www.thefabricator.com: Aluminum welding creates hazardous fumes that can cause damage all through the body, including the brain and nervous system. How much weld fume exposure is too much? And how can shops reduce exposure risks for welders? Here’s what welders and welding/fabricating companies should know about the hazards of aluminum welding.
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The phrases everything is dangerous at the right amount and there is no thing as safe just safer as so true in the entertainment industry and this article is yet another reminder of those ideas. Theater is inherently dangerous and Safety data sheets as well as PPE only go so far in this industry. Welding however is a thing I consider relatively safe in compassion to many of the other things we do in theater. After the props mini and looking into the safety of many of the things we do in theater I have become increasingly concerned with the lack of safety training both at CMU and in theater in general. I feel like it has become industry standard to teach people the process behind a tool in High school and then the safety behind that process in college or in the professional world when OSHA starts to take effect. Aluminum welding fumes just serve as another example as to why theater is dangerous and precautions need to be taught early on in education.
Theo
These articles scare me to read. So often in the fabrication world, especially in a young professional’s career, it can be difficult to work in shops that follow every-single-standard-ever. And once you start learning how harmful some materials are, it makes you view jobs differently if the shop does not take proper care of their worker’s health. I have worked in several shops that have gone along with working in hazardous conditions, or without proper PPE, or proper ventilation, it is just unfortunate. IF you are in a management/supervisor position you can often step in during these scenarios, but if you are not in a management position and your managers do not necessarily care, it is very concerning. I try my personal best to enforce safety standards in my own work and when working with others, it is just so scary to see individuals ignore these precautions, their own health, safety, and life are at risk…
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