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Choosing a welding set?

Make sure you can handle it

Date of publication:
2012
Series code:
INDG390(rev2)

Download a free copy - INDG390 (PDF) [3]

This leaflet is aimed at employers of people who use welding equipment, but will also be useful to suppliers of welding sets.

It gives guidance on selecting welding sets and the risks in manual welding and tells employers where to find more information. It has a useful diagram to help employers assess the manual handling risks of welding sets.

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  1. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/index.htm
  2. HSE Bookshttps://books.hse.gov.uk/
  3. Download a free copy - INDG390https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg390.pdf
  4. Manual handling. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended). https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/books/l23.htm
  5. Manual handling at work: A brief guide https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg143.htm
  6. Manual handling assessment charts https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg383.htm
  7. Musculoskeletal Disordershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/index.htm
  8. Weldinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/welding/index.htm
  9. HSE Books +44 (0)333 202 5070https://books.hse.gov.uk/
  10. Translated leafletshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/languages/index.htm
  11. Legislationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/index.htm
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Updated: 2021-03-22