{"id":26,"date":"2007-04-30T12:52:19","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T20:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carmenelectrode.com\/2007\/04\/30\/safety-first\/"},"modified":"2007-04-30T15:41:26","modified_gmt":"2007-04-30T23:41:26","slug":"safety-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2007\/04\/30\/safety-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety First&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Scott always says, &#8220;A clean job site is a safe job site.&#8221;  Thankfully he&#8217;s never seen my desk.  Of course my desk is covered with papers, not with heavy equipment or sharp objects so safety isn&#8217;t much of an issue.  I also don&#8217;t do much welding at my desk.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking about safety isn&#8217;t usually the most fun part of a welding project, but it is essential.  Jim just wrote a great post over at <a href=\"\/blog\/joewelder\/2007\/04\/30\/tungsten-electrode-grinding-safety\/\">JoeWelder. com talking about safety when it comes to grinding tungsten electrodes<\/a>.  And another about safety, <a href=\"\/blog\/joewelder\/2007\/04\/25\/whats-your-health-worth\/\">&#8220;What&#8217;s Your Health Worth?&#8221;<\/a>  Check &#8217;em out.<\/p>\n<p>And lately there&#8217;s been a lot of buzz online (and off) about the &#8220;new&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osha.gov\/pls\/oshaweb\/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FEDERAL_REGISTER&amp;p_id=18599\">OSHA regulations regarding hexavalent chromium (present in welding fumes). <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonsafety.com\/images\/Big\/3002856B.jpg\" title=\"Powered Air Purifying Respiratory from Jackson\" alt=\"Powered Air Purifying Respiratory from Jackson\" align=\"left\" height=\"255\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" width=\"116\" \/>If reading government regulations is too overwhelming,  <em>Practical Welding Today<\/em> wrote a pretty good article about how these regulations specifically affect your welding operation and what changes you need to make to be in compliance.  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