According to International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), all welding fumes are Group 1 carcinogenic to humans. im体育APP’s 焊接烟尘暴露监测 services help monitor your workers’ exposure to harmful welding fumes and ensure that you comply with the COSHH Regulations.
什么是焊烟监测?
Welding fume monitoring measures personal exposure to airborne concentrations of hazardous substances emitted during the welding process, 评估风险, and provides recommendations for appropriate control measures.
接触焊接烟雾有害吗?
Research by the IARC indicates that exposure to all types of welding fumes, including fume from mild steel welding can cause several health conditions including lung cancer, 肾癌, 慢性阻塞性肺病, 哮喘, 金属烟雾热, 铁尘肺, 胃溃疡, 肾损害, and neurological effects similar to Parkinson’s disease (Manganism).
All welding fume from all types of metal should be treated as capable of causing cancer, and the IARC has reclassified all welding fume, including fume from mild steel welding, 为1类致癌物.
What are welding fumes exposure limits?
健康 & Safety Executive document EH40 contains a list of Workplace Exposure Limits (逢s) for use with COSHH.
| 物质 | 逢 |
|---|---|
| 铝 | 10毫克/米3 |
| 铬 | 0.5毫克/米3 |
| 铁 |
5毫克/米3 0.5毫克/米3 |
|
锰 -可吸入部分 -可吸入组分 |
0.2毫克/米3 0.5毫克/米3 |
| 钛 | 10毫克/米3 |
| 氮的氧化物 | 2.5毫克/米3 |
| 二氧化氮 |
0.955毫克/米3 1.91毫克/米3 STEL |
| 铜 | 0.2毫克/米3 |
| 镍 | 0.1毫克/米3 |
| 臭氧 |
0.4毫克/米3 STEL |
| 铬六世 (过程生成) |
0.025毫克/米3 |
Some substances have Short Term Exposure Limits (STEL) where concentrations must not exceed the limit over 15 minutes.
这对你有什么影响?
All businesses undertaking welding activities should ensure workers are protected from the inhalation risk of welding fumes by providing effective engineering controls for risk mitigation. 例如, Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) when provided and correctly applied, will control fumes and 气体es arising from welding activities.
Where engineering controls are not sufficient to control all fume exposure, adequate and suitable respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is also required to manage risk from the residual fume, 包括户外焊接. You should ensure welders are suitably instructed and trained in the use of these controls.
不管时间长短, the UK HSE will no longer accept any welding undertaken without suitable exposure control measures in place, as there is no known level of safe exposure. Risk assessments should reflect the change in the expected control measures.
Our 焊接烟尘暴露监测 services
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Our experienced team of qualified occupational hygienists can assist in:
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We undertake air monitoring using the latest equipment, which is calibrated before and after sampling in accordance with ISO 10882 ‘Health & Safety in Welding and Allied Processes - Sampling of Airborne Particles and Gases in the Operator’s Breathing Zone.’
All sample analytical work is undertaken at UKAS-accredited analytical laboratories that participate in the AIR PT scheme.
We can also conduct a thorough examination and testing of 列弗系统 following the HSG258 and carry out risk assessments to determine if all engineering controls are used correctly.
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