Welding Topic Articles
Below is a list of articles that have been published on this topic.
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Welding Precautions [Jan 2009]
Risk to the health of workers must be minimal
This article looks at the safety aspects of different types of welding processes and assesses precautions to be taken. Welding necessitates careful risk assessment and the provision of good procedures, but it is not difficult to provide protection for welders that makes the job no more hazardous than any other workshop practice.
Protect Your Welders [Jan 2007]
Anticipate potential hazards and provide adequate protection
Picture a man holding a face screen in one hand, an arcing rod in the other, enveloped in clouds of fume - that’s welding isn’t it? Well, no, not any more! This is a far cry from the modern workshop; welding covers a wide variety of processes each with their own requirements in personal protective equipment (PPE) and the risk to the health of the worker should be minimal.
Do You Know Your WEL? [Jul 2006]
Understanding the hazards from welding fumes
Welding [Jan 2005]
To the inexperienced health and safety practitioner, welding operations can at first appear confusing, with the terms MIG, TIG and MMA frequently used around the workshop.
It is important that the fundamental principles of welding be grasped before the health effects of the operations can be assessed and quantified and workplace controls implemented.
Manual Welding [Apr 2004]
Ergonomics and musculoskeletal health
