Apex Welding Safety Blog
Welding Fume Offerings from AWS
As awareness of the dangers of welding fume exposure has grown in recent years, so too has the range of protective options available to welders and workplaces.
AWS are extremely well placed to help b...
How the Bomaksan BENCH reinvents LEV
The landscape of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) has transformed in recent years, as increased awareness around the dangers of welding fume exposure has coincided with major advances in the technology...
NEW Bomaksan Welding Fume Extraction Systems!
AWS have teamed up with Bomaksan, one of the leading brands in Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV), to launch a new selection of portable LEV systems designed for all common welding processes including ...
The NEW Speedglas G5-01 TW and Tack Welding!
The launch of the NEW 3M™ Speedglas™ G5-01 TW Welding Helmet in Australia and New Zealand has garnered plenty of attention due to the impressive suite of features this helmet brings to the table. ...
How is the new Speedglas G5-01 TW different to the Speedglas 9100 FX Air?
The 3M™ Speedglas™ 9100 FX Air with the award-winning Adflo™ PAPR launched in 2011 and quickly became established as the professional welder’s respiratory welding helmet of choice. Since ...
The NEW 3M™ Speedglas™ G5-01 TW Launches!!
The new Speedglas G5-01 TW has just launched in Australia and New Zealand: a feature-packed, upgraded version of the hugely popular 3M Speedglas 9100 FX Air, complete with a stack of new technology an...
The Practical Guide to Welding Fume Control - Exposure Limits
Exposure standards are still just the beginning
The Practical Guide to Welding Fume Control was first released in 2018 and has quickly become an industry favourite for those wanting to understand...
2022 Practical Guide to Welding Fume Control – Product Controls
The new 2022 Practical Guide to Welding Fume Control aims to give workplaces even clearer advice on limiting welding fume exposure, delving deeper into how Local Exhaustion Ventilation (LEV) in partic...
AWS Launches the 2022 Practical Guide to Welding Fume Control!
Introducing the NEW 2022 Practical Guide!
Following the overwhelming positive feedback received from the welding industry after we launched The Practical Guide to Welding Fume Control in 2021, AW...
Speedglas Generation 5 & Bluetooth Connectivity!
Since releasing the first auto-darkening welding lens in 1981, Speedglas has continued to innovate and expand the horizons of what a welding helmet can do. This has culminated in Generation 5, the lat...
There will be two types of welders reading this article. The first will think this is a joke. That no one could seriously believe that milk would be a suitable shield against a now known carcinogen. T...
With welding fume now confirmed as carcinogenic to humans, many welders and companies are changing their stance on welders’ respiratory protection. But what is the best welding respiratory protectio...