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. 2011 Mar 2:327–399. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-3369-8.00007-0

Table 7.1.9.

Principal respiratory risks of welding

Source Derivative Effect
Metals being welded

  • Iron

  • Zinc

  • Beryllium

  • Chrome, nickel

  • Cadmium, manganese

  • Chrome, nickel, arsenic

  • Siderosis

  • Metal fume fever

  • Berylliosis (acute or chronic)

  • Asthma

  • Diffuse alveolar damage

  • Lung cancer
Burning of adjacent surfaces

  • Isocyanates

  • Phosgene

  • Tetrafluoroethylene

  • Oxides of nitrogen

  • Asthma

  • Bronchitis, bronchiolitis

  • Polymer fume fever

  • Bronchitis
Electrode insulation
Protective clothes		 Asbestos Mesothelioma
Gas used to prevent oxidation Carbon dioxide Asphyxia
Combustive gas Carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide poisoning
Ultraviolet light Ozone Bronchitis
Various Silica, silicates Silicosis, mixed-dust pneumoconiosis