Respiratory Hazards of Welding

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• Personal Author:
  Guidotti TL ; Martin CJ
• Description:
  Welding produces a variety of substances toxic to the respiratory tract. A thorough occupational history, based on an understanding of the various work processes, is essential to the prompt identification of potential welding-associated hazards. Several key questions can establish if the worker has been exposed to some of the more potent airborne emissions from welding. Although this trade is not associated with extraordinary morbidity and mortality in occupational health statistics, a wide variety of acute and chronic respiratory disorders are recognized. There is considerable overlap in the presentation of several of the acute disorders, frequently posing a diagnostic dilemma. The health hazards of welding are changing with the evolution of increasingly sophisticated technologies. Although exposure to welding fumes in general is associated with a 30% to 40% increased mortality from lung cancer, it remains controversial whether or not stainless steel welders are at heightened risk. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Welding
• Keywords:
  Airborne Particles Job Analysis Lung Cancer Occupational-hazards Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory System Disorders Stainless Steel Welders Welding-industry Welding Fumes
• ISSN:
  1068-0640
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  194-204
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029658
• Citation:
  Clin Pulm Med 1997 Jul; 4(4):194-204
• CAS Registry Number:
  Stainless Steel (CAS RN 12597-68-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19970701
• Source Full Name:
  Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190590/cdc_190590_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.16 MB ]