(Your Business Name Here) – Safe Work Procedure

MANUAL METAL ARC WELDER

DO NOT use this equipment unless you have been instructed
in its safe use and operation and have been given permission

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (TICK FOR APPROPRIATE PPE)

Safety glasses must be worn at all A welding mask with correct grade Oil free leather gloves and spats
times in addition to welding mask. lens for GMAW must be worn. must be worn.

Sturdy footwear with rubber soles Long and loose hair must be Rings and jewellery must not be
must be worn. contained. worn.
Respiratory protection devices may be Close fitting/protective clothing to
required. cover arms and legs must be worn.
(A)PRE- curtain to the
OPERATIO welding bay or Remove
NAL by erecting electrode stub
SAFETY screens. from holder
CHECKS and switch off
(B) power source.
Locate and OPERATIO
ensure you are NAL Hang up
familiar with all SAFETY electrode
machine CHECKS holder and
operations and welding
controls. Keep welding cables. Leave
leads as short the work area This checklist does not
Check as possible in a safe, necessarily cover all
possible hazards
workspaces and coil them clean and tidy associated with this
and walkways to minimise state. equipment and should be
used in conjunction with
to ensure no inductance. other references. It is
slip/trip POTENTIAL designed as a guide to
HAZARDS be used to compliment
hazards are Ensure work training and as a
present. return earth IDENTIFYED reminder to users prior
to equipment use.
cables make
Ensure the firm contact to Electric This information is
work area is provide a shock. based on material
published by the South
clean and good electrical Australian Department of
clear of connection. Fumes. Education and Children’s
Services.
grease, oil and
any flammable Ensure the Radiation
materials. electrode burns to eyes
holder has no or body.
Keep the electrode in it
welding before turning Body burns
equipment, on the welding due to hot
work area machine. or molten
and your Ensure current materials.
gloves dry to is correctly set
avoid electric according to Flying
shocks. electrode sparks.
selection.
Ensure Are proper Fire.
electrode firefighting
holder and equipment’s DON’T
work leads are are available  Do not use faulty
in good in site equipment.
Immediately report
condition. suspect equipment.
(C) ENDING
Start the fume OPERATIO  Do not use bare
hands and never
extraction unit NS AND wrap electrode
before CLEANING leads around
beginning to UP yourself.
weld.
Switch off the
Ensure other machine and
people are fume
protected from extraction unit
flashes by when work is
closing the completed.