Publications
- Health and safety in engineering workshops - HSG129
- Safe use of compressed gases in welding, flame cutting and allied processes - HSG139
- Choosing a welding set? Make sure you can handle it - INDG390
- Take care with acetylene - INDG327
- Safety in gas welding, cutting and similar processes - INDG297
- Hot work on small tanks and drums - INDG314
- Asphyxiation hazards in welding and allied processes - EIS45
COSHH advice sheets
COSHH essentials for welding, cutting and allied tasks
Information documents
- Asphyxiation hazards in welding and allied processes
- Post weld cleaning using pickling pastes
- The safe use of oxy-propane preheating
Research
- WHEC-11a - Assessment of the strength of evidence underpinning the IARC reclassification of welding fume as carcinogenic to humans
- Welding, Molybdenum Trioxide and Indium Tin Oxide - IARC Volume 118
- RR683 - Effective control of gas shielded arc welding fume
- RR770 - A small survey of exposure to stainless steel welding fume
- RR338 - Measurement and analysis of magnetic fields from welding processes
- CRR 388/2001 - Fume emissions from resistance welding through adhesives and sealants
- Analysis of Weld-Through Primers Arc Welding Tests HSL/2007/15
Videos
Video case study Phil Hydes, plater welder and asthma sufferer
Stop welding fume causing cancer - training video for schools, colleges and industry