Part 7.3In this Part:welding includes any metal welding or similar process, such as fusion welding (including arc welding, gas welding and laser beam welding), spot welding, braze welding and thermal cutting (including oxygen and plasma cutting).
This Part applies in addition to the other provisions of this Regulation.
187 Exposure to atmospheric contaminants and other hazards—particular risk control measures
(1) An employer must ensure that exposure of persons to atmospheric contaminants arising from welding, including fumes, gases and vapours emitted from materials consumed during welding and from materials being welded, is controlled by use of one or more of the following measures (in descending order of priority):(a) substituting a less hazardous process, material or procedure,(b) using appropriate ventilation.(2) An employer must ensure that persons directly involved in welding are wearing appropriate personal protective equipment.(3) An employer must ensure that adequate signs to warn of the hazards are provided at or near any area in which there is a risk of exposure of persons to hazards arising from welding.Maximum penalty: Level 3.
An employer must ensure that any person who may be exposed to atmospheric contaminants arising from welding, including fumes, vapours or gases emitted from materials consumed during welding and from materials being welded, is provided with suitable respiratory protection if the person may be exposed to atmospheric contaminants exceeding the appropriate exposure standard referred to in clause 51 (Atmospheric contaminants—particular risk control measures).Maximum penalty: Level 3.
Note. Also see clause 15 (Provision by an employer of personal protective equipment).
189 Ultraviolet radiation—particular risk control measures
An employer must ensure that risks associated with exposure of persons to harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation at or near the site of welding are controlled by use of the following measures (in descending order of priority):(a) using appropriate screens to provide protection from ultraviolet radiation,(b) ensuring that persons required to be in an area in which there is a risk of exposure to ultraviolet radiation are wearing appropriate protective equipment,(c) ensuring that persons who are not carrying out welding are not permitted to enter an area in which there is a risk of exposure to ultraviolet radiation and that adequate signs to warn of the hazards are provided.Maximum penalty: Level 3.