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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
American Welding Society (AWS).
American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
International Agency For Research On Cancer (IARC).
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),
www.nfpa.orgwww.sparky.org
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).
Meeting Welding Fume Extraction Codes
and Standards
Welding, cutting, brazing, or soldering of metals can give off poisonous fumes containing zinc,
lead, beryllium, cadmium, mercury, fluorine, and hexavalent chromium and others. These fumes
typically originate from fluxes, solders, anti-corrosion coatings, pigments, metal fillers, and
residual chemicals on the workpiece. This machine is designed to help meet the new welding shop
clean air requirements mandated by OSHA beginning in 2006. The Model G0649 Welding Downdraft
Table is designed to be a part of an overall fume control system. It is NOT designed to serve as a
"single-solution” for keeping workers safe from all welding fumes. You must contact OSHA to find
out how to design and maintain the best overall welding fume control system for your work station
or shop. Often, depending on the workspace size, volume of work, type of material to be welded, or
other special circumstances, you must use additional safety equipment such as personal air line
respirators, hoods, masks, and complete body protection.
Contact the organizations below to help you meet welding fume extraction requirements: