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Originally Posted by magnets
The main reason we bring a compressor is to use a nozzle and clear off chips and stuff like that.
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Using compressed air to blow out metal chips and shavings is fairly dangerous, and if I saw it occurring I would personally get the lead safety adviser over there to talk with the team. When you blow those chips, they go everywhere, which could very easily include into the face and behind the safety glasses of someone on the other side of the robot or in the next pit over.
Edit: Check OSHA 29 CFR 1910.242(b). It requires that compressed air used for cleaning purposes must be reduced to less than 30 psig (pounds per square inch gauge, 204 kPa). Compressed air used for cleaning must only be permitted with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment to protect the operator and other employees from the hazards of the release of compressed air and flying debris.