Welding Health and Safety - A Field Guide for OEHS Professionals

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Learn to communicate more effectively with welding shop and plant personnel with this practical guide, written for those who have little actual "hands-on" shop experience. Topics include health and safety considerations, welding terminology, equipment, welding and cutting in confined spaces, construction, maintenance, and repair welding, plus the health effects of metals, gases, and other agents commonly encountered in welding processes. This publication is particularly suited for IH and safety students, IH and safety professionals and welders and managers who need to identify and address the health and safety concerns of their welding operations. Content: Front Matter • American Welding Society • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Welding Health and Safety 2. Welding Processes: Health and Safety Considerations 3. Welding Equipment: Health and Safety Considerations 4. Welding and Cutting in Confined Spaces 5. Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Welding: Health and Safety Considerations 6. Health Effects of Metals, Gases, and other Agents Commonly Encountered in Welding Processes 7. Personal Protective Equipment 8. Air Monitoring Appendix: Fume and Gas Generation, Chapter VIII from Welding Health and Safety: Resource Manual, AIHA, Fairfax, VA