Important HSE Directive - Welding

[Welding Supplies Direct]

As of yesterday the HSE released a change of informantion notice regarding the welding of all metals, it is now compulsory that respiratory protection is now worn when welding (including mild steel).

 

[Shutesy]

does this mean we all need LEV systems in our workshops? Or will a suitable welding respirator do?

 

[Princess Pooper]

As of yesterday the HSE released a change of informantion notice regarding the welding of all metals, it is now compulsory that respiratory protection is now worn when welding (including mild steel).

Thanks for posting that as I suspect it would have been a long time before many of us saw it.

 

[betweenthelines]

H & S thread over an hour old without anyone posting that farmers can't afford it? Or it doesn't apply to them as they've done it for years without killing themselves?

Must be a record!

 

[7610 super q]

I think most of us have got wise to these threads now.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

I claim grandfather rights . [emoji849]

 

[newholland]

@Welding Supplies Direct thanks for that. Can you post a link to what kind of respirator / mask is required, where to buy etc.
Something suitable for a hours use now and again and at a price to reflect that requirement. Not something designed and priced for 24/7 use.

 

[Welding Supplies Direct]

does this mean we all need LEV systems in our workshops? Or will a suitable welding respirator do?

In your own workshop (personal use etc..) it isn't mandatory, however it is advisable but the new directive states that employers must provide either LEV or RPE for their staff and welders.

 

[Welding Supplies Direct]

Thanks for posting that as I suspect it would have been a long time before many of us saw it.

No problems, the industry has been going mad since it was announced yesterday. I've never had so many extraction enquiries in my life!

 

[Welding Supplies Direct]

I think most of us have got wise to these threads now.

Sounds like a big marketing ploy I know, but health and safety are going to be coming down on companies hard in this regard. We wanted it to bring it to everyones attention.

 

[Welding Supplies Direct]

@Welding Supplies Direct thanks for that. Can you post a link to what kind of respirator / mask is required, where to buy etc.
Something suitable for a hours use now and again and at a price to reflect that requirement. Not something designed and priced for 24/7 use.

Certainly, something like the Parweld XR940A PAPR system would be appropriate for that use. £365 + VAT is the special we're doing on them currently, delivery, lenses and some filters included.

 

[Shutesy]

Certainly, something like the Parweld XR940A PAPR system would be appropriate for that use. £365 + VAT is the special we're doing on them currently, delivery, lenses and some filters included.

Are there no simple respirators that do the job?

 

[neilo]

@Welding Supplies Direct thanks for that. Can you post a link to what kind of respirator / mask is required, where to buy etc.
Something suitable for a hours use now and again and at a price to reflect that requirement. Not something designed and priced for 24/7 use.

You can’t put a price on H&S, I read it somewhere else.....

Does welding in an open fronted shed on a windy day count as ‘extraction’? Maybe I should make up some more signs before tomorrow?

 

[Highland Mule]

Are there no simple respirators that do the job?

Simple thing is do a risk assessment - find out what rods you’re using, the weld conditions and the level of fume, find out the target for the air you’ll be breathing and then work out what protection factor you need from the RPE.

 

[penntor]

The hierarchy applied in doing a risk assessment first of all determines if you can remove the hazard, PPE is the last resort.
In this case of course you can remove the hazard, forget welding, just tie everything together with a bit of used baler cord, photograph it ( if it is a repair and not a new fabrication using nice shiny new metal) and put a post in the 'quick bodges and fixes' thread.