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Safety in Welding Industry |
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Objectives: |
- The main objective of the course is to help welders, welding supervisors and safety officers in various industrial fields to recognize the hazards involved in both electric arc and oxy-fuel welding techniques. Also, precautions required for avoidance and/or mitigation are discussed. Specific emphasis is given to welding safety precautions in hazardous areas such as petroleum, petrochemical and chemical industries.
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Contents: |
- First day: Introduction and definitions: overview of welding techniques, general safe practices, arc welding hazards: electric chock, fumes
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- Second day: 1. The American National Standard ANSI Z49.1:1999; “Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes 2. General provisions, management, and supervision, installation and responsibilities 3. Protection of the General Area 4. Precautions for Confined Spaces 5. Precautions for Hazardous Areas
- Third day: Protection of Personnel: Eye and Face Protection, Protective Clothing, Noise Control, Respiratory, Protective Equipment, Personnel Training.
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- Fourth day: 1. Ventilation: General, Breathing Zone Sampling, Avoid the Fume, Types of Ventilation, Special Ventilation Concerns. 2. Fire Prevention and Protection: Areas Containing Combustibles, Fire Protection, Hot-Work Authorization, Welding or Cutting Containers
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- Fifth day: 1. Lens Shade Selector Guide 2. Weld Cable Selector Guide 3. Safety Facts Published by the American Welding Society: Fumes and Gases, Radiation, Noise, Fire and Explosion Prevention, etc. 4. Some case studies
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