FUNDAMENTALS OF MANUAL

WELDING AND METAL

FABRICATION

SAFETY IN ARC
WELDING
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN
ARC WELDING
 ACCIDENTS DO NOT HAPPEN, BUT THEY
ARE CAUSED…….
 REASONS ARE:
1. CARELESSNESS AND IGNORENCE
2. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
3. MISUSE OF AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT
4. BAD HOUSE KEEPING
5. CHILD PLAY
WELDING HAZARDS
 BURNS
 CUTS
 ELECTRIC SHOCK
 TOXIC EFFECT DUE TO FUMES
 FIRES
 EXPLOSIONS
 RADIATIONS
 NOISE
 HEAT STRESS
EFFECTS
 LOSS OF LIFE
 LOSS OF EQUIPMENT
 PERMANENT INJURY
 LOSS OF BODY PART( DISABILITY)
 LOSS TO THE COMPANY
 LOSS TO THE NATION
NEGLIGENCE
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BAD HOUSE KEEPING
ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY
CABLE
ACCIDENT DUE TO EXPLOSION
OF ACETYLENE CYLINDER
GENERAL SAFETY
 DO NOT PERMIT UNAUTHORISED PERSONS
TO USE WELDING OR CUTTING EQUIPMENT
 DO NOT WELD ON WOODEN FLOORS,
UNLESS COVERED BY STEEL PLATES
 REMOVE INFLAMEABLE MATERIALS FROM
WELDING SITE
 WARN THE PEOPLE NEARBY ABOUT THE
WELDING AND CUTTING
GENERAL SAFETY
 DO NOT THROUGH HOT STUB END ON
FLOOR
 KEEP FIRE EXTINGUISHER NEAR BY
 MARK ALL THE HOT METAL BY CHALK AFTER
WELDING
 THE WELDING AREA SHOULD BE PROPERLY
ILLUMINATED
 THE WELDING SHOP SHOULD BE PROPERLY
VENTILATED
GENERAL SAFETY
PERSONAL SAFETY
PERSONAL SAFETY
PERSONAL SAFETY
CLOTHINGS
PERSONAL SAFETY
CLOTHINGS
PERSONAL SAFETY
PERSONAL SAFETY
 CHIPPING GOGGLES TO BE WORN
WHILE CHIPPING THE SLAG
 ALWAYS USE THE TONG TO CARRY
HOT JOB
 NEVER STAND ON WET FLOOR
WITHOUT SAFETY SHOES
 NEVER TOUCH THE BARE ELCTRODE
HOLDER TO WELDING TABLE
PERSONAL SAFETY
 ALWAYS WEAR GRINDING GLASSES
WHILE GRINDING
 DO NOT PLAY WITH WELDING
MACHINE
 DO NOT WRAP THE CABLE AROUND
THE BODY
EQUIPMENT SAFETY
EQUIPMENT SAFETY
 THE WELDING MACHINE SHALL BE
PROTECTED BY PROPERLY SIZED FUSE OR
CIRCUIT BRAEKER ON AN INDEPENDENT
CIRCIUT
 THE CABLES SHOULD BE WELL INSULATED
AND SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF CARRYING
THE RATED CURRENT
 CONNECT THE CABLES FIRMLY TO THE
ELECTRODE HOLDER AND THE MOUNTING
LUG
EQUIPMENT SAFETY
 BROKEN CABLE SHOULD BE REPLACED
 PROTECT WELDING CABLES;KEEP THE
CABLES AWAY FROM COMING IN CONTACT
WITH HOT METAL AND SHARP EDGES
 DO NOT DRIVE OVER CABLES
 THE ELECTRODE HOLDER MUST BE EITHER
FULLY INSULATED OR SEMI INSULATED
EQUIPMENT SAFETY
 GRIP THE ELECTRODE FIRMLY IN A
GROOVE PROVIDED IN THE JAWS OF
WELDING ELECTRODE HOLDER
 THE GROUND CLAMP SHOULD BE
FIRMLY CONNECTED TO THE WORK
TABLE
WELDING BOOTH
CYLINDERS SHOULD BE
PROPERLY CHAINED
FUMES ARE HARMFUL