Welding Fumes – More Dangerous Than You Can Think!

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Welding Fumes More Dangerous Than You Can Think!
Welding fumes are often underestimated, but when
you know what they can do, youll certainly
realize that these fumes cant be belittled!
Were often told not to watch the welding light
with bare eyes. Weve also seen how welders wear
a face mask and eye cover while executing welding
procedures. Yet, many- a-times, welding and the
problems it can create is hardly addressed. Maybe
the fumes look simply harmless, just like any
other smoke, which is why theyre just left out
open in the air. But, do you know that these
fumes can be seriously harmful, not only for the
welder, but also to all those around!? Why are
welding fumes so harmful? Before we get into the
details of telling you why welding fumes are
harmful, lets just give you an idea of the
composition of welding fumes, looking at which
you should already understand how much you
should consider the effects of inhaling these
fumes. Welding fumes involve metals like
Aluminium, Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium,
Cadmium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead,
Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silver, Tin,
Titanium, Vanadium, and Zinc. Welding fumes emit
gases that include Argon, Helium, Nitrogen,
Nitric Oxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide,
Carbon Dioxide, Ozone, Phosgene, and Hydrogen
Fluoride. Arent these details enough for you to
understand how harmful these gases can be!?
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• How do welding fumes affect us?
• With so many massive number of metals and gases
  involved with the process of welding, youd only
  wonder as to how this goes without notice. Well,
  thats because the size of welding fumes can
  only be compared to the size of a virus that
  tiny little COVID virus that we all are now so
  very familiar with! And, these fumes linger in
  the air for days to come, after theyre produced!
  These particles, which range between 0.3 to 0.9
  microns, can easily enter the human nose, and
  pass through the nostrils into the respiratory
  tract. And when they do, you cant even imagine
  the harm they do to the body!
• How can we protect ourselves against these fumes?
• Whether you are a welder, or any other person
  working in the premises, youre certain to get
  affected by these harmful fumes. Wearing a mask
  or face cover may not be enough. Your protection
  measures should certainly go beyond that. As the
  business owner, ensuring the best air quality in
  your work environment is a top priority for you.
  This can be done by installing a welding fume
  extractor within your premises. We know this can
  be an expensive task, but its important.
  However, when you do plan to invest in such
  systems, getting the best returns on your
  investment in air filtration solutions is only
  yearned.
• Getting the best ROI with air filtration systems
• You must begin by planning your air filtrations
  requirements in advance. Every new machine to be
  installed within the workplace should also call
  for the need of an air filtration system. This
  not only ensures clean air from day one, but
  also saves on time and reduces rework. When you
  plan your filtration systems along with
  equipment purchase, you tend to save up to 30
  in capital costs.
• You may always look for products that involve low
  upfront costs, because the pressure to cut costs
  is one of the highest priorities. But, with sub-
  optimal performance of such low-cost products,
  youll only be taking a toll on productivity,
  and adding on to other costs. You should thus
  make your investments based on the assurance of
  results, rather than just the upfront costs of
  the equipment.
• Air filtration systems are sucking in polluted
  air, and filtering out pure clean air for the
  workers to breathe. This certainly harms the
  well-being

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of your system. It is thus wise to perform
routine maintenance so as to earn significant
power savings, up to 50 longer filter and
equipment life. Where to get the best filtration
system? Powertech Pollution Controls is one place
where you can get the finest welding fume
extractor for your premises. With a
highly-effective and productive filtration
system, the Fumekiller is a two-stage
electrostatic precipitator, that is designed and
developed for the capture and control of not only
welding fumes, but also mist, smoke, and fine
dust. All in all, Powertech Pollution Controls
proves to be the finest welding fume extractor
solution!