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Welders Health and Safety Guide

Learn about the health and safety aspects of welding work, including safe welding procedures.

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Summary


Section I

Basic Rules of Safety

  1. The Law Says
  2. Elements of On-the-Job Safety
  3. Safety Tips for New Employees
  4. Safety Tips for Supervisors

Section II

Maintaining a High Standard of Safety

  1. Welding Health and Safety Policy
  2. Safety Inspections
  3. Incident Investigation and Reporting
  4. First Aid

Section III

Welding Hazards and Controls

  1. Welding and Cutting Process
  2. Summary of Welding Hazards
  3. Safe Welding Procedures

Section IV

Special Welding Situations

  1. Oxyfuel Welding, Cutting and Heating
  2. Welding in Confined Spaces
  3. Cutting of Containers
  4. Hot Work Permit

Section V

Personal Protective Equipment

  1. PPE Checklist
  2. Respirators
  3. Eye and Face Protection
  4. Safety Footwear
  5. Headwear
  6. Hearing Protection

Section VI

Occupational Health and Safety Legislation

  1. Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
  2. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
  3. Fire Code
  4. Building Code
  5. U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Legislation

Section VII

Sources for Further Information

  1. Canadian Government Departments Responsible for Occupational Health and Safety
  2. US Federal Safety and Health Agencies

Section VIII

Appendices

  • A1. Conversion Tables
  • A2. Abbreviations
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Description

Designed and written as a practical workplace training and reference tool, this 166-page pocket guide is filled with clear-language text including safety tips, charts, diagrams, checklists and illustrations.

Objectives

Welding involves a wide range of tasks and hence a wide range of health and safety hazards, which include the following:

  • Chemical dusts, fumes, vapours and gases
  • Poor ergonomic working conditions
  • Electrical hazards
  • Falls, trips, falling objects
  • Moving vehicles and cranes
  • Operating machinery
  • Arc light radiation, which can expose welders to intense ultraviolet, visible and infrared light
  • Oxygen displacement, oxygen enrichment or flammable gas mixtures from leaking compressed gas lines and cylinders
  • Heat, sparks, spatter, open flames and hot surfaces
  • Noise from metal-on-metal impacts, materials handling, metal working and some welding processes
  • Confined spaces

Scope

This guide outlines the health and safety aspects of welding work and presents safe welding procedures. For specific guidance applicable to your situation, speak to your supervisor, workplace health and safety representative, health and safety committee member, or regulatory authorities in your area. Also, you may refer to CSA W117.2 standard, "Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied processes" or ANSI Z49.1 standard, "Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes".

Target Audience

This guide is for everyone who performs, supervises or plans work in the welding industry. It is a handy companion for workers, supervisors, managers, occupational health nurses, and health and safety committee members. 

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Version: Second edition, updated

Publication date: 2017

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