RESPIRATORY HEALTH
including mild steel, can cause lung cancer and evidence linking it to kidney cancer.
Suitable engineering controls (typically local exhaust ventilation (LEV)) need to be provided and correctly used to control welding fume regardless of the duration – general ventilation does not achieve the necessary control and there is no known level of safe exposure
Suitable respiratory protective equipment (RPE) should be provided to control the visual residual fume risk where LEV does not adequately control exposure indoors. Appropriate RPE should also be provided for welding outdoors.
Risk assessments need to reflect the change in the expected control measures and the increased risk posed by welding fume.
To offer additional guidance on sufficiently protecting employees and contractors from exposure to welding fume, using the hierarchy of control Arco has developed a list of measures in order of priority that should be implemented to control exposure. It should be noted that not all options
will be feasible, and, in most cases, more than one measure will be needed.
As well as the list of key measurements, Arco’s team of in-house experts are on hand to offer technical specialist advice on best practice within the workplace on factors such as risk assessment assistance, air monitoring, appropriate fume extraction, face fit testing and equipment servicing and maintenance.
Additionally, Arco supplies a range of quality respiratory protective equipment including respirators, air-fed helmets and welding hoods. LEV should be the first port of call when controlling the exposure to welding fume, however, where there is obvious visual residual fume or where additional protection is required, appropriate respiratory protective equipment (RPE) should be provided.
https://www.arco.co.uk/103/content/downloads/expert-guide/Arco-Welding-Fume-Expert-Guide. pdf
To find out more information on the updated enforcement exceptions, download Arco’s free Welding Fume Expert Guide
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