1. SCOPE
2. REFERENCE
3. GENERAL
4. METHODS
4.1 Welding Curtains
4.2 Folding Partitions
4.3 Flexible Screens
FIGURE
1. One-Piece Welding Curtain
2. Plastic Strip Welding Curtain
3. Folding Welding Partition Type A
4. Folding Welding Partition Type B
5. Shop-Fabricated Shield
6. Flexible Wire Screen
Welding Flash Protection Methods
1. Scope
This standard describes methods of shielding welding flashes to protect people who do not wear safety glasses.
2. Reference
Reference is made in this Article to the following document.
3. General
3.1 Clear safety glasses will absorb the harmful radiation from welding arcs for everyone exposed except the actual welder or anyone near who looks directly at the arc. The only justification for using welding shields is in crowded areas where annoyance and distraction are a factor, or in areas where safety spectacles with glass lenses are not worn by everyone. Where shields are desired due to the above-described conditions, they can be selected from Figures 1 through 6.
3.2 Polycarbonate lens materials protect eyes against ultraviolet radiation of welding arcs. See SES S23-G01.
4. Methods
4.1 Welding Curtains
4.1.1 Hardware and one-piece curtains to construct welding booths are shown in Figure 1.
4.1.2 Hardware and strip curtains for weld booths are shown in Figure 2.
4.2 Folding Partitions
4.2.1 Folding partitions (Figures 3 and 4) can be carried by one person where many moves are necessary or on upper floors where it is difficult to carry a larger shield.
4.2.2 Folding partitions (Figure 5) can also be site fabricated to suit the requirements of a particular application.
4.3 Flexible ScreensÂ
Flexible welding screens (Figure 6) that can be formed to suit the job and can be rolled up for easy transportation.