Auto darkening welding helmets are more popular than ever. In fact, nowadays it’s actually quite rare for a professional welder to use a passive mask. The main reason for this is that auto darkening masks make it much easier to protect your vision.
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Preventing Common Welding Injuries Welding Safety is essential because it should go without saying that welding is a hazardous activity. In fact, without the proper welding safety precautions, the risks to your health and safety
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Lots of us are finding we have time on our hands and we need to think of ways to keep busy within the confines of our own property. So for all of you that have a welding machine tucked away somewhere gathering dust and haven’t had time to do any welding, why not consider a welding project?
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Under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, employees are required to wear suitable personal protective equipment where necessary. When we say ‘necessary’, this covers any situation where the employee’s health or safety is at risk.
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In February 2019, the HSE strengthened its enforcement expectation for all welding fume protection methods, including mild steel welding because general ventilation does not achieve the necessary control. There is new scientific evidence from the International Agency for Research on Cancer that exposure to mild steel welding fume can cause lung cancer and possibly kidney cancer in humans.
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