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PERSONAL PROTECTION
Risks of external injury relating to welding operations
Whole body
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The operator must be clothed and protected to suit the requirements of the job.
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Make sure that no part of the bodies of operators and helpers can come in contact with metal pieces or parts
that are live or are liable to become live accidentally.
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Do not wind electricity cables around the body.
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Keep safety guards and panels in place.
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The operator must always wear personal insulating protection (Order of 14 December 1988, Section III).
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The protection must be kept dry to prevent electric shocks if it is wet, or ignition in the presence of oil.
Personal protective equipment worn by operators and their helpers - gloves, aprons, safety shoes - offer the added
benefit of protecting them from burns due to hot parts, splatter and slag.
Make sure the PPE is in good condition and replace it before it ceases to offer protection.
Face and eyes
It is indispensable to protect the following:
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Eyes, from arc injury (dazzling due to visible light from the arc, and infrared and ultraviolet radiation).
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Hair, face and eyes from welding splatter and projection of slag during weld cooling
The welding mask, when used under or without a helmet, must always be equipped with a protective filter, the
shade of which depends on the intensity of the welding arc current (Standards NF S77-104 A 88-221 A88-222).
The coloured filter may be protected from impacts and splatter by a transparent glass located on the front of the
mask.
If the filter is replaced, use another one with the same part number (shade number).
Persons in the vicinity of the operator, especially any helpers, must be protected by means of suitable screens,
anti-UV goggles or, if needed, masks with suitable protective filters (EN 139).
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