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Always Ensure to Follow Standards bellow: CSA Standard W117.2-94, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes. All equipment must be CSA Standards C22.2 No.60 or be acceptable to the regulatory authority. All welding operations present common hazards. These include the dangers of burns from hot metal, burns […]

Workers or other persons adjacent to areas where arc welding is being performed must be protected from hazards of ultraviolet rays. This is accomplished either by wearing appropriate eye protection, or through the use of noncombustible or flameproof screens, curtains or other effective barriers placed between the […]

Properly used, oxy-fuel equipment can safely weld, heat and cut metals, but carelessness can create serious hazards including fire and explosions. Oxy-fuel equipment mixes flammable fuel gases and oxygen under pressure to support a flame. Oxygen is not flammable, but it vigorously accelerates combustion of fuel gases […]

PREVENTING FLASHBACK Always Follow: CSA Standard W117.2-94, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes. All equipment must be CSA Standards C22.2 No.60 or be acceptable to the regulatory authority. Oxy-acetylene torches have been used for many years for cutting, welding, brazing, and heating of metals. The equipment […]

How much of a respiratory hazard can a piece of metal be? After all, you can’t inhale a piece of metal…or can you? Isn’t it ridiculous to require a Material Safety Data Sheet on something as inert as metal? Not really. While metal may be rather harmless […]

It is a common understanding among welding supply representatives that “only ten percent of the workers using oxy-acetylene equipment really know what they are handling.” To help increase that percentage, here are some helpful tips for those that use or work near oxyacetylene equipment. Take the time […]

ALWAYS REFER TO WHMIS/ MSDS SHEETS TO GET INFORMATION ON THE DRUM(S) WHERE HOLDING. CSA Standard W117.2-94, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 51B “Fire Prevention in the Use of Cutting and Welding Processes” serves as the basis for […]

Contact lenses are an important part of good vision today. They are commonly used among all age groups and provide improved vision. However, in the workplace, individual evaluations should be part of employee safety. When in doubt, the best advice can be obtained from your Ophthalmologist. The […]

A plant production manager wanted to take an empty 20-gallon solvent drum home to use as a waste container in his workshop. He went to the shipping and receiving department where the supervisor let him pick out an empty drum that was in good condition. This was […]