John Casey welds up to six hours a day, six days a week. At times, the 29-year-old has noticed inhaling the dangerous fumes on the job, and at one point developed the lung illness pleurisy.9News
At times, the 29-year-old has noticed inhaling the dangerous fumes on the job, and at one point developed the lung illness pleurisy."There's a lot of risks breathing in the fumes.""It's definitely heavy on your breathing, it leaves you with shortness of breath," says Wes Hodgens, who has worked in welding for two decades.
Since 2017 welding fumes have been classed as a Group 1 Carcinogen, a substance known to cause cancer in humans, by the World Health Organisation.But the legal exposure limit hasn't changed since 1991. "There's pretty good evidence to say it probably should be lower than 5, probably 1 is the better level to have," Driscoll said.Since 2017 welding fumes have been classed as a Group 1 Carinogen, a substance known to cause cancer in humans, by the World Health Organisation.
"By having good ventilation in place, by using respiratory protection appropriately, having people appropriately trained so they understand the risks involved - they're the things that can be done to make the risk as low as possible."
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