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WELDING, CUTTING, AND BRAZING |
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General Requirements - Protection of Personnel |
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| Welding, cutting, or brazing operations conducted without proper eye
protection create a serious eye injury hazard. Helmets and hand shields shall be arranged to protect the face, neck, and ears from direct radiant energy from the arc. They shall be used during all arc welding or arc cutting operations, excluding submerged arc welding. helpers or attendants shall be provided with proper eye protection. Helmets and hand shields shall be made of a material which is an insulator for heat and electricity. Helmets, shields, and goggles shall not be readily flammable and shall be capable of withstanding sterilization. Where the work permits, the welder should be enclosed in an individual booth or in a non-combustible screen painted with a finish of low reflectivity such as zinc oxide (an important factor for absorbing ultra-violet radiation) and lamp black. Booths and screens shall permit circulation of air at floor level. People adjacent to the welding areas shall be protected from the rays by non-combustible or flameproof screens or shields or shall be required to wear appropriate goggles. |
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