What are the safety precautions for acetylene welding?
What are the safety precautions for acetylene welding?
Wear personal protective equipment. Wear welding gloves, helmet, leather apron, welding chaps, leather boots, welding goggles, and other personal protective equipment to help prevent weld burns and injury.
What are safety precautions during gas welding?
General Gas Welding Safety Tips
- Inspect equipment for leaks at all connections using approved leak-test solution.
- Inspect hoses for leaks and worn places.
- Replace bad hoses.
- Protect hoses and cylinders from sparks, flames, and hot metal.
- Use a flint lighter to ignite the flame.
What are the basic safety rules in welding?
KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER
- Be sure the welder is properly installed and grounded.
- Never weld without adequate ventilation.
- Take proper precautions to prevent fires.
- Protect your entire body with fire retardant clothing, shoes, and gloves.
- Wear eye protection at all times.
- Weld only in a firesafe area.
What safety equipment is required when oxy cutting?
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Welding goggles must be worn at all times in work areas. Long and loose hair must be contained. Oil free leather gloves must be worn. Sturdy footwear must be worn at all times in work areas.
Why is safety important in welding?
Without wearing the proper PPE (personal protective equipment), welders can experience a variety of physical hazards, including eye damage, cuts, burns or even crushed fingers and toes. These injuries should be taken seriously, as they can put a welder out of work in some cases.
What appropriate control procedure should be followed when undertaking oxygen gas welding?
Check the oxygen and acetylene/fuel regulator adjusting knobs are loose. Check that both blowpipe valves are closed. Slowly open the cylinder valves on each cylinder for half a turn only. Screw in the regulator adjusting knobs slowly until the delivery pressure gauges register 70kPa.
How can the risk of welding be controlled?
If you cannot eliminate welding, consider:
- reducing the amount of welding.
- using a consumable that produces less fume.
- using a welding process that produces less fume.
- making sure the metal has been properly cleaned and prepared.
- automating or mechanising the process or job.
- using other engineering controls such as LEV.