Guides: Metals (Fabrication &amp; Mechanical): Safety

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A Beginner's Guide To Welding Safety Welding can be a dangerous activity when safety precautions aren’t followed. Welding machines like MIG and TIG welders and tools (like plasma cutters) can present many hazards to both those actively at work and those in the vicinity. It is crucial to be aware of all the risks and dangers of welding, and understand what welding safety precautions need to be taken to protect welders and those around them.
Be prepared: Five potential welding safety hazards to avoid The welding arc creates extreme temperatures and may pose a significant fire and explosion hazard if safe practices are not followed.
Electrical Safety - Safe Work Australia An electrical risk is something that can cause death, serious injury or shock. It can be direct or indirect contact. Electrical work is dangerous. As a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you have a duty to keep workers and your workplace safe from electrical risks. This page will assist you in understanding your duties under the model work health and safety laws, and direct you to supporting documentation.
Noise - Safe Work Australia Work-related noise-induced hearing loss is a preventable but irreversible condition that affects many Australian workers.
Physical Hazards - Comcare A physical hazard is defined as a factor within the environment that can harm the body without necessarily touching it.
Physical Hazards - SafetyLine Of all the hazards in your workplace, Physical Hazards might the least obvious. Despite their name, Physical Hazards aren’t always something that you can see or touch.
Safe Work Australia - Model Codes of Practice Model Codes of Practice are practical guides to achieving the standards of health and safety required under the model WHS Act.
Skin Cancer: Protecting Outdoor Workers - Better Health Channel Outdoor workers are in one of the highest risk groups for skin cancer. Your employer has a duty of care to protect you from overexposure to UV radiation.
Welding and Cutting Hazards Welding and Cutting operations present a variety of hazards, not only to those carrying out the operation but in many instances to others in the vicinity. In the workshop there are a number of hazards specific to welding or cutting and others, of a more general nature, which may also be present in the fabrication environment.
Welding Safety Equipment, accessories and solutions to help maintain a safe and efficient welding environment.

WorkSafe Victoria

Metal Welding Safety Practical advice for employers on controlling hazards when welding.

Online Videos

Arc Welding Safety and Technique Looks at the electric arc welding process, the machines involved, and the safety requirements.
Electrical Safety This program covers basic facts of electrical terms, basic rules that apply to electricity, effects of current on the human body, common hazards and hazard control. (2015: 22 mins).
Hand Safety Many of the tasks we perform involve the use of our hands. Because of the versatile nature of our hands we are constantly putting them at risk. And, in order to reduce that risk, it is critical that we are aware of what hazards exist and we know what measures we should take to help prevent accidents from occurring. This program covers: Hand Anatomy Hand Safety Awareness Hand Hazards Accident Prevention Measures By following safe work procedures, using tools only for their intended purposes and wearing personal protective equipment whenever appropriate, we can reduce the number of hand injuries dramatically.
Technical Education & Skilled Trades A series of videos from Films on Demand.
TIG Welding: Safety and Technique The TIG welding process produces extremely high temperatures which permits pinpoint control of heat over a small heat effected zone. TIG welding is widely used when fine, high quality welding is required, particularly when welding metals such as aluminium and stainless steel.
Welding Safety This video covers the most important safety rules and protective equipment to use when performing MIG, TIG, arc, and gas welding.
Foundries and Metal Fabrication - WorkSafe Victoria Information for workers fabricating metal and casting molten metal in foundries.

Books in the Library

Engineering: An Industry Study Engineering - An Industry Study has been written primarily to help senior secondary school students achieve competencies which have been stated in the training framework, while providing teachers with a resource that will enable them to deliver the entry level course in a way that is compatible with secondary school curriculum structure. This book is intended to complement the teacher's knowledge and experience of the required competencies, while giving students a 'real experience' of the workshop or industrial environment