Safety & Regulatory

Lincoln Electric partnered with National FFA Organization to manufacture and sell contest winner welding helmet design.

Lincoln Electric introduced a preventive maintenance service its said would offer numerous short- and long-term benefits to customers who use fume extraction systems.

There is a new telescoping-arm option available for some models of Miller Electric Mfg.’s Filtair fume-extraction systems, offering users the possibility of maximizing workspaces.

Although highly regulated, no set of regulations can be foolproof, especially when a person goes underneath the surface of the water, and works with electric equipment.

The Optrel e3000 is a NIOSH-approved Powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) that optimizes welder uptime while minimizing distractions.

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products established a partnership with RoboVent Product Group Inc. to develop “high-performance robotic welding solutions” for North American fabricators and manufacturers.

Allegro supplied-air shield and welding helmets and packages offer greater comfort and reduce fatigue for workers, and promote greater productivity.

When it comes to buying industrial ventilation equipment, it can be difficult for welders and fabricators to evaluate a dust collector’s capabilities properly. What buyers see most often are claims about construction, reliability, or how long a supplier has been manufacturing them. Even though these claims have become standard promotional tactics, they do little to help a buyer differentiate one ventilation unit from another. To compound the matter, manufacturing’s needs have changed over the past 20 years. Improving plant safety and productivity are constant, pressing issues. Obviously, achieving regulatory air-quality standards is an important factor in reaching those goals. But, creating an effective ventilation system requires that a wide range of variables be considered, from the type of dust and fumes produced to the air-flow dynamics that carry the particulates and pollutants throughout a plant.

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce initiated antidumping duty investigations of imports of welded stainless pressure pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

OSHA’s increased efforts to prosecute plant safety violations may have a severe impact on manufacturers.

EPA’s updated HAP standard means welders must review their emissions controls, and prepare

Basic principles for checking performance and weld integrity

Helmets today are more functional than ever, but safety counts the most

A single solution addresses numerous standards