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AWS
FOCUSES ON SAFETY AND HEALTH
The
Independent Shop's Guide to Welding Safety and Health
Cost-Effective
Ways To Stay Productive Through Safe Routines
Through
the use of visual text and help boxes, the Guide presents an
easily understood, straightforward safety reference for
independent welding shops. From management responsibilities to
protection from and prevention of welding hazards, this
comprehensive Guide addresses the issues faced by welding shops
without the overhead to implement compliance/training programs
and safety officers.
Author,
J.D. Jennings, Expert Services, writes with the authority earned
during his years as Manager of Technical Publications for Miller
Electric Manufacturing.
Jennings acknowledges that a loss of manpower can be
devastating to the operations of smaller shops; so to help
managers avoid this type of crisis, the author, with help from
authoritative reviewers, has compiled an impressive list of both
print and Internet information sources and resources, many of
which are free to users.
The
Independent Shop's Guide to Welding Safety and Health is 38
pages, and includes one table, three figures, and a MSDS/HCP
glossary.
New
Guide for the Estimation of Welding Emissions
The
American Welding Society (AWS)
has released a new guide to assist companies in estimating
emissions from welding processes for Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) reporting purposes.
AWS
F1.6:2003, Guide for Estimating Welding Emissions for EPA and
Ventilation Permit Reporting (16 pages; 1 table; ANSI
approved), is a concise, easily understandable guide that
outlines methods of estimating airborne emissions from the arc
welding process. It
was developed by the AWS Safety and Health Subcommittee for
Fumes and Gases, with assistance from manufacturers and users of
welding equipment and consumables, and is ANSI approved.
Revised
Standard to Guide Evaluation of Welding Gases for Labs and
Industrial Hygienists
The
American Welding Society's SH1 Subcommittee on Fumes and Gas has
completed the revision to Methods for Sampling and Analyzing
Gases for Welding and Allied Processes. Using both OSHA
and NIOSH
analytical methods, the newly ANSI - approved standard covers
contaminants in the welding environment including other
potentially harmful ozone, carbon monoxide, nitric oxide,
nitrogen dioxide, and gaseous fluoride.
F1.5M:2003
Methods for Sampling and Analyzing Gases for Welding and Allied
Processes is a 54 - page, 8 - 1/2" x 11" softbound
book with 10 tables and 9 figures. This standard uses the
International System of Units (SI).
AWS
Safety and Health Fact Sheets
The
American Welding Society now features their Safety and Health
Fact Sheets on their web site at http://www.aws.org.
These individual documents feature topics including
exposure to fumes and gases, radiation, noise, and electrical
hazards. They also illustrate the importance of burn protection,
the risk posed by confined spaces and falling objects, and the
safety considerations required for laser welding and cutting and
thermal spraying. Each
fact sheet contains detailed information on the potential
hazard, as well as its effects, how to guard against the
possible danger, and additional sources of information on the
hazard.
Compiled
under the direction of the AWS Committee on Safety and Health,
Safety and Health Fact Sheets can be used as a quick reference
tool to mitigate the possible dangers associated with welding.
These safety publications are not a replacement for well-trained
professionals, but it can be used when the possible effects of a
hazard are not clear and when questions arise on how to avoid
dangers.
EFFECTS
OF WELDING ON HEALTH, XII
This
publication is a literature review that provides an assessment
of current information concerning the effects of welding on
health, and was developed to aid in the formulation and design
of research projects in this area, as part of an ongoing program
sponsored by the AWS Safety and Health Committee. Prepared by Biomedical Toxicology Associates under contract
to the American Welding Society, the report deals with studies
of the fumes, gases, radiation, and noise generated during
various welding processes.
It analyzes 18 months to two years of material and
includes 216 citations.
To
purchase AWS publications, place your order on line at www.global.ihs.com
or call Global Engineering Documents at (800) 854 - 7179.
Additional information on AWS' programs and publications can be
found on the Society's website, www.aws.org.
The
American Welding Society is the largest organization in the
world dedicated to advancing the science, technology, and
application of materials joining. Headquartered in Miami,
Florida, AWS serves almost 50,000 members in the United States
and around the world. In 2004, the AWS Welding Show, the premier
trade show for the welding industry, will be held April 6 - 8 in
Chicago, Illinois.
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