Metal fumes toxicity and its association with lung health problems among welders in automotive industry

SFZ Bakri, A Hariri, M Ismail - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Welding is one of the fundamental processes and considered the world's most vital trades
especially in metal industries. Along with mechanization and automation growth in the …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory exposure to toxic gases and metal fumes produced by welding processes and pulmonary function tests

Y Mehrifar, Z Zamanian, H Pirami - The international journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Welding is a common industrial process and is harmful to welders' health.
Objective: To determine the effect of toxic gases and metal fumes produced during 3 welding …

Exposure to respirable dust and manganese and prevalence of airways symptoms, among Swedish mild steel welders in the manufacturing industry

M Hedmer, JE Karlsson, U Andersson… - International archives of …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose Welding fume consists of metal fumes, eg, manganese (Mn) and gases, eg, ozone.
Particles in the respirable dust (RD) size range dominate. Exposure to welding fume could …

The relationship of welding fume exposure, smoking, and pulmonary function in welders

LL Roach - Workplace health & safety, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between occupational exposure to
welding fumes and pulmonary function in an effort to add supportive evidence and clarity to …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of occupational injuries among welders in Northwest Iran

F Amani, M Bahadoram, S Hazrati - Journal of Preventive …, 2017 - jprevepi.com
Introduction: Welding technology is one of the most commonly used industries by mankind.
Welders have an essential role in production. Injuries affecting welders directly contributes …

Synergistic impaired effect between smoking and manganese dust exposure on pulmonary ventilation function in Guangxi manganese-exposed workers healthy …

F Wang, Y Zou, Y Shen, Y Zhong, Y Lv, D Huang… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Purpose The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of manganese (Mn) dust
exposure on lung functions and evaluate the potential synergistic effect between smoking …

Relation between lung dysfunction and blood cadmium and lead levels among welders

SP Cetintepe, SB Iritas, M Gunduzoz, ME Alaguney… - Exposure and …, 2019 - Springer
Although welding is an industrial process with well-known health effects, the effects of heavy
metal exposure on the respiratory system during welding are largely unknown. In this study …

[HTML][HTML] Improving worker health and safety in wire arc additive manufacturing: A graph-based approach

HPN Nagarajan, S Panicker, H Mokhtarian… - Procedia CIRP, 2020 - Elsevier
Research on human health and safety impacts of wire arc additive manufacturing is often
overshadowed by the need for weld quality and mechanical strength improvements. To …

Effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic field on the health of workers in automotive industry

X Liu, L Zhao, D Yu, S Ma, X Liu - Electromagnetic Biology and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. To observe the effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-
EMFs) in automotive industry on occupational workers. Methods. A total of 704 workers were …

Morbidity patterns among the welders of eastern Nepal: a cross-sectional study

SS Budhathoki, SB Singh, SR Niraula… - Annals of occupational …, 2016 - Springer
Background Welding process has many hazards that the welders are exposed to resulting in
numbers of health effects and diseases. Safety measures and practices among welders are …