Content tagged with "ppe"
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Article
March 1, 2010
Heading off health hazards
Use caution when removing PPE or touching your face and eyes as these are the leading cause of foreign body eye injuries. Welding, cutting, and grinding processes hold many potential health hazards. The most notable of these are injuries that result from eye and face impacts, arc... Read more...
Article
May 13, 2008
Clothes before woes
Durable jackets and pants, steel-toe boots, a helmet with full facial protection, impact-resistant eyewear, and a good pair of protective gloves. At first glance, the list of personal protective equipment worn by welders could be confused with the gear worn by first responders or someone on... Read more...
Article
June 26, 2007
It's the small things
Have you ever noticed in life that it's the collection of small things that determine our quality of life? This concept also can be applied to an industrial safety program.
Aeroglide's Safety Committee compiles a list of safety topics at the end of each year. These topics then are... 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
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...
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