It can be extremely difficult to keep warehouses clean and properly ventilated, especially when they are large, open areas. The first issue is to identify the quality of air in the warehouse. The second is to have a system that will effectively filter polluted air and ensure that the air those working in the warehouse breathe is clean and healthy. In some … [Read more...]
Why it’s Important to Monitor Air Quality in Workshops
Air pollution is a big problem: indoors, outdoors, in the street … and in factories and other workplaces. One of the biggest problems is that pollutants in the air are generally invisible. But they can lodge themselves deeply in human lungs, and make their way into the bloodstream, causing major health problems from breathing difficulties and airway irritations, to … [Read more...]
How to Assess Your Welding Ventilation Needs
Every welding environment and welding workshop need welding safety equipment that will ensure the air welders and other workers breathe is as pure an unpolluted as possible. Kemper America is a leading expert in the field of welding smoke and fume extraction systems and supply a range of air filtration, ventilation, and welding smoke exhaust systems. But how do you … [Read more...]
How Industrial Air Purification Increases Company Profits
The law requires that employers maintain the quality of air in all industrial environments. That’s because people working in an environment where air quality is poor are at risk of getting sick, sometimes terminally ill. But air purification in industrial situations doesn’t just protect the people who work there; it also has a direct impact on productivity and can … [Read more...]
AirWatch isn’t Just for Welding Workshops
Trademarked in 2016, Kemper America’s new AirWatch is a powerful measuring and control system that monitors air quality in any type of workplace. Invaluable in welding workshops where employees are exposed to the potential health risks of welding dust, fumes, and gases, it may also be used by a vast range of industries in any logistics operation, warehouse, or … [Read more...]
Why Welders Rely on AirWatch for Air Quality
Optimum air quality is vital for the heath and safety of welders, wherever they work and whichever welding process, base metal and filler metals they use. There are various ways to improve air quality in the welding workplace. In addition to these, Kemper America has launched an ingenious device, AirWatch, that makes it possible to monitor air quality to prevent … [Read more...]
How Our Welding Fume Extraction Equipment Makes Welding Workshops Safe and Healthy
Proper planning and the correct welding fume extraction equipment is key to making welding workshops safe and healthy. Regardless of the cutting and welding procedures carried out, workstations should be ergonomic, and they must meet stringent health and safety requirements. If the proper precautions are taken, welding is a safe occupation. If health and safety … [Read more...]
Welders Exposed to Welding Fumes Face Danger of Pneumonia Infection
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has published a research report that confirms welders are highly susceptible to pneumococcal pneumonia infection. The research study found that mild steel welding fumes have “high oxidative potential” and increase the ability of pneumococci (a type of bacteria) to adhere to and infect lower airway … [Read more...]
Employers are Responsible for Welder Health and Safety
All workers in the USA, including welders, have a legal right to a safe and healthy workplace. And if employers do not take responsibility for welder health and safety, workers may exercise their rights and raise any concerns they have. If there is an injury of any sort in the workplace, they may also report the incident to the authorities. Welding and related … [Read more...]
Welding Equipment to Prevent Metal Fume Fever
Metal fume fever is a temporary condition with flu-like symptoms. The symptoms are fairly general, ranging from chills and fever, to fatigue, muscle aches and joint pain, and often nausea with some vomiting. Some people hallucinate and some experience convulsions in addition to the non-specific symptoms. It happens quite quickly after inhaling zinc oxide fumes, … [Read more...]
