New operation dedicated to delivering top level service and customer satisfaction
April 11, 2014
Optrel AG, the global innovator of auto-darkening filter technology for welding helmets, has opened its first office and distribution center in North America. Operating as Optrel Inc., all customer service, sales, marketing, and distribution for Optrel products in the United States and Canada will be managed through its own East Greenwich, Rhode Island facility.
This checklist covers regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the general industry standards 29 CFR 1910.254 and 1910.306, and the construction standards 1926.351 and 1926.353. It applies to the use of arc-welding and cutting equipment.
More than 100 different welding processes can be applied by today’s workforce of over 350,000 welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and each presents its own safety hazards.
Best welding safety practices and equipment are universally applicable. Welding exposes everyone to similar hazards, whether you’re responsible for safety at a large, welding-intensive manufacturing company, a billion dollar engineering-construction firm or a small independent fabricator.
Before you tackle that next piece of metal, John Leisner, Miller Electric Company, outlines the five most common welding mistakes. Poor preparation. “Farmers too often fail to adequately prepare the metal before welding,” says Leisner.
On August 6, 2003, a 44-year-old male farmer was welding a feed bunker wagon when he was electrocuted. The portable 240-volt plug-in cord-connected Hobart welder was in disrepair. The power cord and the cables had damaged insulation exposing the conductors. The welder lead cables were at least 10 years old and were 12 feet long.
Accuform Signs, North America’s leading manufacturer of facility identification solutions, announced today their version of the mobile welding screen, the One-Way™ Printed Welding Screen. Accuform’s unique ONE-WAY™ printing method allows welders to see through the screen, while simultaneously protecting and informing employees on the other side.
