Facilities Management – Sheet Metal

Job Safety Analysis – Weld Finishing During Active Nearby Welding

501 Westwood Plaza, 4th Floor • Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310-825-5689 • Fax: 310-825-7076 • www.ehs.ucla.edu

Weld Finishing During Active

Picture of task/equipment: Tasks:
Nearby Welding

Name of Shop or Dept: FM Sheet Metal

Job Title(s): Sheet Metal Craftsman, Welder
Analyzed by: G. Jasso/ N. Mansky/ J. Cordero/ J. Guerrero

Date: 11/27/2013

Required PPE:

Tinted Safety Glasses AND Faceshield Leathers or Longsleeve Cotton N-95 or Half-Face Respirator
Required/Recommended Trainings:

Half-face and N-95 Respirator Training

HAZARD
TASK CONTROLS
S
Fire,
Electric  Wear flame-resistant clothing to cover neck, torso, arms and
Shock legs
Weld Finishing During
Active Nearby Welding  Wear light leather gloves or other flame-resistant work gloves
Burns to
eyes & skin
from UV/  Wear N-95 dust mask or a half-mask with equipped with P100
intense light cartridges or Acid Gas/Particulate combo cartridge - See
attached Guide # 1
Burns to
eyes & skin  Wear tinted safety glasses, and a faceshield - see attached
from molten Guide #3
metal

Respiratory
irritation
and
damage
from fumes

Eye
damage
from metal
particles

Indirect
intense light
& UV

Guide # 1

Respirator Cartridge Guide for Weld Finishing Jobs

Welding Type Rod Type Base Metal Cartridge Type

TIG, MIG, Stick -ALL BARE METAL RODS & MIG WIRES ALL METALS

N-95 dust mask

For small weld jobs
 Particulate
For medium/heavy weld jobs

-METAL RODS WITH FLUORIDE ALL

METALS

FLUX COATING (Examples: Lincoln Excalibur,

ArcAloy, Hobart Group B & D)

-ALL BARE METAL RODS & MIG WIRES

Acid Gas &

Particulate
Combo
TIG, MIG, Stick

* Fluoride content info is listed in the electrode rod’s Safety Data Sheets

Guide # 2

OSHA Hood Lens Shade Guide

OSHA Minimum ANSI & AWS

Electrode Size Arc Current
Operation Protective Shade Shade Number
inch (mm) (Amperes)
Number Recommendations
Less than 3/32 (2.4) Fewer than 60 7 -
Shielded Metal Arc
Welding (Stick) 3/32 - 5/32 10
60 - 160 8
(2.4 - 4.0)
More than 5/32 - 1/4 10 12
More than 160 - 250
(4.0 - 6.4)
 More than 1/4 (6.4) More than 250 - 550 11 14

OSHA Minimum ANSI & AWS

Arc Current
Operation Protective Shade Number Shade Number
(Amperes)
Recommendations
Fewer than 60 7 -

60 - 160 10 11
Gas Metal Arc Welding
(MIG) More than 160 - 250 10 12

More than 250 -

10 14
500

Fewer than 50 8 10
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
(TIG) 50 – 100 8 12
More than 150 - 500 10 14

Guide # 3

Tinted Safety glasses and faceshield Guide

for
Weld Finishing when working during active welding

Tinted safety glasses ANSI rated with shade # 2-4 will provide eye protection from intense
light when non looking directly at arc

Faceshield ANSI rated. The clear Polycarbonate shield will provide UV protection to face.
 JSA: ARC WELDING Assisting & Weld Finishing

Documentation of JSA Training (signature of all users is required)

 Shop must provide training to personnel specific to the hazards involved in working with this equipment.

 Shop must provide employees with a copy of this JSA.

 Shop must ensure that personnel have attended appropriate safety training according to this JSA

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