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Welding - Health and Safety in

Welding poses a range of hazards to your health. These can act quickly such as electric shock or exposure to cadmium fumes, or they may show up in the long term such as lung and breathing disorders.

In order to address some of these problems the Department of Labour has adopted The Australian standard TN7 and Fume Minimisation Guidelines as a framework for minimising the risk of accidents and occupational health problems in welding. The main points and recommendations of the standard have been condensing into a user-friendly illustrated Guide to Health and Safety in Welding and a workplace assessment tool.

Health and Safety in Welding, TN7 - 04 and the Fume Minimisation Guidelines are published by the Welding Technical Institute of Australia as its main sources of advice about health and safety in welding.

Printed copies of TN7 may be obtained from
Heavy Engineering Research Association
P O Box 786 134
Manukau
Auckland
www.hera.co.nz

The Welding Technical Institute of Australia Fume Minimisation Guidelines can be downloaded from www.wtia.com.au/fmg.html

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part 1: Welding hazards
Part 2: Training, qualifications and competency
Part 3: Equipment selection, maintenance and safety
Part 4: General health and safety in welding
Part 5: Fire and explosion prevention and hot work
Part 6: Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Part 7: Fume and gas control
Part 8: Local exhaust ventilation for welding processes
Part 9: Electrical safety
Part 10: Safe use of welding gases
Part 11: Hazardous substances
Part 12: Metal preparation
Part 13: Welding in confined spaces
Part 14: Hot metals sparks
Part 15: Radiation(ultraviolet, infrared and lasers)
Part 16: Working technique
Part 17: Noise and vibration
Part 18: Manual handling
Part 19: Hand tool fitness and safety
Part 20: Specific requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Part 21: Welding fume control summary worksheet