Belte r r a Cor p or at ion S afety M an ual D oc I D C H S M BE L 2 0 1 7 Pa g e 4 09 of 53 8 Doc u m e n t Identif icat ion S JP 009 P age Nu m b e r 3 of 4 Doc u m e n t 1 st C r r e a te d Apr il 15 2011 Im p le m e n tat ion Dat e o n Re vised Doc u m e n t Apr il 8 2016 Abrasive Wheels An expenda ble whee l t hat is co m posed of an abrasi ve co m pou nd used f or various gri ndi ng cutting and abrasi ve m achin in g operati on s Blotters A paper rin g that he lps buff er m o unting pressure s bet ween the wheel and t he f lange Blotters are of ten placed between f langes and the grindin g wheel to h elp prevent da m age caus ed b y ti ght ening W h eel Flan ges Part of the hub whe re t he spokes are connected The f lan ged wheels are wheels with a f lang e on one side to keep the wh eels f rom running of f the rails Ring Test The ring tes t is one wa y t o check whether the wheel i s cr acked or da m aged Ensure the wheel is cle an and dr y Tap wheels gentl y with a non m etallic tool su ch a s a plastic screwdriver handle f or light wheel s and a wood en m alle t f or heav y wheels An unda m a ged whe el will e m it a m et allic rin g Reject an y w heel that sounds dea d or crac ked