NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Welding fumes CAS

RTECS ZC2550000
Synonyms & Trade Names
Synonyms vary depending upon the specific component of the welding fumes.
DOT ID & Guide
Exposure
Limits
NIOSH REL: Ca See Appendix A
OSHA PEL�: none
IDLH Ca [N.D.] Conversion
Physical Description
Fumes generated by the process of joining or cutting pieces of metal by heat, pressure, or both.
Properties vary depending upon the specific component of the welding fumes.











Incompatibilities & Reactivities
Varies
Measurement Methods
NIOSH 7300
Personal Protection & Sanitation
Skin: No recommendation
Eyes: No recommendation
Wash skin: No recommendation
Remove: No recommendation
Change: No recommendation

First Aid (See procedures)
Eye: Irrigate immediately
Skin: Soap wash
Breathing: Respiratory support

Respirator Recommendations NIOSH
At concentrations above the NIOSH REL, or where there is no REL, at any detectable concentration: (APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode/(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus
Escape: (APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister having a high-efficiency particulate filter/Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Exposure Routes inhalation, skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms Symptoms vary depending upon the specific component of the welding fumes; metal fume fever: flu-like symptoms, dyspnea (breathing difficulty), cough, muscle pain, fever, chills; interstitial pneumonitis; [potential occupational carcinogen]
Target Organs Eyes, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system

Cancer Site [lung cancer]
See also: INTRODUCTION