Welding Safety

BY USHA FIRE SAFETY

EQUIPMENTS(P) LTD

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 Welding
► Welding joins two pieces of
metal by the use of heat,
pressure, or both
► Brazing or soldering
involves a filler metal which
has a lower melting point
than the metal pieces to be
joined
► Metal cutting is done by
heating the metal with a
flame and directing a
stream of pure oxygen
along the line to be cut
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 Welding
► Arc Welding
► Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
► Metal Inert Gas (MIG)
► Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)
► Plaza Arc Welding (PAW)
► Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)
► And Many More…..more than 80 in all

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 The agenda

1. Identify the Hazards in Welding

i. Welding Process
ii. Hazards in Welding

2. Understand their Health effects

3. Select the proper protection
4. Training in Proper use of the protector

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 Hazards in Welding

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 Health Hazards
► Gases and Fumes…
► Welding “Smoke” is a mixture of very fine particles
called fumes and gases
► Welding “Smoke” contains fumes and gases
including…
► Chromium, nickel, arsenic, asbestos, manganese,
silica, beryllium, cadmium, nitrogen oxides,
phosgene, acrolein, flourine compounds, carbon
monoxide, cobalt, copper, lead, ozone, selenium,
and zinc
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 Welding hazards

Fire & Electric Eye Respiratory Burns

Noise
explosion shock Damage hazards

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 Eye damage

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 Respiratory hazards

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 Fume levels produced by
different welding processes
Flux cored
Mig/ electrodes
Mag/
MMA

Gas
welding

Tig

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UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH EFFECTS

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 Understanding the Health effects

Eye damage

Respiratory hazards

Fire & explosion,

burns

Electric shock

Noise
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 The effects of intense visible light

Acute Chronic
 Spots before the eyes  Blindness
 General discomfort  Impaired vision at night
 Permanent damage to retina

Retina

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 The effects of ultraviolet
electromagnetic waves
Acute Chronic
 “Arc eye”.  Cataracts & other lens
Inflammation of cornea damage
& conjunctiva  Corneal damage

Lens

Cornea

Conjunctiva

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 The effects of infrared
electromagnetic waves
Acute Chronic
 Burning of the cornea  Cataracts
 Burning of the retina  Retinal damage

Lens

Cornea

Retina

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 Eye damages
Welders Eye:

► This damages the outmost protective layer of cells in the cornea

► Causes intense pain, usually described as 'sand in the eye.
Symptom and pain usually lasts for 12 - 24 hours, but can be
longer in more severe cases

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 Eye damages
Welders Eye:

► The pain becomes even more acute if the eye is then exposed to
bright light.
► Treatment of arc eye is simple, rest in a dark room.

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 What is metal fume fever ?
Mild poisoning!
Symptoms are flu like:
 Chills
 Fever
 Headaches
 Nausea
 Thirst
 Cough
 Aching limbs
Recovery usually within 24 hrs
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 Lung Diseases
Cadmium Healthy
Lung

Source:Dr F. Netter, Ciba 19

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 Welder’s Lung

► 34 years of exposure to welding fumes

► Siderosis and fever; fibrosis
► death at 52 years of age - cause
unknown
► discoloration of pulmonary lung tissue

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Selection of the right Protective equipment

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 Why ADF? ?

100 % Protection

Productivity

Quality
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 Four different levels of sensitivity

Level 1 Same as level 2 but less sensitive, -2 man

welding

Level 2 Normal level –MIG/MAG/Electrode

Level 3 TIG welding with low amps

Five dark 30
shade levels Level 4 TIG welding with hidden arc
and extremely low amps

Level 1 or 2 has possibility for grinding usage

60 minutes Auto-Off

Manual off – hold down

ON-button for 2 seconds

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 A welding helmet that breathes

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 0,1 ms 60-300 ms
New! 500 ms

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New!
Auto-off 60 min

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Speedglas® SideWindows
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 Product description 9002D
► New ADF within the 9002 family
 Same technology platform (9002)
 Dual shade, shade no 9 and shade no 11
 Dual sensitivity level (detection of arc)

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 Respiratory Protection
► 3M 8511
 ideally suited for work settings that involve heat, humidity, or long
periods of wear.

 NIOSH Approval No. TC-84A-1299

 Meets NIOSH 42 CFR 84 N95

 Patented one-way valve offers easy exhalation and cool, dry comfort.

 M-noseclip Adjusts easily for fewer pressure points and greater

comfort. Reduces the potential for eyewear fogging.

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 Respiratory Protection
► 3M 8511
 All filter
protection.
 
design Provides economical
                                

 No spare parts to clean an maintain.

NIOSH Approved: N95

At least 95% filtration efficiency against solid and liquid aerosols that do not contain oil.
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 Respiratory Protection
3M 8822
► Comfort Plus Respirator - Respiratory protection against fine
dusts, oil or water-based mists.
► 3M Cool Flow valve reduces heat build up to offer comfortable
protection, particularly in hot and humid conditions.
► Reliable, effective protection against fine particulates.
► Standard: EN149:2001 FFP2
► Approval: CE Marked
► Maximum use level: Assigned Protection Factor: 10 x OEL
(Nominal Protection Factor 12 x OEL).

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 Respiratory Protection
► 3M Adflo

 Powered Air Purifying Respirator.

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 Speedglas with Adflo
® ®

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 THANK YOU

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