My cousin graduated from high school and studied welding with his master. It took him almost a year to start, and it took him a year to start. At this time, he is really engaged in this industry. In retrospect, it was time to get married. For the sake of his health, he decided to leave this industry. Many people will say it's a pity, but to be honest, life is more important than health. Why do you say that? Let me analyze it for you.
The most important thing in welding is the welding electrode, and it is this kind of welding electrode that causes people's health problems, because it is composed of a large number of chemical elements, which are inhaled into their own bodies after working for a long time.
Covered electrode consists of two parts, one is flux-cored wire and the other is flux-coated wire. The whole coated covered electrode is composed of coated wire and coated wire evenly, that is, you can see the outermost part, and the thin one inside is the cored wire. Therefore, the cored wire can also be called the metal core of covered electrode, which will not cause too much harm to the body in the whole project.
Coating is the biggest problem to the body, because it is composed of various minerals and chemical elements, such as ferromanganese, ferrosilicon, marble, fluorite, titanium dioxide, water glass and so on. The reason why electric welding can do harm to people is because there are too many chemical elements, which is also the most convenient way of welding.
The most basic damage of electric welding is the damage to eyes and skin, which I believe everyone knows. My cousin told me that his eyes never felt better in his first year at work. My eyes began to swell at work, but they got a little better after work. The second one continued to expand and repeated for half a year until he really got used to it. But this is already very harmful to his eyes, causing him to cry often and can't see clearly from time to time.
This is the dazzling white light emitted by electric welding in the process of welding seam, and there are also strong ultraviolet rays, which then radiate to your eyes, which will stab your eyes and cause a series of eye problems, such as corneal damage and eye inflammation. And this is only the most basic injury of electric welding. If you can't pass this level, then this job is definitely suitable for you.
Damage to the skin, there will be a lot of sparks when the whole electrode works, and as long as this spark gently leans against the skin, there will be a hole, because the whole electrode can not burn completely. At the same time, accompanied by strong ultraviolet rays, it will have a great impact on your skin.
If it is serious, vitiligo, skin cancer and so on will appear. Then why did my cousin say that it is best to be married and have children to do this job? This is the main reason.
When welding, because the whole electrode will produce a lot of harmful gases, including some white smoke, accompanied by a lot of carbon monoxide, if it is in a sealed space, it is easy to produce carbon monoxide poisoning. It's like burning coal in winter. If you don't open the door for ventilation, there will be a stream of gas and carbon monoxide poisoning.
According to my cousin, once they went to weld a large oil tank, and a person was poisoned by carbon monoxide within two hours of working. At that time, they found it quickly, carried it out at once, and woke up after a while. If it is serious, it will basically lead to death. Since then, my cousin has been very careful. If she works in such a sealed condition, she will try to keep in touch with the outside world.
Pneumoconiosis is also prone to occur during welding. When the electrode is working, it will produce a lot of industrial dust, which is easy to produce nitrogen oxides with air at high temperature. If you inhale a lot of nitrogen oxides, you will easily cough, and you will get pneumoconiosis in the later stage, accompanied by symptoms such as bronchitis, emphysema and pulmonary heart disease.
If you get pneumoconiosis, it can be said that it is already in the middle and late stage, and you must rely on oxygen inhalation every day to resolve it, otherwise it will be very uncomfortable, or you can say that you have little time to get this disease. The whole person is worse than death, and it is very uncomfortable.
According to my cousin, there is a welder in his fifties in their factory, and he is also a senior welder in the company. He has pneumoconiosis and coughs many times a day. If it is serious, he will cough and bleed. He also knows that his time is running out, so he wants to earn more money for his family so that their economy can live better in the rest of their lives.
My cousin recently found himself having these problems. Fortunately, after going to the hospital for examination, the problem is not very big. As long as he is treated, there is no big problem with his physical adjustment. This is also the reason why my cousin left this industry, because he still wants to live for a few more years, otherwise he will not enjoy it even if he makes money.
The most common injuries of electric welding are headache, nausea and chest tightness. Electrodes are prone to release some chemicals such as manganese, chromium and nickel at high temperature, which can easily cause dizziness, headache, fatigue, nausea, chest tightness and dry throat.
Working in a relatively sealed space is very common, and it can be seen in some open places, but it is rare. And long-term contact can easily lead to your own nerve problems. According to my cousin, once they worked in a shipyard. After working for about three hours, they felt headache, nausea and dry throat, and they recovered in a few days.
The most dangerous injury of electric welding is fire. Although this kind of situation is rare, it happens occasionally, mainly due to carelessness. Once a fire breaks out at this time, it is very dangerous. Whether you can walk away depends on your luck, because the covered electrode is easy to catch fire and there is high voltage next to it. Double danger is really easy to kill people. I hope everyone will be careful when operating.
Through the analysis of the above four points, I believe everyone can see that a small electric welding is very harmful to people. So I also want to tell you here that you should try to choose a healthier industry, but then again, if you don't have a heavy burden, who will be willing to engage in this industry?
Self-protection can still play a better role, and it can also reduce the occurrence of some diseases and make your body as healthy as possible. First, wear work clothes and protective eyepieces. This is the most important thing, because it can not only protect your skin, but also reduce the damage to it. There is also the need to wear goggles, which is the minimum protection for the eyes. Many people find it troublesome and want to save trouble. In fact, they don't know that an extra layer of protection is to protect their health.
Second, bring a gas mask and a PM2.5 protective mask. This is mainly to prevent it from being better in some closed spaces, because it can reduce your inhalation of toxic and harmful dust and gas, because these two are the most harmful to the lungs. People only have two lungs, and any problem will have a great influence on you. Therefore, wearing a gas mask and a PM2.5 protective mask is the most basic protection, which can also be regarded as reducing the possibility of illness for your body.
Third, the operation specification, pay attention to safety. There are no small things at work. In the operation of welding electrodes, we must standardize the operation and pay attention to safety, because these are all charged and ignited things. If we are not careful, it will easily lead to safety accidents. Once it happens, there will be some unnecessary injuries, which will be a life-threatening problem.
Therefore, going to work safely and going home with a high hand is also the best way to reassure your family. If it weren't for their livelihood, I believe many people wouldn't want to engage in electric welding. I hope they can transform to other industries after they have a certain economic foundation. I also hope that welding can be fully automated in the future, which can reduce the harm to many people's bodies.