Breath Easy - Welding

Fumes from welding can cause respiratory and eye irritation. Metal Fume Fever is one condition that arises from not wearing the right PPEs when welding.

[@MrNextdoorscat]

having been a welder for 32 years i know that employers will spend a fortune on a welding set but not a penny on fume/ grinding dust extraction, its the worst trade ever. the last time i saw good fume extraction was 32 years ago at college

[@Mykaizer]

How's your health?

[@1ex1uger-prank-calls]

That's about what I expected from seeing the total lack of health and safety standards actually enforced at construction sites in Canada, even within skilled trades like electrical work.

[@Mikey-ym6ok]

That’s true. The only time they upgrade or add fume extraction is if osha gets in and forces them to. I always wear a respirator because no one else will care about my health.

[@JeffinTD]

PAPR might be a good investment. Having grit/dust free air flowing under the hood would likely make life more comfortable too.

[@BurningTirez]

I love welding and fabricating, but really it is a terrible job if you do it every day.

[@croatian_menace]

Jezz I plan to enroll in tig welding class and soon after will be working it every day... But I will use full protection gear, why is it that bad to work it every day?

[@Mikey-ym6ok]

@@croatian_menace I’m still trying to finish welding school but thanks to covid I haven’t had a class since the start. Welding is a real crappy job as it is heavily demanding on your body and health, even mental health and the reward isn’t always worth it. It just wears you out bro. But if you like it, or you love it then do it. I believe in you. My advice is safety safety safety. Always put safety first. Always use a respirator even with tig. (I wish I knew this earlier). Always look out for your own safety. Employers won’t give a crap only if osha makes them build extractors and ventilation.

[@bryce227]

@@Mikey-ym6ok I been welding on galvanized without a respirator and I highly recommend it as I’m 17 and I’m doing very shitty on my lungs as of right now

[@Nikora.Biddle]

@@bryce227 are you mad

[@JeffinTD]

If I were planning on welding 40+ hours a week for decades, I think I’d invest in a good PAPR setup.

[@heresteven]

Blow the fumes away if welding in the open. Keeps you cool, your visor clean, and brings fresh air to you.

[@tylerpfaff1625]

What a beautiful weld that guy laid down in the video lmaoooo

[@bryce227]

My shop gets relatively all gear from auctions from trade schools shutting or shops shitting down and there are zero respirators or any type of ventilation besides one industrial fan in the shop and it’s relatively tough on me and my body as I’m 17 and getting the ass end table since I’m new to the shop and I inhale the fumes most often cause I’m right in the spot where everything blows under my hood but I’m short on cash right now so I really can’t afford a respirator

[@TheDarmach]

Which 3M filters are best for welding?

[@romeufilipe5574]

Activated carbon filters

[@TheSingleAss]

the 2297 are the best.

[@user2917]

Thanks for doing this video

[@rustinpierce7269]

I’m in school but second guessing my career .

[@user-xl1ni1tv4s]

I hear ya

[@meganborchart23]

if you truly have a passion for it, you don’t mind traveling and like the money go for it

[@shonevans2563]

Feel sorry for the people in 3rd world countries doing this with no proper training as well as everywhere else

[@nemanjamarinkovic2120]

In serbia anyone can be a welder and starting salary is 350 euros

[@FIGHTTIMEprod]

here's my situation. The office where I sit is on the second floor and has sort of an inspection window of the welding area. My question is can these fumes pass through windows or is it safe ?

[@lclark2]

The fumes will not pass through a window, but that second floor office might share some of the ventilation system with the shop below it. Or, if the office area is under negative pressure relative to the shop, then the fumes will find a way to the office through any unsealed orifice, wall cavities, ceiling plenums, whatever.