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News Release from: Lincoln Electric Company, The | Subject: Arc welding safety guide
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 January 2007
Arc welding safety guide published
An updated Arc Welding Safety Guide is aimed at explaining the issues relating to arc welding safety, as well as recommended safe practices based upon practical experience.
The Lincoln Electric Company has released an updated Arc Welding Safety Guide (E205) aimed at explaining in a straightforward way the issues relating to arc welding safety, as well as recommended safe practices based upon practical experience The Arc Welding Safety guide incorporates recommended safe practices for the shop floor
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Jan 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Written with the welder in mind, topics covered include personal protective equipment, arc rays, noise, inspecting and maintaining for equipment and workplaces, handling gas cylinders, shock hazards, fire risks, fume and gas ventilation, and more.
Arc welding is a safe occupation when appropriate safety measures are taken by welders and employers to avoid potential hazards.
Potential hazards to welders include electric shock, overexposure to fumes and gas, arc radiation, fire or explosion.
Lincoln's guide is a tool which may be used to train and remind welders of the safe practices they should follow Welders, employers and trainers can request a copy of the Arc Welding Safety Guide by visiting the company's Web site Under Quick Links, select Welding Safety to obtain bulletin E205.
The guide has been published since 1992 as a basic reference for the welder on the topic of welding safety.
The publication may be freely copied for the educational or training purposes.
* About Lincoln - The Lincoln Electric Company, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic, arc welding systems, fume extraction equipment, plasma and oxy fuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.
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