Asthma and Welding

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University. College of Human Medicine
• Description:
  Welding fumes are the fifth leading cause of work-related asthma (WRA) reported in Michigan, with 142 (5.4%) of the reported cases associated with exposure to welding fumes. More than 15,000 welders are employed in Michigan. The process of joining pieces of metal at a point that has been made soft by heating is referred to as welding. Depending on the type of metal being welded, the welding electrode being used, and the welding technique, different types of fumes and particulates are released. In addition to classic welding, brazing and soldering involve melting a filler metal with a lower melting point than the metal being fused, rather than the adjacent edges of the metal being joined. Welding can occur in a highly industrialized setting such as automobile manufacturing where there are 1,000 welds per car, or on an intermittent basis in other industries such as construction or farming, performing activities such as equipment repair. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Epidemiology Lung Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Welding
• Keywords:
  Lung Disease Occupational Asthma Occupational Exposure Surveillance Welders Welding Equipment Welding Fumes
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054546
• Citation:
  Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News 2010 Sep; 21(4):1-4
• Contact Point Address:
  MSU-CHM, 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1316
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217074/cdc_217074_DS1.pdf
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