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April 20, 2020

WELDING SAFETY WHITE PAPERS
If you are involved in the welding industry this Welding Safety White Paper page is for you. Here we have compiled our most recent articles about 'White Papers' which tackle key safety issues within the welding trade
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April 17, 2020 Ben Taege

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACETYLENE VS LPG / PROPANE AS A CUTTING OR HEATING FUEL GAS
Acetylene is one of the industry standard methods of cutting of all the Industrial Thermal Cutting Processes, but when Propane (LPG) was introduced to the market the whole thermal cutting process changed and the battle between Propane (LPG) and Acetylene was born.
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April 7, 2020

Calculating your machine's trade-in value
For as long as we can remember trading in an old MIG, TIG, stick or plasma cutter has been rather hit-and-miss. Some retailers will reluctantly consider trade-ins but others have no interest at all
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April 6, 2020 Ben Taege

What Is Being Done in Australia Now That We Know Welding Fume Is Carcinogenic?
What Is Being Done in Australia Now That We Know Welding Fume Is Carcinogenic? The Welding Fume White Paper by AWS on the IARC Reclassification of Welding Fume was intended to answer welders’ questions on what the reclassification...
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April 6, 2020 Ben Taege

Welders' Powered Air Respiratory Protection Now More Affordable
Welders' Powered Air Respiratory Protection Now More Affordable Upon hearing the news regarding the reclassification of welding fume by the IARC and putting together a Welding Fume White Paper on what this means for Australian welders, AWS, the sole...
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April 6, 2020 Ben Taege

What Is A Powered Air Respirator?
What Is A Powered Air Respirator? A common question we get asked is ‘What is a Powered Air Respirator and Why Is A PAPR important?’ A Powered Air Purifying Respirator (or PAPR) is a portable air filtration system...
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April 6, 2020 Ben Taege

Door Opens for Welders' Cancer Compensation
Door Opens for Welders' Cancer Compensation An Australian-first judgment linking a Melbourne man's deadly lung tumor to toxic welding fumes has opened the door to new compensation claims by former welders battling cancer. Anh Tran, a 54-year-old ex-smoker...
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April 6, 2020 Ben Taege

WELDING FUME: A KNOWN CARCINOGEN
WELDING FUME: A KNOWN CARCINOGEN A closer look at the recent reclassification of welding fume as Group 1: Carcinogenic to Humans Onwards There is no doubt that the recent reclassification of welding fume as carcinogenic to humans by the International...
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March 4, 2020 Ben Taege

2020 Welding Fume Update: The current state of play
A closer look at the 2019 study on welding fumes and lung cancer, from Australia and New Zealand Perspective What can I do as an employer of welders? The employer has the primary responsibility to ensure that welders,...
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