Welding Health Hazards
Important information for any person thinking of becoming a welder or welders helper. Aside from lung, hearing, eye sight and skin; you are also exposed to body contortions that would make a contortionist jealous. So chiropractic and massage therapy work are a good idea on a regular basis. Maybe I should include a state by state for Chiropractors and Massage Therapists. Lets breakdown the health problems you are going to have: metal in your eyes, burns on your skin from slag, radiation burns, breathing in fumes, and lose of hearing from all the noise that goes along with working on a construction site. OSHA might have to update there information from 1996! Welding Health Hazards Construction Safety and Health Outreach Program U.S. Department of LaborOSHA Office of Training and EducationMay 1996 I. CHEMICAL AGENTS ZINC Zinc is used in large quantities in the manufacture of brass, galvanized metals, and various other alloys. Inhala...