What personal protection is required for flame cutting and welding?

Flame cutting and welding are mainly used in various mechanical industry operations. Personal protective measures for welding operations are mainly personal protection for the head, face, eyes, ears, respiratory tract, hands, and body. These protections are used as an aid to control measures to provide workers with protection against hot objects and radiation. Mainly dust, anti-virus, anti-noise, anti-high temperature radiation, anti-radioactive, anti-mechanical trauma and dirt and so on. Welding operations In addition to wearing general protective equipment (such as work clothes, gloves, glasses, masks, etc.), air respirator (for sealed containers and welding operations in special workplaces where ventilation is not easily solved) can be worn for special operations. Smoke and dust hazards. Appropriate personal protective equipment should be selected in view of the hazards that may be encountered and should be properly used and maintained. The selection of the wrong personal protective equipment, improper use or maintenance of personal protective equipment may constitute more harm than good, and the user will mistakenly assume that safety, so that the risk of injury or health damage is higher than those who do not use personal protective equipment. Workers should be provided with proper training on the use of personal protective equipment before starting work.

In order to protect the welder's eyes from the damage of the arc, a mask with a special protective lens must be used for welding, and different types of filter lenses should be selected according to the strength of the welding current. At the same time, we must also consider the visual situation of the welder and the brightness of the welding environment. Eye protection equipment protects eyes from radiation and foreign objects, such as slag and sparks from welding or cutting operations. The following eye protection equipment is suitably provided. Such as: approved eye protection equipment, such as eye masks, face helmets, glasses, masks, etc.; approved shields, such as portable shields, etc.; or approved fixed shields, such as screen protection. Different to choose different types of filter lenses. At the same time, we must also consider the visual situation of the welder and the brightness of the welding environment.

Flame welding machine often encounters spatters of high temperature objects, which will cause certain harm to the human body. It needs to protect the skin and the body, including protection for the face, hands, feet, body and personal clothing. The main purpose is to protect Workers are protected from blowpipe flames, hot slag, or work pieces. Appropriate equipment should be made of fire-retardant materials, and appropriate protective clothing should be selected based on the nature, workload, and location of the welding or cutting work, including face masks, aprons, gloves, long gloves, safety shoes, and shoe covers. Welders should wear light or white canvas overalls. At the same time, the sleeves of work clothes should be tightly fastened, and the collar should be fastened so that the skin is not exposed.

For special occasions, for the emergency welding repair work in highly toxic areas, air breathing apparatus (for sealed containers and welding operations in special workplaces where ventilation is not easily solved) can be worn to prevent acute occupational poisoning accidents. Respirator can provide workers with extra protection against inhalation of toxic fumes, but respirators can only be used as ancillary equipment and not as an alternative to an effective ventilation system. When welding or cutting in a confined space, the worker may need to wear a supplied-air respirator. In this case, the worker should have a suitable physique before wearing a respirator.

China Labor Insurance Network