Welding talk

3M held two presentations at
the Association of Welding
Distributors (AWD)
inaugural Fume Focus
Group Seminar this April.

Part of the AWD’s
Welding World exhibition
which took place at Crewe Hall,
Cheshire, the seminar provided a
platform for senior representatives
from 3M’s Occupational Health &
Environmental Safety Group to discuss
respiratory hazards in welding as well as
give guidance on respiratory protective
equipment (RPE) for the welder.

Aicha Kabil, marketing
executive reusable
respiratory and welding
equipment at 3M, explains:
“As well as optical and skin
hazards, welding generates
harmful airborne particles
which can cause significant
long-term health issues if
correct exposure is not
controlled properly.”