What are the occupational diseases of welders?

1, strong ultraviolet rays are harmful to human body, even if it is exposed for a short time, it will cause tears in eyes and great pain. Ultraviolet rays can also burn the skin, causing redness, itching and peeling. Too long will cause cataracts and eye diseases, and severe blindness.

2. Too much welding smoke will lead to welder's pneumoconiosis, manganese poisoning, fluorine poisoning and metal smoke fever.

3. Poisonous gas will cause irritation to eyes, nose and respiratory tract, and in severe cases, it will lead to tracheitis and pneumonia.

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Disease prediction and prevention

Welder's pneumoconiosis generally develops slowly, does not affect the life span, and mainly controls complications and complications. Prevention is the key to control pneumoconiosis.

Factories and mines all over the country have taken comprehensive dust prevention measures, such as sealing dust sources, ventilation and dust removal, equipment maintenance and overhaul, combined with personal protection, regularly monitoring dust concentration in the air, and strengthening publicity and education, so that the incidence of pneumoconiosis has been greatly reduced, the length of service of onset has been prolonged, and the progress of the disease has been delayed.

All factories and mines should do a good job of pre-job physical examination for new workers engaged in dust operations, including X-ray chest films. Anyone suffering from active tuberculosis and various respiratory diseases (chronic rhinitis, asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, etc.). ) Not suitable for dust operation.

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