angle Grinder conversion when moving from grinding to cutting - covering guard setup, wheel mounting (Type 01/41 vs Type 27), flanges and more!

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Featured Article

New Labelling Practice for Grinding and Abrasive Wheels

Wheels featuring a specific organic bond material will feature a “Best If Used By” date.

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Meet Our Product Safety Team

With over 100 combined years of experience in the abrasives and safety industry, it is our mission to design, manufacture, and sell safe products for safe applications; eliminate personal injuries from the use of our products; and enhance the value of our products through safety.

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Dennis Mueller

Director, Product Safety, EHS & Sustainability

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Adam Bujnowski

Senior Product Safety Engineer

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Holly Colt

Senior Product Safety Engineer

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Michaela Cirillo

Product Safety and Compliance Coordinator

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Reach out to your safety team directly by using the button below to email us or call us directly at 508-795-2317.

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Safety Resources

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Do's and Don'ts of Flap Discs

Prevent flap disc breakage and personal injury by following these safety practices.

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Do's and Don'ts of Flap Discs
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Multiple Wheel Mounting: Know The Rules

It is common in some grinding applications to use multiple wheels on a single spindle. Learn how to safely mount grinding wheels used in sets in order to prevent wheel breakage and personal injury.

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Multiple Wheel Mounting: Know The Rules
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Do's and Don'ts of Bench Grinding Wheels

Avoid wheel breakage and injury by following these bench grinding wheel do's and don'ts from our safety experts.

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Safety - Cutting vs. Grinding

The ANSI B7.1 code is very specific defining the proper grinding surfaces for each type of wheel and shows that the only acceptable grinding surface on a cutting wheel is on the periphery, not the sid...

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Safety - Cutting vs. Grinding