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FDRsafety’s Client, National Steel City, LLC Reduced or Eliminated Welding Fume Exposure and Improved Employee Comfort

FDR Safety

You are welding on the construction site and the work is rarely (actually, almost never) on a bench with ventilation. The welds must be made at working surface level, in tight spaces and in body positions that are hot and cause you to sweat. So, you are hot, tired, you may be breathing in welding fumes, and getting frustrated!

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Why Do Welders Wear Special Glass Goggles While Working?

Work Gearz

We all have witnessed the sparks that are produced during the welding process. Even if you stand at quite a far distance from the welding place, yet your eyes would feel that dazzling sensation which is very disturbing. . What dangers are posed to the eyes during the welding process? Shielded metal-arc welding.

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States For Most Construction Jobs

Constructonomics

McGraw-Hill Construction’s recent report on workforce shortages sheds some light on the kinds of jobs these market drivers create. Electrician: Electricians are needed to wire multi-family units and require an understanding of how to run standard power distribution systems to lights and other electrical outlets in apartments.

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What to Know About Job Hazard Analysis

Safety Services Company

Electrical shortage that results in a fire. ? Equipment failure as a result of an electrical shortage. ? Equipment failure that results in broken bones and damaged limbs. ? Lack of lighting that results in an operational error. There is a relationship between the worker, the task, the equipment, and the process.

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Reaching a new level of sophistication with panelized construction

Construction Specifier

Some panels have pre-installed windows, plumbing, and electrical rough-ins, and sheathed on one side, but not taped and finished. With the thinner, lighter nonstructural framing, connections are made with light hand tools, so there is less efficiency with building in the shop. Then they are shipped and erected.

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Difference Between Mild Steel and Stainless Steel | What Is Stainless Steel | What Is Mild Steel | Mild Steel Properties

CivilJungle

Weldable because of its low carbon content, it is much more malleable and ideal for welding. percent pure carbon) is primarily used for flat- rolled steel items such as pipes , stripes, or light and rolled parts such as equal-angle or uneven-angle steel beams. While the stainless steel quality is much more than light steel.

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Kevlar Vs. Carbon Fiber Hard Hat: Which One Protects Head Better?

Work Gearz

Kevlar has high tensile strength and therefore it is used in the making of several items such as: work boots , protective equipment’s, gloves, sealants, optical cable, tires of cars, brake pads, heavy industry items, etc. They are extremely light weight, estimated to be 40% lighter than standard hard hats.