Today I want to talk to you about welders protective clothing that is designed to protect a welder from welding hazards. I'll start by telling you that not using welders protective clothing is one of the reasons welders continue to suffer all manner of disabling injuries that could be prevented simply by following the basic safety rules such as "use proper PPE and welding safety precautions".
Welding jobs involve a series of significant risks, for this reason, welder protection is essential. It is always recommended to use the necessary welders protective clothing for the type of work to be carried out.
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What is the risk of welding?
Welding generates non-ionizing radiation, which is harmful to the eyes and skin, as well as toxic gases and fumes. Shielding gases such as argon, helium, oxygen or carbon dioxide are used in these processes. These are generally used in TIG and MIG welding. The other hazards associated with welding activities are:
- Risk of burns: can occur because many procedures involve the use of electric arcs or open flames
- Ultraviolet B and ultraviolet C radiation: they can cause photokeratitis and photo conjunctivitis, which are characterized by other symptoms such as intense pain, tearing, and a sensation of sand in the eyes.
- Continuous exposure to infrared radiation: they are associated with high temperatures and can cause cataracts, as well as damage to the lens and cornea. This can lead to complete loss of vision.
Welding hazards control measure
For the welding protection to work efficiently, it is important to avoid having any flammable materials such as lighters, matches or others in your pockets. Synthetic clothing should not be used, it is advisable to wear welding protective clothing (fire-resistance clothing). Inadequate welding protection can have very serious consequences for welders. So it is necessary to wear: welding safety
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- Leather gloves: provide safety in the hands and wrists
- Leather apron: used to take care of splashes and exposure to ultraviolet rays from the arc
- Leggings and leather jacket: used when it is necessary to weld in the vertical and overhead position
Welders protective clothing summary
If any of us had to go for a walk in the middle of a storm on a cold winter night, we would bundle up with the most appropriate clothing. We would prepare for that situation. Here, in our areas, welders face dangers such as open flame flames, sparks, and hot metals, and they do not wear the proper clothing to protect themselves.
Safety is essential in any job, but especially in positions where the job being performed is one in which the worker is constantly exposed to injury. Wearing the right, quality clothing is essential to prevent accidents from becoming injuries. In highly dangerous jobs must be properly equipped with the clothing required for each type of work such as protective clothing for welders.
You all know your job and you know what you need to protect yourself in the performance of it. Everyone knows that in jobs where there are flying particles and dangerous fumes, it is necessary to protect yourself with protective cloth.
Clothing is also very important when it comes to welding. The welder is a worker who is constantly exposed to fire, so appropriate safety clothing will protect him from this danger. For electric welding, we recommend a leather welding jacket with welding sleeves made of very resistant material and leather welding gloves.
A leather apron is something that will give protection and safety to welders when working with heat, sparks, and fire. For head protection, which is also often very exposed if you don't wear a good welding hood, it's important to wear it to prevent ultraviolet radiation, infra-red radiation any sparks that might fly.
Any of these options will perfectly protect the head and an electric welder has to wear a hard hat equipped with glass to protect their eyes from blinding lights and arc flashes if they want to avoid injuries incurred by workers who don't wear the necessary protection.
Suppose we were to take an inventory of all the protections commonly welders who need them. How many of you would think that such protective clothing is dangerous?
Surely none, and instead many of you act as if it were, and work without availing themselves of the protection they offer.
I am not here representing a protective clothing manufacturer or trying to sell you anything. I'm here simply to tell you that it pays to be prepared. It pays because statistics show that welders who routinely wear protection suffer far fewer injuries than those who don't.
We know that when a rule dictates that safety glasses be worn on a job, that requirement is for our protection and the department's protection. Instead, we often forget and leave our glasses in the closet or resting on our forehead and not on our eyes.
Conclusion
I want to ask each of you to think carefully about the risk daily. Then go through the items you have and protect yourself against that hazard.
And finally, and as a summary, I want you to always remember this slogan: Wear protective clothing—don't abuse it. It can save you from fire hazards and even your life.
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