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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
