Spotlight on welding fumes

Why extract welding fumes ?

There are 60,000 welders in France, and a total of 528 000 workers, that is to say 2% of the working population, are exposed to welding fumes. Protecting these men and women from said fumes is a priority, as they contain harmful gases and particles which can deeply penetrate the respiratory system and cause serious illnesses, even cancers.

Without any means to extract them, these harmful components spread into the air, where they can remain for several days, thus exposing all workers in the factory plant to their dangers.

Issues

Extracting welding fumes allows customers to :

Be in accordance with curent legislation

By following applicable rules to avoid sanctions and ensuring safety in the workplace.

Protect the welders’ and operators’ health

By reducing risks of work-related illnesses, and ensuring the implementation of higher standards in terms of quality of life for workers.

Avoid production slowdowns

By maintaining equipment and a keeping the work environment safe, allowing for fewer production interruptions and better productivity.

Reduce hiring-related costs

By putting the individual at the core of your company’s CSR approach, and minimizing absenteeism as well as spendings associated with work-related illnesses

Extracting welding fumes is thus not only a legal obligation but also necessary to preserve workers’ health, operational efficiency, and high-skill workers’ company loyalty.

ENGMAR is committed to a strict compliance with current legislation to ensure worker’s health and safety.

For more information about related laws and occupational health organizations’ recommendations, please consult the dedicated page.

Directive 2004/37/EC, which has been revised in 2021, imposes a strict exposure limit on welding fumes to protect workers. ENGMAR is committed to observing those rules and offering solutions which comply with the latest legal developments.

CARSAT plays a key role in ensuring workers’ safety by establishing diagnoses, offering training on safety procedures, and granting financial aid for the installation of protection systems.

ENGMAR, on the basis of CARSAT and INRS recommendations, offers efficient prevention methods, such as the installation of technical solutions based on the extraction of welding fumes at the source.

Our welding associates

We rely on a network of associates in the welding industry, in both France and Europe, with whom we exchange expertise in order to encourage innovation and better meet customers’ needs.

Network comprising installers, distributors and engineering firms in the field of ventilation equipment.
Large network of german and european mechanical engineers
Provides industrialists with the most performant solutions during the design, manufacturing and maintenance of equipment.
German association for assembly, cutting and coating technologies.
European Federation for Welding, Joining, and Cutting.
french professional association of manufacturers and machine/production technologies importers