Based on a 2024* survey of over 1,350 welders across Australia, this review looks at the current state of the welding industry regarding welding fume exposure and welding fume product controls.
With the lower Workplace Exposure Standard (WES) for welding fume being introduced in January 2024, the objective of this survey was to understand whether the welding industry was aware of this change in legislation.
The survey then sought to determine what methods of welding fume product controls were being employed to reduce exposure to as low as possible, whilst ensuring levels were below the new limit as required by work health and safety legislation.
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What did the Review look at?
The Welding Fume & Product Control Industry Review looked at the forms of product and engineering controls currently being employed at workplaces, welding fume levels in the workplace, awareness of the new Workplace Exposure Limit (WES) for welding fume, and factors that are holding workplaces back from implementing the required product controls.
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* This survey was conducted with 1,367 welders from 28th March 2024 to 30th June 2024.
