Local exhaust ventilation for the control of welding fumes in the construction industry - A literature review

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 764-776

  Flynn, Michael R ^a   Susi, Pam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

construction; local exhaust ventilation; welding

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS; ENGINEERING CONTROLS; EXHAUST FLOW RATES; FIELD STUDIES; FLUX CORE; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION; NATURAL VENTILATION; SHIELDING GAS; SIZE EFFECTS; WELDING FUMES; WELDING POSITION; WORK PRACTICES;

CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FLOW RATE; FUME CONTROL; FUMES; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; MANGANESE; SHIPS; VENTILATION; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS; WELDING;

ELECTRIC WELDING;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SMOKE; WELDING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKE; VENTILATION; WELDING;

EID: 84865023495     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes018     Document Type: Review

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