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Building Engineering Services AssociationGuide to good practice: AcknowledgmentsWELDING FirstEditionMarch1978SAFETY SecondEditionJanuary1983 JS/5 ThirdEdition1995 FourthEditionMarch2008 BESAalsowishestoacknowledgetheinputfromthe membersoftheMechanicalandElectrical,Health,Safetyand EnvironmentCommittee(MEHSEC)fortheirtimeand input. ISBN0-903783-56-8 ThispublicationisissuedjointlybytheBuildingEngineering ServicesAssociationandtheElectricalContractors' Association,itsupersedes:“JS5WeldingSafety”lastpublished bytheHVCA (now BESA)  in2002andpreviouspublicationsonthis subject. NOTE-Thisdocumentisbasedonknowledgeavailableatthe timeofpublicationandismeantforgeneralpurposes,notfor relianceoninrelationtospecifictechnicalorlegalissues,in whichcaseyoushouldalwaysseekindependentadviceon suchissues.Noresponsibilityofanykindforanyinjury, death,loss,damageordelayhowevercaused,resultingfrom theuseoftheadviceandrecommendationscontained herein,isacceptedbytheauthorsorothersinvolvedinit’s publication(includingtheBuildingEngineeringServices Association). BESA Publications OldMansionHouseEamontBridgePenrithCA102BX 01768860405[email protected]. www.theBESA.com

Building Engineering Services Association Guide to good practice: Foreword WELDING Althoughtheprinciplesofweldinghavenot SAFETY changedovertheyears,amendmentstohealthand safetyregulationsandimprovementsinthe JS/5 equipmentthatisavailable,havebroughtaboutthe needforthisbooklettobeupdated.This,thefourthBESA Publications editionofthisBooklet,istheresultofthereviewthatOldMansionHouse hasbeenundertaken.EamontBridgePenrithCA102BX Wehaveallbecomeaccustomedtocarryingoutriskassessmentand01768860405 applyingtheCOSHHRegulationstoourweldingactivities.Fromthese,[email protected]. wehaveabetterunderstandingoftherisksthatarisewhilewelding, particularlyfromthefumes.Thisawareness,aswellaschangesinthe exposurelevels,ismakingthisactivitylessofarisk tothosedoingit. Althoughsomeriskshavebeenreduced,otherssuchasmovingheavy objects,likegasbottlesandtransformers,remain.Timeandagain,the gasbottletrolleys,transformers,andportablegeneratorsthatare neededforwelding,arestillmanoeuvredbyhandtowhere theyareneeded. Manualhandlingisoneofthebiggestcausesofinjuryatwork,so moreattentionneedstobepaidtoit.Often,manualhandlingcannot beavoidedwhencarryingoutweldingwork;soliftingappliances, trolleysetchavetobeused,togetherwithteachingpeoplethecorrect waytoliftandmovethings. Thisbooklethasalltheadvicethatyouneedtolookafteraperson’s healthandsafetywhiletheyarecarryingoutweldingwork.However, youalsoneedtousetheBESA’sRiskManagementandCOSHH Manualsforguidanceonhowtoreduceandcontroltheotherrisks thattheyface.Inaddition,theMEHSEC“Worksafeguidetositesafety”, containsguidanceonmanualhandlingand‘hotwork’;aswellasall theotherrisksthatarefoundonsite. Likeitspredecessor,thisbookletdealswiththehazardsassociated withweldinginaclearandmatter-of-factway.Italsooffersclear guidancethatwill,iffollowed,provideahealthierandsaferworking environmentforeveryone.So,pleasestudythisbookletandadoptthe goodpracticesthatitcontains-foreverybody’ssake. Remember-Keepsafetyinyoursites. Bill Belshaw FormerChairman MechanicalandElectricalHealth,SafetyandEnvironment Committee(MEHSEC) www.theBESA.com

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