Combat welding fumes and keep your employees safe
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Despite the importance of welding, working conditions in the industry are often very tough, with long hours in a dark, hazy, nasty and dusty environment. There is dirt is everywhere, settling on products, machinery and on welders and their coworkers themselves. Continued exposure to welding fume can cause nausea and dizziness in the short term, and lung damage and various types of cancer in the longer term. In addition, welders are increasingly forced to find new ways of doing their jobs faster and in the most cost-effective way, making their job very stressful.
It doesn’t have to be this way. At Zehnder, we believe that clean air should not be a luxury for welders – it is a necessity.
The fumes given off by welding processes is a varied mix of harmful airborne gases and very fine particles like alveolar dust which, if inhaled, can cause severe health problems. Alveolar dust (fine dust) is the most dangerous and very difficult to capture. Many companies try to mitigate these problems by using welding fumes extraction systems, cleaning surfaces, staying upwind of the welding fumes, using welding curtains or wearing respiratory protection.
But these measures are not fully effective because they don’t extract the fumes at the source. This can result in severe health consequences for welders and their coworkers, including asthma, welder’s lung, metal fume fever and even cancer.
No matter where you are in the world, poor air quality can result in increased staff complaints, absenteeism and high staff turnover, as well as a poor corporate image. However, there are specific welding regulations that companies should be aware of.
In the UK, the result of bad air quality can have dire consequences for your business. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will no longer accept any welding undertaken without any suitable exposure control measures in place. If health and safety inspections by the HSE show that this is not fully complied with, the HSE has the right to fine or prosecute businesses. This is in addition to claims that may be brought by workers who are able to demonstrate their working environment does not meet the required standards and so caused them health issues.
If you want to successfully run your business with a safer, healthier and happier environment, it's not enough to just talk about it. You've got to act now and request your free call back!
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