If the president and Congress do agree this year to fund a big federal infrastructure program, it stands to reason that the boost in construction spending puts a spotlight on the safety of the ...

The amount of exposure to individuals can depend upon work practices, ventilation, and location. Will the work be done in wide open areas, inside a building adjacent to other work processes and people ...

Cutting and welding tasks are performed either on a routine or infrequent basis in all industrial and commercial environments by maintenance personnel or contractors during the fabrication process, ...

While workers performing electric arc welding are subject to hazards related to the inhalation of toxic fumes, eye hazards, burns, or fires, the most potentially perilous hazard they face is ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- According to the U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Incident Reporting System and the National Fire Protection Association's annual Fire Experience Survey, local ...

But the industrial workplace can be made safer. That is the main goal of Welding Health and Safety: A Field Guide For OEHS Professionals, published by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA ...

In a welding shop, workers have a choice: complete their work according to safety standards, or overlook the precautions that keep them safe. Although welding should not be dangerous when performed ...

The two most important elements in this regard are DOT welding compliance and the DOT annual inspection process.

This course provides a basic study and application of commonly utilized welding processes as well as additional topics such as: welding blueprint reading, OSHA 10 hour and welding safety, weld joint ...

Friction stir welding (FSW) is not necessarily a new welding process, but the implementation of it was slowed significantly ...