Welding Journal

Q: I’ve been told I need to address welding fumes in my shop. What do I do next?

A: The first question to ask is, what’s driving that concern? Is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) coming in and finding overexposure levels? Is it an insurance company telling you, or did you do internal testing that found overexposure levels? Are you just trying to be proactive for your employees?

The answers to those questions are going to dictate whether you go th..