Arc weld stainless steel

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Arc weld stainless steel
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Occupational asthma in welders exposed to nickel and chromium in stainless steel fume has been reported. [Malo] A meta-analysis showed a 26% excess of lung cancer in welders with no difference between mild steel welders and stainless steel welders. [PMID: 16539169] "The current study found welding to be among the top-five exposures responsible for WRA [work-related asthma]. Nevertheless, data from South Africa has been divergent, and welding was not identified as a cause among 195 cases of WRA. Welding was, however, implicated as the most common cause of RADS. . . . These findings are suggestive of repeated irritation as a biological mechanism for welding-related WRA." [PMID 21407099] Welders are at risk for chronic bronchitis. Workers exposed to chromates are at risk for skin ulcerations and allergic contact dermatitis.
Job Task Category
Heating, Machining, or Welding Metal
Exposed To
Metals

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