We’d like to draw your attention to the following guides and resources available to you which are relevant to welding and local exhaust ventilation.
Welding and local exhaust ventilation fact sheet
Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) is an engineering control commonly used to control the risks to workers’ health from welding fumes. When designed, used and maintained properly it is an effective control measure.
Toolbox talk 1 – Welding work health effects
Use this toolbox talk resource as part of a team meeting, training session or induction to help raise awareness of the health risks from welding and some of the controls to manage them.
Toolbox talk 2: Welding work keeping safe
Use this toolbox talk resource as part of a team meeting, training session or induction to cover the use of local exhaust ventilation and respiratory protective equipment as controls that can be used to protect worker’s health.
Update shared by our General Manager Welding Centre Michail Karpenko