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1 Thisinformationwillhelpemployers(includi ngthese lf -e mployed)complywiththeControlofSubstances Haz ardoustoHealthRegulations2002(COSHH),as amended,toco nt ro l exposureandpr otectworkers is alsousefulfortradeunionsafetyreprese , withanincreasedriskofas ngfume is associatedwithanincre as edrisk sheetdescribesgoodpracticeusingengineeri ngcontrol- coversthepointsyouneedtofollowtoreduce ex posureto is importantto followallthepoints,oruseequallyef fective Dust andfumeca n causeseriouslungdiseas es . Keepexposureaslowaspossibleus ingall thecontrolsinthissheet. Hea lt h monitoringis ess and pre mises Onl y al low accessto au tho ris ed ipment Pr ovid e a goo d stan dard of gen eral ventilation; 5-10 air ch an ges perhou r, with a thro ugh drau gh t.

2 Pr ovid e di luti on ven ti lati on. Use an ai r moverto disp ers e fume. Us e an air bl ower to get fresh ai r int o restrictedwo rki ng places. In duceddraug hts must no t interfere with sh ield ing Remo ve grease and al l su rface coati ngs first, unles s th ey are mean t tobe wel ded or cu t thro ugh . Ar rang e wo rk so that th e worker s head is ou t of the fume. Con firm that any venti lati on fan s are tu rned on an d working. Ch eck fo r gas leaks. Pr ovid e pers onal gas al arm s for work in con fin ed sp aces. Nev er leave gas ho ses in con fin ed sp ution:red ucin g flamescan prod uce carb on ten ance , exa mination and te sti ng Fol low the instru cti on s in th e man ual - keep equ ipmen t in effecti ve an deff ici ent wo rking ord er.

3 If any eq uip ment is fau lty, repai r it straightaway. Dai ly, loo k for si gn s of dam age. Noi sy or vibrat ing fan s can indi cate apro bl em. Get a co mp etent ven ti lati on eng ineer to examinethe systemthorou ghl yand tes t its performance regu larly . Ke ep recordsof al l exam inati ons and tes ts for at least five years. Review reco rds - fai lure patt ern s show wh ere preventive maint enan ceis alth an d SafetyExecutiveFo rcedventilationControlapproach2 EngineeringcontrolCOSHH essentialsforwelding,hotworkandalliedpro cessesWL22 Welding , hot work and allied processes WL2 Engineering control Personal prot ect ive equipment (PPE) Pro vid e sto ra ge fo r clean and con tamin ated protective equipment (RPE) RPE s ho uld n ot be nee protective equipment Pro vid e an d e nsure tha t workers use a w eld ing h elmet, flame-resistantover all s a nd pr ot ect ive g love s.

4 Use a p ro pe rly e quipped cont ra ct l au ndry or a su itab le eq uival en t t owash w or k c loth ing . Skin cr eams he lp in wa sh ing con tam ina tion from the skin. After-workcre ams he lp to replac e s kin oil s. Cau tio n: Never allow use of com pres sed air for removing dust fromcloth in th mo nitoring You sh ou ld co nsider Health m oni torin g. Se e sh eet G401. Co nsu lt an oc cupat ional he alth pr ofes sio na l - see Usefu l links .Cl eani ng an d hou sekeeping Kee p t he wor k a rea c lean and free of combustible materials. Cl ean t he ge ne ra l workroom on ce a we aini ng a nd s upe rvision Tell wor ker s th at f um e f rom w elding and cut tin g can cau se serious lungdiseas es.

5 Wo rki ng in th e rig ht wa y a nd usi ng the co nt rols correctly is importan tfor e xposur e c on tr ol. Tra in and su pervise wor kers. See sheet WL0. Pro vid e tr ain ing fo r any work i n co nfi ned sp ac th er in for mat ion General ventilation in the workplace: Guidance for employers HS G202 H SE Bo oks 2 00 0 IS BN 0 717 6 1793 9 The safe use of compressed gases in Welding , flame cutting and allied processes HSG1 39 HS E Bo oks 199 7 IS BN 0 71 76 0680 5 Health and Safety in arc Welding HS G20 4 HSE Books 2000 IS BN 0 7 17 6 1 81 3 7 Cadmium in silver soldering or brazing En gin eerin g In formation She et EIS 31 HS E 1 999 Web onl y ver sio n ava ilable atwww.

6 Hs e. go k/ pubns/eis f Hot work on small tanks and drums Le af let IN DG 314 H SE Books 2000(si ng le co py fre e o r pric ed p acks of 1 0 ISBN 0 7 176 1 766 1 ) Permit-to-work systems Leafl et I ND G98 (r ev3 ) HSE Books 199 7 (sin glecopy fre e o r price d pac ks of 15 I SBN 0 7 176 133 1 3) Fo r en viron men ta l guidelines se e sh eet WL 0 Employee checklistDo yo u kn ow ho w t o usethe co ntr ols pr operl y?Is t he ai r move r/blo wer in t he rig ht po sit io n a ndwork ing ?Use, mai nt ain an d st oreyo ur pr ote ct ive equ ipm en t inac co rda nce w it h i nst ru ctio ok fo r sig ns o f l eak s,wear an d yo u fi nd an y pr oblem s,tell yo ur superviso r.

7 Do n tju st car ry o n wo rk in -o per ate w it h h eal thmoni to ri ng .Wash yo ur h ands befor eea ti ng , drin king , o r u sin g th ela vat or r cle an you r h an dswit h so lven ts orco ncen trat ed cl ean ingpr oduc skin c rea ms pro vi dedas inst ru ct , hot work and allied processes WL2 Engineering control Pub lis hed b y the H ea lth and Saf ety Executive 08/ 11 This document contains notes on good practice which are notcompulsory but which you may find helpful in considering what you need to do. Crown c opyright If you w ish to r eus e th is inf ormation visitwww.

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