Content tagged with "fumes"
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Spanish
July 10, 2007
No hay nada más sano que una bocanada de aire fresco
La mayoría de los soldadores que usan poderosas herramientas y equipo comprenden los riesgos de seguridad asociados con éstos.
Algunos riesgos para la salud relacionados con soldar, especialmente con soldadura por arco, son obvios. Por ejemplo, usted sabe que no debe ver el arco, pero puede... Read more...
Article
November 7, 2006
New rule, new equipment
A magazine article made Greg Faulkner think about improving welding ventilation at his workplace last year. Faulkner, senior manufacturing engineer at Henny Penny Corp., an Eaton, Ohio-based food service manufacturer, knew that the high ceilings and air-conditioning equipment already in... Read more...
Article
May 9, 2006
Choosing a gouging method
In recent years environmental and quality issues have taken center stage in the welding industry. This increased emphasis on safety and health often is accompanied by reconsideration of how certain tasks are performed, for example, cutting and gouging metal. Gouging—a requirement... Read more...
Article
May 9, 2006
OSHA's new hexavalent chromium standard
Photo courtesy of 3M Occupational Health & Environmental Safety Division, St. Paul, Minn. On Feb. 28 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) amended the existing standard that limits occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium . This new rule significantly reduces... Read more...
Article
January 10, 2006
Finding direction for the welding industry
In some ways, the welding industry is almost entirely in a class of its own. As far as manufacturing job prospects go, the welding industry is in a minority because it's expected to experience job growth—albeit average—through 2012. Boilermakers, for example, have dimmer job... Read more...
Article
October 11, 2005
Don't let your health go up in smoke
Increasing knowledge about the health hazards associated with breathing welding fumes and gases above certain concentrations and the serious illnesses that can result emphasizes the need to educate, train, and provide welders with appropriate protection. Welding fumes are very fine,... Read more...
Article
August 8, 2002
Breathing easier
Every company dreads indoor pollution problems: the visit from an Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) inspector, the call from a former employee's attorney requesting damages, the loss in production when an employee goes home sick from welding fumes. All of these problems... Read more...
Article
October 11, 2001
Welding specialty metals safely
Object Welders spend a lot of time acquiring the skills to work with a variety of metals to create flawless welds, but they might not learn about the less obvious safety hazards associated with the materials they work with. Welders in power, food processing, and pharmaceutical plants often... Read more...
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