Exposure to all welding fume, including mild steel welding fume, can cause lung cancer.
Our informative video aims to help you control worker exposure to welding fume by making effective use of on-torch Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV).
This type of extraction is built into the welding torch, allowing fumes to be captured right at source before they can be inhaled and cause ill-health.
The video covers:
- basic operational principles
- good welding practices
- common issues and solutions
- importance of training and workplace culture
Watch the video at our YouTube channel: On-torch extraction practical guidance, tips and advice
HSE's website has further advice on controlling the risks from welding.
LEV helps control exposure to gas, vapour, dust, fume and mist in workplace air by extracting the clouds of contaminant at source before people breathe them in.
‘Commissioning’ is proving that the LEV system is capable of providing adequate control. As an employer, you should commission your LEV system to make sure it adequately protects people from breathing in harmful substances.
Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, 2002 (COSHH) dutyholders must adequately control exposure to substances in the workplace that cause ill-health.
In Great Britain, occupational lung disease accounts for around 12,000 annual deaths, estimated to be linked to past exposures at work. A crucial part of our 10-year strategy 'The HSE Strategy - protecting people and places' is to reduce work-related ill-health, with a priority of tackling occupational lung disease.
Read our webpage: Commission your LEV system.
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