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Dealing with welding equipment can be very dangerous to one’s health especially if they do not

adhere to the safety measures and standards put in place by the welding machine manufactures.

Welding safety standards address the full spectrum of safety considerations within the welding

industry. They cover everything from generally applicable guidelines to requirements specific to a

single piece of equipment used for a single welding procedure.

Welding safety standards are vital in their role of protecting the safety of those involved, as well as

safeguarding property and assuring the reliability of welding designs and consistency of

manufacturing output.

These standards include safety-focused aspects built into the welding equipment itself,

requirements for adequate personal protective clothing, air quality concerns and many more.

Adhering to these standards will be able to transform an activity and environment filled with danger

into a carefully controlled exercise in safety.

Types of welding equipment safety standards

Airborne hazards safety standards

This type of safety standard addresses the dangers posed by fumes, gases, vapours, and particles

released into the air during welding processes. They look at the procedures for measuring emissionrates, sampling of airborne particles in a welders breathing zone, collecting fumes for analysis, and




minimum requirements for airflow rates. Airborne hazards safety standards cover safety procedures

starting from the emission of hazardous materials all the way through to their removal.

Equipment safety standard

Welding equipment safety standard addresses the proper design, manufacture, installation and the

use of the varied and complicated equipment used for welding. The nature of welding gives the

obvious potential for danger and for that reason it requires safety considerations to be an integral

part of the design process and the manufacturing of the equipment involved. This type of safety

standard is therefore the first line of defence and standardization helps assure cohesion between

the equipment that welders use and everything surrounding it.

Personal protection safety standards

These form of protection standards frequently come into play especially because of the inherent

dangers associated with welding. While welding equipment can be made safer, certain dangers are

best protected against with the use of personal protection equipment such as eye and face

protection.

Arc welding safety standards

Arc welding safety standards address the various aspects of arc welding and the safety

considerations that accompany them such as cutting noise.




General welding safety standards

General welding safety standards address everything from nuanced specifics relevant to only a small

subsection of the welding industry to generally applicable considerations that promote safety in a

variety of practical welding engineering situations. They also detail safety promoting features such as

consistent wordless precautionary labels and welding symbols or fire precautions, general welding

safety standards plays an important role in providing a strong foundation for a thorough welding

safety program.

Non destructive weld testing standards

These standards cover multiple possible methods of testing welds or metallic materials. Non-

destructive testing analysis techniques are used for QA, evaluations, research, in cases where the

product is expensive or unique, failure analysis.

With a focus on radiographic testing, these standards also cover magnetic, radioscopic, ultrasonic

and other methods. Here general rules, guides, terminology, are provided as well as standard test

methods, specific techniques, and acceptance levels, together covering both the broad strokes and

the nuance testing procedures.

Remember the safety of the welder is very important and should not be compromised. For that

reason one needs to ensure that he buys the necessary protective gear to help protect himself fromthe heat and the toxic gases emitted by the wielding equipment.




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