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Welding is a hazardous business,
and health and safety risks must be taken seriously.
Operating in potentially harmful environments,
welders are exposed to arc radiation, fumes, dust and noise.
Protective equipment should always be used,
avoiding both short and long term heath issues.
Occupational lung diseases are the number one cause of work-related illness
in terms of frequency, severity, and preventability.
Most occupational lung diseases are caused by
repeated, long-term exposure,
but even a severe, single exposure to a hazardous agent
can damage the lungs.
Welding fume is composed of elements dangerous to human health
and where unprotected,
tiny fume particles can pass deep into the lung structure,
causing a variety of health issues if exposed for lengthy periods,
and may result in long term illness and disease, including cancer.
A single welder can produce 40g of air-borne fume and particulate
every working hour.
Typically we breathe 4000 litres of air per 8 hour work shift
and therefore our lungs can be exposed to significant contamination for long periods.
However, it is important to remember
that hazardous materials only present a health hazard,
when they come into contact with your body.
Hazardous materials can enter your body in three ways
Ingestion – through the mouth
Absorption – through the skin and eyes
Inhalation – through the lungs
Other than Arc radiation,
the most common exposure for Welders is inhalation.
Kemppi FreshAir welding respirators provide
the necessary protection for arc welding environments,
plus ensuring all-day user comfort.
Meeting tough safety standards,
Kemppi respirators remove the limiting aspects
of so called negative pressure solutions,
including disposable and reusable half masks,
where breathing effort is increased
and mask fitting is critical for adequate protection.
Kemppi FreshAir respirators can be supplied with
clean breathing air in two ways.
By either a battery powered air purification pack,
lasting up to 10 hours,
a solution that provides total freedom of movement,
or an air-line supplied breathing air source,
regulated through a Kemppi FreshAir regulation valve.
Respiratory protection for both air supply methods
is designed around the over-pressure principle.
Filtered, fresh and clean air
is supplied via a flexible hose set
connected to the Kemppi FreshAir welding visor
and channelled into the welders breathing zone,
where a safe breathing environment is created
between the welders face, visor and fabric face seal.
The positive air pressure eliminates harmful air borne contamination,
and makes breathing effortless and comfortable.
Plus it reduces weld lens misting.
You can choose from either the Beta 90 FreshAir
or Delta 90 FreshAir respirator models.
Each unit is supplied as standard
with a dark glass DIN 11 welding lens,
but either model can be fitted with Kemppi’s ADF welding lens.
The Beta 90 FreshAir unit is designed for both welding
and grinding operations
and features a multi-stage hatch set.
Whilst the Delta 90 system incorporates hard hat impact protection,
for use in heavy welding environments,
such as shipbuilding, mining and construction sites.
So, if you’d like to know more about Kemppi FreshAir welding respirators,
would like a site demonstration or priced offer,
then contract your Kemppi dealer today!
Details of Kemppi Dealers and Kemppi’s country based sales offices
can be found at www.kemppi.com