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NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Welding and Manganese - Potential Neurologic Effects
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/welding/
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Welding fumes are composed of metals and most fumes contain a small percentage of manganese. There is a concern by workers, employers, and health professionals about potential neurological effects associated with exposure to manganese in welding fumes. NIOSH has been conducting research and reviewing the published scientific literature to assess this problem.
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Welding Information Center - Welding Health & Safety
http://www.weldinginfocenter.org/health/index.html
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The Welding Information Center is a website sponsored by current and former manufacturers and distributors of welding rods. This page provides access to recent studies evaluating health effects related to welding exposures.
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Don't Let Your Health go up in Smoke
http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/Safety_Article.cfm?ID=1168
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Although the health effects of welding exposures often are difficult to predict, components of welding fumes have a range of toxicities that, under the right conditions, can affect many parts of the body adversely. Knowing what situations and welding process components can negatively impact your health is the first step toward learning how to protect yourself from those health hazards.
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A Welder’s Guide to the Hazards of Welding Gases and Fumes (PDF)
http://employment.alberta.ca/documents/WHS/WHS-PUB_ch032.pdf
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Welding gases and fumes can be hazardous to your health. This Safety Bulletin provides basic information to help you reduce the health risks associated with welding gases and fumes.
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The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights Hazard Alert: Welding Fumes and Gases (PDF)
http://www.cpwr.com/hazpdfs/kfwelding.pdf
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Hazard Alerts are flyers that tell workers how to protect themselves.
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Welding Health Hazards
http://www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/weldhlth.html
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OSHA’s Construction Safety and Health Outreach Program information on health hazards in welding.
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Welding Fumes in the Workplace (PDF)
http://www.aiha.org/localsections/html/NTS/0602News1.pdf
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Welding is a common industrial process—so common that up to two percent of the working population in industrialized countries has been engaged in some sort of welding. Welding is also a hazardous process. Burns to the skin, flash burns to the eyes and fire are some of the more immediate and acute hazards.
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Protecting yourself from gas and fumes – 10 tips for healthier lungs
http://www.thefabricator.com/Articles/Fabricating_Article.cfm?ID=715
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Making sure you’re using the most appropriate equipment for the job at hand is essential to keeping your lungs safe. Following are 10 other simple ways to protect yourself.
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