Thread: Arc Welding UV Radiation

You just wanted to post pictures of your pins

I've made the same mistake (to a lesser extent, arms only) and have learned from the experience. And weld flash is like having sand in your eyes. Very unpleasant. Take care out there.

P.S. Pure aloe vera works a treat on UV burns like that. Lather it on...

Bugger,, been there, done that
I wore a T-Shirt once whilst mig welding, (I should have been outside gardening),, that was fun,,, not. Had to fill in for a ****** who decided to take the day off work,, it was my turn for the day off the next day. My chest was dark crimson red.

Originally Posted by DiscoClax

P.S. Pure aloe vera works a treat on UV burns like that. Lather it on...

I used to have heaps of aloe Vera plants, used to squeeze the gel straight out of em. Don't know were they have dissapered to over the years.
It's great stuff thanks for the reminder!

Ouch! Yep, done it myself on my arms when mig welding up the new fuel tank I made for the 101. Hope you heal up quickly.

I was made aware of this 55 years ago when the mechanic on the field party I was working on did a lot of welding on a day when it was "too hot to wear a shirt".

This was the same man that: had an issue while oxy cutting wearing sandals - an offcut of red hot steel fell between two toes, and in the following excitement it took him about thirty seconds to get the sandal off and his foot in a bucket of water!

Yeah, nowhere near enough PPE. TBH, you and the boss should have known better.

A customer of mine was telling me how he had done a similar job, stick welding a few odd jobs while wearing footy shorts.
Arc rays to the old ball bag and inner thigh. The 2 boys swelled up like mangos apparently. Great party trick, but I wouldn't like to try it.

Years ago, a (non welding trade) apprentice in the hunter valley was thrown an old manual welding helmet, given a pack of rods and told to get welding. He welded all day with the helmet on clear... now blind.

Beside the arc and obvious heat, another welding hazard not to be taken lightly is the fume. Considerable quantities of metal vapor containing all the lovely carcinogenic and bio-accumulating heavy metals such as chromium, cadmium, manganese, vanadium are present. So wear a mask under your welding mask.

TL;DR: Welding is dangerous, can kill / maim, be careful.

Like I said I know better accidents happen, 4 days off work flu for 2 weeks and a broken nose since Monday night. Stepping out of my usual daily trade, wearing shorts not thinking I was gonna be welding. Like I said i always wear pants at home so never had the issue before.
Healing fine though, inner legs a bit sore but that never sees the sun so it dosnt take much to burn it.
Just a friendly reminder easy to overlook in the hot weather
Cheers Jim

Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Years ago, a (non welding trade) apprentice in the hunter valley was thrown an old manual welding helmet, given a pack of rods and told to get welding. He welded all day with the helmet on clear... now blind.

And that's just ****ing ridiculous, you hear story's like that all the time about apprentices. I hear things like apprentices running their hands over electric planes to test if the blades are out.
I like to think they are full of ****, but if you believe them you won't make the same mistake.
Cheers Jim