Safety 2012 Proceedings

531 Welding and Industrial Hygiene: The Welding Process and Lessons Learned (I)

Instructor: Michael A. McCullion, CSP, ARM, Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA), Ashburn, VA and Victor J. D'Amato, CSP, CIH, Atrium Environmental Health and Safety Services, LLC, Ashburn, VA

Description: This session will review industrial hygiene considerations for welding processes, including: an overview of exposures for various welding processes; welding plume components; the current regulatory environment regarding exposures; and methods for characterizing exposures. The presentation will review lessons learned through more than 20 years of experience in evaluating welding activities.

Level: I