Welding Journal

Workplace health and safety is fundamental. Safer workplaces attract more skilled workers and help to ensure every worker returns home at the end of the day. To this end, hazards in the workplace must be properly and adequately identified and controlled. The hazards encountered by a welder are numerous, some of which include exposure to various types of radiation from the welding arc, high-speed particles from grinding, slag from molten metal, and welding fumes. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and He..