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1.7 Protective Clothing
Like other jobs or careers, welders must wear suitable protective equipmen
general, Personal Protective Equi
such as burns, sparks, spatter, electric shock, and radiation. The use of PPE is a
good safe practice and may be required by regulatory agencies.
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Wear clothing made from heavyweight, tightly woven, 100% wool or cotton
to protect from UV radiation, hot metal, sparks and open flames. Flame
retardant treatments become less effective with re
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Keep clothing clean and free of oils, greases and combustible contamina
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Wear long-sleeved shirts with buttoned cuffs and a collar to protect the nec
Dark colors prevent light reflection.
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Tape shirt pockets closed to avoid collecting sparks or hot metal or keep
them covered with
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Pant legs must n
can collect sparks.
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Repair all frayed edges, tears or holes in clothing.
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Wear high top boots fully laced to prevent sparks from entering into the
boots.
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Use fire-resist
boot tops, to prevent sparks from bounc
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Remove all ignition so
pockets. Hot
fuel.
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Wear gauntlet-t
material,
to protect wrists and forearm
if kept dry.
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Direct any sp
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Wear leathe
standing or
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Wear layers of clothing. To prevent s
weather.
Sweat clothes cause rapid
not very b
reath
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Wear a fire-resistant skull cap or bala
protect your h
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W
ear a welder's
particles.
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DO NOT wear rings or other jewelry.
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DO NOT wea
synthetic fabric
flaps.
ot have cuffs and must cover the tops o
ant
boot protectors o
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peated laundering.
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avoid over
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helmet t
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rad
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kin burns.
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