Engineering Control of Welding Fumes

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• Personal Author:
  Astleford W
• Description:
  An experimental investigation was conducted to define satisfactory criteria for the control of welding and cutting fumes using local exhaust ventilation methods. Based on the tests with breathing level fume samples, shielded manual metal arc welding on carbon steel and stainless steel, and gas shielded arc welding on carbon steel were judged to constitute the greatest potential health hazards. Analysis of breathing zone fume samples indicated that the prevailing standard of capture velocity, i.e. 100 feet per minute, is extremely effective in controlling fume concentrations. Ventilation system requirements were derived on the basis of a given set of ground rules which included environmental conditions and base materials. Recommendations are made for development of criteria for welding in confined spaces, welding with mixed facilities, and welding on paint-primed and zinc coated base metals. (Contract No. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety Ventilation Welding
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-quality-control Contract-099-72-0076 Environmental-engineering Exhaust-systems Exposure-limits Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Contract Safety-engineering Ventilation-systems Welding-industry

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DLCD - Division of Laboratories and Criteria Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-122
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00074602
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-205935
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 75-115, 1974 Sep; :1-122
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209306/cdc_209306_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 3.56 MB ]