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Heavy Melting Scrap
While
handling scrap metal one should be careful as it may can hazardous. The sharp
edges of scrap metal can cause injury. The old rusted scrap metals are more to
cause injury. There are many safety tools are available in market which helps
to handle scrap metal.
To
avoid cuts and injury, you can wear proper good quality leather gloves should
be worn for safety. The safety tools should be work while handling scrap metal
at stock yards or at scrap metal yards.
The
other important safety equipment is the boots which one should always take care
even when visiting the scrap metal stock site or scrap metal yards. The boots should
be made up of thick sole. Carrying a file and magnet with you when visiting will
be an added advantage. File will help to scrub the painted part of the scrap metal while magnet will confirm you that the entire piece consists iron metal even
if it’s painted.
On the other hand, some other heavy duty industrial equipments are required to handle the scrap metal. With the help of electronic magnet, its easy to separate the non metallic scrap metal from metallic scrap metal. Then comes cutters to cut down the over sized pieces into required and standard size. The resizing is important when you are stuffing containers. For cutting, always use qualified and skilled cutter operators to minimize the risk of any accidents or casualties.
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