HSE Revise guidance to exposure to welding fume

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revised guidance on exposure to welding fume.  Task specific guidance for welding, cutting and associated tasks is provided in a suite of documents:

• WL0 – Advice for managers
• WL2 – Welding in confined/limited/restricted spaces
• WL3 – Welding Fume Control
• WL14 – Manual gas and oxy-gas cutting
• WL15 – Plasma arc cutting: fixed equipment
• WL16 – Arc-air gouging (air-carbon arc gouging)
• WL18 – Surface preparation: Pressure blasting (small items)
• WL19 – Surface preparation: Pressure blasting (medium-sized items)
• WL20 – Surface preparation: Pressure blasting (Large items)
• WL21 – Weld cleaning with pickling paste