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Most Common Welding Injuries and Accidents with Statistics

Welding accidents and injuries are quite common all over the world. Each year, there are an estimated 4,000 non-fatal welding injuries and over 100 fatal welding accidents. The most common welding injuries are burns, eye injuries, and electrical shocks. A welder is usually exposed to hot or sparking flame, arc, slag mist, or flying debris. …

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TIG Starting Techniques; Scratch-Start, Lift-Arc and HF Ignition

TIG welding (or tungsten inert gas welding) is an extremely popular type of arc welding which employs un-consumable tungsten electrodes to make the weld. In this process, inert shielding gases like argon and helium are used to safeguard the weld region as well as the welding electrode from oxidation and other forms of contamination. This …

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