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Safety and Health

Fact Sheet No. 33 May 2008

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Welding

and Cutting

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consequential or compensatory, directly or indirectly resulting from the publication, use of, or reliance on this Safety and Health Fact Sheet.

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Fact Sheet No. 33 — 5/08 Page 1

INTRODUCTION

Like other jobs or careers, welders must

wear suitable protective equipment. In

general, Personal Protective Equipment

(PPE) must protect against hazards such

as burns, sparks, spatter, electric shock,

and radiation. The use of PPE is a good

safe practice and may be required by

regulatory agencies. For example, OSHA

requires the use of PPE when engineering

and administrative controls are not feasible

or effective.

NATURE OF THE HAZARD

Welding and cutting can produce hazards

such as sparks, spatter, radiation (infrared,

ultraviolet, and blue light), slag, heat, hot

metal, fumes and gases, and even electric

shock. Since these hazards may cause

burns, injury, or death, it is important to

wear proper PPE at all times.

EYE AND FACE PROTECTION

• Wear a helmet with filter lens and

cover plate that complies with ANSI

Z87.1 for protection from radiant

energy, flying sparks, and spatter.

• According to ANSI Z49.1 and OSHA

29 CFR 1910.252, "Helmets and

hand shields shall protect the face,

forehead, neck, and ears to a

vertical line in back of the ears, from

the direct radiant energy from the

arc and from direct weld spatter."

• Helmets shall be made of material

that complies with ANSI Z49.1.

• Filter lenses and cover plates must

meet the tests prescribed in ANSI

Z87.1.

• Wear approved safety glasses with

side shields (or goggles) under your

helmet.

• The safety glasses with side shields

(or goggles) are used to protect

against flying metal, slag chips,

grinding fragments, wire wheel

bristles, and similar hazards, which

can ricochet under the helmet.

• Choose a filter lens shade according

to the Lens Shade Selector Chart in

ANSI Z49.1.

• Consult AWS Fact Sheet 31, Eye

and Face Protection for Welding

and Cutting Operations.

HEAD AND EAR PROTECTION

• Wear a fire-resistant welder’s cap or

other head covering under your

helmet. It will protect your head and

hair from flying sparks, spatter,

burns, and radiation.

• When working out of position, such

as overhead, wear approved ear-

plugs or muffs. They prevent sparks,

spatter, and hot metal from entering

your ears and causing burns.

• If loud noise is present, wear

approved earplugs or muffs to

protect your hearing and prevent

hearing loss.

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