Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing

Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing welding and soldering equipment and accessories (except transformers), such as arc, resistance, gas, plasma, laser, electron beam, and ultrasonic welding equipment; welding electrodes; coated or cored welding wire; and soldering equipment (except handheld).

Category

Manufacturing

NAICS Code

333992

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this industry:

• Arc weld stainless steel
• Braze using cadmium-based solder
• Formulate, mold, or cure resins to produce advanced composite materials
• Generate mists of metalworking fluids containing ethanolamines
• Heat or machine chromium alloys
• Inhale mists of microbially contaminated, water-based metalworking fluids
• Machine or weld on cadmium-alloyed or cadmium-plated steel
• Spray epoxy or polyurethane paint, shellac, lacquer, or varnish
• Use cemented carbide materials or tools
• Use epoxy, isocyanate, or formaldehyde-resin adhesives, finishes, or sealants
• Use polyfunctional aziridine hardener in paints, varnishes, or other coatings
• Use solder containing colophony, zinc chloride, ethanolamine, or ammonium chloride flux
• Weld mild steel