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Document ID (ISN)56353
CIS number 91-1287
ISSN - Serial title Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail
Year 1990
Convention or series no. INRS ED 668
Title Guide for ventilation practice - 7: Arc welding operations
Original title Guide pratique de ventilation - 7. Opérations de soudage à l'arc [in French]
Bibliographic information 4th Quarter 1990, No.141, Note No.1799-141-90, p.761-774. Illus. 17 ref.
Abstract This document is a guide to the design, operation and monitoring of ventilation systems in workplaces where arc welding processes are used. Contents: survey of the risks encountered in arc welding and of the relevant regulations; selection of ventilation techniques; practical devices for fume exhaust and dilution; additional equipment: make-up air, welding fume transfer, treatment of polluted air, monitoring and maintenance of exhaust devices. Appendix: evaluation of the output of exhaust ventilation systems.
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; local exhaust; ventilation; France; electric welding
Descriptors (secondary) welding fumes; mechanical ventilation; safety guides; description of technique; data sheet; legislation
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Heating, ventilation and climate
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Welding and cutting
Ventilation
Occupational exposure limits