COSHH advice sheets: welding, cutting and surface preparation

Advice sheets to help you control risk from hazardous substances in welding:

WL0 - Advice for managers

Welding

• WL2 - Welding in confined/limited/restricted spaces
• WL3 - Welding Fume Control

Cutting

• WL14 - Manual gas and oxy-gas cutting
• WL15 - Plasma arc cutting: fixed equipment
• WL16 - Arc-air gouging (air-carbon arc gouging)

Surface preparation and cleaning

• WL18 - Surface preparation: Pressure blasting (small items)
• WL19 - Surface preparation: Pressure blasting (medium-sized items)
• WL20 - Surface preparation: Pressure blasting (Large items)
• WL21 - Weld cleaning with pickling paste