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Technical Note 7 - Technical Note No. 7 Health and Safety in Welding (2026)

Provides practical guidance and the latest information available from a wide range of research and experience related to safety and health in welding and allied operations including electrical safety. It has taken cognisance of WHS regulatory changes, and the IARC ruling regarding weld fume and cancer, and similarly exposure to UV radiation arising from arc welding.

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Provides information on all aspects of health and safety in welding and cutting. Designed to provide this information in such a way that it is readily useable for instruction in the shop and to provide guidance to management. Recommendations are given for safe procedures to be adopted in a wide variety of situations found in welding fabrication.

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Technical Note 7 - Technical Note No. 7 Health and Safety in Welding (2026)

Technical Guidance Note PG01 - Weld Defects - (2018)

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