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The harmful effects of welding fumes are only visible in the long term. Find out what you can do yourself to ensure a safe working environment!
Of course, as a welder, you know that you have to protect yourself during the welding process. Many people then immediately think of the welding helmet as protection for your eyes. Important, because during the welding process your eyes are indeed at risk. You can read more about these dangers and the symptoms here.
Lasrook is meer dan rook alleen. Het is een verzamelterm voor de gassen die vrijkomen tijdens het lassen, vermengd met hele fijne stofdeeltjes van het smeltbad. Ook het gebruik van las toevoegmaterialen zoals lasdraad en elektroden bepalen de samenstelling van de lasrook. Ten slotte bevat lasrook vaak nog deeltjes van verf, primer, vetten en oliën die zich op werkstuk bevinden.
According to many occupational exposure limit regulations, annual inhalation of 11 grams of zinc oxide is legally permissible. To illustrate, this is a tube containing a total of 11 grams of welding fume particles.
What about
Within the occupational exposure limit of 5 mg/m3 for zinc oxide, it is possible for someone working full-time as a welder to inhale up to 11 grams of zinc per year.1
How does the body respond to it?
Lasrook wordt gevaarlijk op het moment dat het ingeademd wordt en in de keel en longen terecht komt. Sommige effecten zijn direct merkbaar, zoals keel- en luchtwegklachten. Ook metaaldampkoorts en geïrriteerde ogen zijn direct merkbare gevolgen van lasrook. Op de lange termijn kunnen daar er ernstige longaandoeningen als bronchitis uit voortkomen. Bij langdurige bloostelling aan lasrook neemt de kans op longkanker toe. Met name de las toevoegmaterialen zoals elektrode, lasdraad, schermgas of laspoeder bepalen de samenstelling van het lasrook mengsel.
Especially for welding
work on stainless steel there is a chance that the carcinogenic Chromium-VI will be formed.
In addition to particles, gases naturally occur in welding fumes. These can be added during the welding process as (shielding) gases (argon, helium, nitrogen dioxide, carbon dioxide) or created during the welding process (ozone, under the influence of UV light).
Learn more about the dangers of welding fumes and what effects long-term exposure can have on your health.
DownloadLearn more about the dangers of welding fumes and what effects long-term exposure can have on your health.
DownloadWelding fumes can be dangerous in any situation. But there is certainly a distinction to be made in the circumstances and therefore in the risks for the welder. The protection to be chosen therefore also depends on the situation and will have to be tailored to each individual situation. Point by point we give a few factors that influence the degree of protection:
3M has developed a handy tool to help you make the right choice of eye, face and respiratory protection while welding. You will also find a guide to a risk assessment on this page. Go to the 3M page
This page also contains a lot of information for choosing the right protection.
The 5x Better Foundation provides a nice roadmap to arrive at the optimal protection for your specific situation.
Please note, use these tools only as an indicator. If in doubt, because your situation is not exactly standard or you just want sound advice, call 033-4558788 for a no-obligation appointment.
We also provide toolboxes on workplace safety. Learn more on our Toolbox Velighied, your health is worth it!
