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Informational paper on the risks of welding fumes

2 Sep 2024 Health risks

Plymovent is a proud member of the EWA, the European Welding Association. Together with its members they have released this informational paper which addresses the risks of welding fumes.

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Plymovent joins the fight against lung cancer

24 Oct 2023 GeneralHealth risks

We are dedicated to take part in the Lung Cancer Awareness Month this November. Lung cancer is one of the most common and deadliest cancers worldwide. So we think it is important to raise awareness about lung cancer, its risks, prevention, early detection, and treatment.

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Lung Cancer Awareness Month

23 Oct 2023 Health risksGeneralWorking safely

Lung cancer is one of the most common and deadliest cancers globally. Lung Cancer Awareness Month is observed to raise awareness about lung cancer, its risks, prevention, early detection, and treatment every November. During this month, various organizations, healthcare professionals, and individuals come together to promote awareness and education about lung cancer.
Plymovent, supplier of solutions for clean air at work, supports this initiative by sharing information about lung cancer.

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Nuisances while performing welding jobs?

11 Feb 2022 Health risks

Because welding processes often generate sparks, glares and fumes, a safe and nuisance-free workplace is of utmost importance.

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Welding fume extraction ensures a safe work environment

11 Jun 2021 Health risks

Welders should take great care to ensure that both they and their co-workers are safe and avoid spreading dangerous welding fume throughout the facility. There are quite a number of guidelines one must adhere to in order for them and their colleagues to return home, safely, every day.

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Safe welding rules also help fight viruses

25 Nov 2020 Health risks

It is common sense to keep welding fumes in the breathing zone of a welder below a certain limit [1]. Personal protection, source extraction and good general ventilation are the essentials for completing a welding job as safely as possible. Everybody should realise that personal protection is as important if not more so at this time, as Covid-19 (or the “coronavirus”) continues to spread worldwide.

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The Environmental Protection Agency

22 Oct 2019 Health risks

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency in the United States entrusted with the mission of protecting human health and the environment. They dedicate themselves to topics as diverse as air, water and land, chemicals and toxics, waste and cleanup.

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Hexavalent chromium (Chromium 6) also found in welding fumes

4 Jun 2019 Health risks

What is hexavalent chromium & how to act for best protection.
A recent case (early February 2019) of financial compensation for 800 workers who have been exposed to the hazardous hexavalent chromium in the workshop of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NedTrain-department) in Tilburg, the Netherlands, has again put the spotlight on the danger of this substance.

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New evidence: welding fumes can cause lung cancer

22 Feb 2019 Health risks

When metals are heated above their melting point, they vaporize and condense into welding fumes. Most people know that these welding fumes are unhealthy and dangerous. Although not everybody in the metal industry – and in other lines of work where welding is done – is fully aware of the dangers, most of them are familiar with local exhaust ventilation and personal protection equipment to minimize the health risks that are involved with welding.

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Welding fumes classified as Carcinogenic to humans

19 Feb 2019 Health risks

Welding fumes and UV radiation from welding are now classified as “carcinogenic to humans” by the IARC.

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