Occupational Exposure to Solid Aerosols during MIG Welding of Structural Carbon Steel

DOI

10.2991/aeece-15.2015.49How to use a DOI?

Keywords

welding, safety, solid aerosols, workplace

Abstract

Safety and health of workers associated with the presence of solid aerosols in welding must be continuously monitored. The solid aerosols in the work environment and other factors are currently the serious problem of most workplaces not only in the European Union. Due to this fact is every profession potentially dangerous. This contribution will provide information on solid aerosols that are present at welding workplaces. It describes welding process and the conditions under which the measurement was carried out in relation with regulations. The article describes the specific measurement of solid welding aerosols in the work environment of welder. Samples of welding fume were collected from the breathing zone of a welder. The concentrations of solid aerosol were then compared with the limit values in accordance with legal regulations and were discussed measures to eliminate the risks.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Szabova Zuzana
AU  - Cekan Pavol
AU  - Kuracina Richard
AU  - Balog Karol
PY  - 2015/09
DA  - 2015/09
TI  - Occupational Exposure to Solid Aerosols during MIG Welding of Structural Carbon Steel
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 245
EP  - 248
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aeece-15.2015.49
DO  - 10.2991/aeece-15.2015.49
ID  - Zuzana2015/09
ER  -