Welding

Welding fume: protect your workers

  • Overview

    You must protect your workers' health by controlling the risks from welding fume

  • Control the risk

    Consider if you could avoid or reduce exposure by doing the job in a different way

  • Health surveillance

    Consider using respiratory health surveillance

  • Training

    You must train workers, especially those new to the job

  • Maintain exposure controls

    You must monitor any controls you have to protect your workers

Welding and cutting metals

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Updated 2022-10-11->->->