ISG-4002 OCCUPATIONAL

HEALTH and SAFETY

Welding Safety
Lect.Volkan ETNKAYA

What is Welding ?

Basically, to link 2 parts by means of heat.

A method being used in production and maintenance works.
Another type of casting and forging
Fundemental principle is linking points of 2 parts by heating
them to their point of melting OR by using backfill material
(electrode or welding wire.)

Types of Welding ?

ELECTRICITY WELDING:
Heat occurs by zooming apart polars of electricity current.

Precautions for Electricity Welding

All electrical parts of welding machine must be controlled by

authorized electricity maintenance responsibles.
Any vehicle have not to drive over cables of welding machine.
Neutral line must be on the part to be welded.
Old welding electrode holder cannot be used.
There must be breaker on welding machines in order to cut off
electricity in case emergent cases.
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Precautions for Electricity Welding

There will be no flammable or explosive gas in welding area.

Machine must be in no relation with electricity current while in
maintenance.
Worker will be in no touch with conductive parts.
There will be no water leakage if welding torch is used.
Isolated cable and isolated electrode holder must be used.

Types of Welding ?

Oxyacetylene Welding
Used in pipe welding and pipe maintenance. Equipment is
basic and cheap.
Welding flame is obtained by fire of oxygen and aceytlene in
3,100 C
Used in also cutting metals

Types of Welding Precautions for Oxyaceytlene

Welding

Flame decreases oxygene time by time and increased Nitrogen

quantity in air.
Breathing makes harder so every 10 hours, air in welding
environment must be renewed.

Tube Stocking Rules

Must be stocked in special areas fire-resistant.

Must be away from open-fire, arc of heat sources.
There must be at least 7 m. Between Oxygen tubes and burner
tubes
Signs and material forms must be hanged in related area.
Key of tubes must be locked every time (full or not)
There must be as low quantity as possible
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Tube Stocking Rules

Not to be kept in sun-light or cold environment.

Environment temperature can be at most 45 C
Tubes cannot be heated when just abot to finish or in cold
environment.
Flammabe of burner tune are stored away in an air-conditioned
warehouses

Tube Stocking Rules

Stock area must be open-area and must have fence.

Floor must be concrete, no slope, no crack or no hole.
There must be walking ways between stock areas.

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Gas Tubes

1. Imflammable Gases :
Asethilene : Garlic odoured, lighter than air, and not poisonous gas.If
copper is used explosion can be occur. Cu, Ag, Hg cannot be used.
(Tplerde valf az sol vida dilidir. Saat ibresinin
ters ynnde sktrlr.)

2. Burning Gases :

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Gas Tubes

2. Burning Gases :
Nitrogene-Argon : Nitrogene is lighter than air but argon is
vice-versa. Breathing them 3 times can kill human.
Tplerde valf az sa vida dilidir. Saat ibresi
ynnde sktrlr.

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Gas Colors
Gaz tank ve tpleriyle, gaz nakleden hatlar
normlarn belirttii renklerde boyanmaldr.
Asetilen sar
Oksijen mavi
Hidrojen krmz
Azot yeil
Basnl hava ak mavi
Karbon gaz krmz
Klor gri
Propan gri
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Important Warning for Gas and Tubes

Tubes must be in accordance with the norm
of TS 1519 ve TS 11169.
Tubes must be periodically controlled in
time.
Valves must be closed in case of leakage.
Tubes must be moved by moving vehicles
and fixed with an angle of 45.
There must be precautions for falling over.
Valves must be opened slowly.
Hose lenght must be at least 3 m.

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Important Warning for Gas and Tubes

1- REGLATR (ISO EN 2503 e uygun olmaldr)
2- ALEV GER TEPME EMNYET VENTL
3- HORTUM (TS 2411 EN 559 a uygun, yanmaz, kauuk olmal)
(Asetilen =Krmz, Oksijen = Mavi, Propan = Turuncu, Asal Gaz =
Siyah)

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Important Warning for Gas and Tubes

Kaynakl imalat atlyelerinde retim sreci gerei oluan ve alma ortamna

yaylan gaz, toz ve dumanlar vcuda solunum yolu ile girerler.

Sz konusu hava kirleticilerinden bazlar kronik (uzun dnemde ortaya kan)

hastalklara neden olduu gibi, etkilenme dzeyine bal olarak akut (anibirdenbire) rahatszlklara da neden olabilmektedir. Kaynakl imalat
atlyelerindeki alma ortamnda izin verilen younluktan daha fazla
kirleticilerin bulunmas ve bu havann solunmas durumunda maruz kalma
sresi ve younluuna gre; solunum gl, kan hastalklar, kanser, kronik
bronit, ba ars, akcierdemi, metal duman atei, az ve burun
mukozasnda tahriler oluabilmektedir

Merkezi sinir sistemi, bbrek, karacier, kan yapc sistem ve kemik yaps
zerinde de eitli hasarlar olumakta ve buna bal hastalklar ortaya
kabilmektedir.

Metal ieren toz, gaz ve dumanlarn uzun sre solunmas sonucunda

akcierde birikmesi ile pnmokonyoz ad verilen meslek hastalklar
olumaktadr.

Kaynakl imalat atlyelerinde alanlarn toz, gaz, duman ve oksitlerinden

etkilendikleri metallerden karbon, kalay, demir, alminyum
16 dk dzeyde

Protective Equipments

Gloves must be resistant to fire..

Dress must be resistant to fire, metal dust and
radiant heat.
Shoes must be steel made and prevetn metal
dust.
If there is overhead working, headdress must be
used.
Helmet must be used
Dress must be dark colored and wool made ,
wide. Cotton cannot be used.
There must be any pocket on dress.

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