The dangers of Hardox

[anukhet]

The dangers of Hardox

.....and having never been near anything like a mig/tig/arc/oxy welder is the reason why Im still so young looking and beautiful
Seriously, the effects of UV radiation on the skin are well known but not so well known are the effects of heat and chemicals. Also what many people forget is that they can get indirect exposure to UV and IR wavelengths from reflective surfaces (and that includes light coloured as well as shiny surfaces).

[anukhet]

The dangers of Hardox

I forgot to mention this - http://www.wisegeek.com/is-welding-dangerous.htmhttp://www.wisegeek.com/is-welding-dangerous.htm

Going completely out on a limb there could be another problem with being dazed or disorientated afterwards. A slight inner ear infection even if you cant feel an earache as such can cause some dizziness if you have had your eyes focussed on something for a while.

[babeth]

The dangers of Hardox

The only really dangerous material I ever worked with was thinner during Art Class at high school. Our teacher would scurry around opening as many windows as he could and we would try to close them again behind his back because we just loved those fumes.
The same stuff was used at my dads job (printing press) to clean all surfaces with. 3 young lads had to clean a certain workroom, forgot to use proper ventilation (hadnt listened to those old geezers), and then drove home in one car. A few hours later the police found that car neatly wrapped around a tree a few kilometers away from their work. It seems they had gone straight from high to nirvana without even noticing the transition.

Morale of this little story: Everything you use can be dangerous. Use your head, not your nose.

[craig_anto]

The dangers of Hardox

UV produced by welding can
cause premature ageing of the Iris /Cornea of the eye is that why Mike is such a bad driver? bald and blind? spot on

[grafix]

The dangers of Hardox

Oi!!!

[babeth]

The dangers of Hardox

It also seems to have an effect on memory and cognitive processes. Have you seen the delay of his answer ?

[anukhet]

The dangers of Hardox

....and it was very very grumpy.
If someone asks him now what hes complaining about and youll either find that hes written everything down in minute detail or hes completely forgotten.

[gravity]

The dangers of Hardox

Thats why u should always weld with a hangover. That way you cant get a headache from welding.

[team_ireland]

The dangers of Hardox

I like that kind of Logic

[Mouldy]

The dangers of Hardox

Posting on Behalf of:

Anders Blomqvist


Hi,


What you have experienced has little to do with the HARDOX plate itself nor the primer coating. To protect the plate from corrosion during storage and transportation we paint the plate with a anti corrosion primer. The primer that we use belongs to the group low zinc silicate primers, referred to as the third generation of ZnSi-primer.

When this primer was introduced (by the primer suppliers HEMPEL and JOTUN) a lot of attention was taken to minimize any hazardous risk involved with the primer.

Today the low zinc silicate primers that we use has been accepted by various health research institutes under the condition that welding/cutting is performed in normally ventilated premises.

Attached you will find a TechSupport pdf file about work shop handling of primer coated HARDOX and WELDOX plates, also available on our home page http://www.ssabox.com/news/brochures/en_index.htmhttp://www.ssabox.com/news/brochures/en_index.htm . I have also included the Material-Safety-Data-Sheet, where you can check out §2.

625_techsupport_25_plate_primer_hardox_and_weldox_ uk_v1_2004_ssabox.pdf material_safety_data_sheet.pdf

Since I do not have the access to post this information on the site the, I would appreciate if you could do it€¦..and change the headline to No danger using HARDOX.

Best regards

Anders Blomqvist
HARDOX Development
Manager Product Development HARDOX
SSAB Oxelsund, SE-61380 Oxelsund, Sweden
Tel-+46 (0)155 255180
Fax +46 (0)155 25 55 40
e-mail:anders.blomqvist@ssabox.com




If Anyone wants a copy of the PDF I can send you a copy, just e-mail dave66698@hotmail.com