Welder - Profession Important and Validated. A good specialist will never be without work, which means that the burden on the body increases. To perform high-quality welding seam, you need knowledge and experience, and safety compliance.

Burns, eye damage and treatment methods

The most common injury when working with welding is a skin burn. It can be obtained from hot burner, hot metal or spark. The most dangerous for the welder is considered to hit the smallest fragments of metal and sparks in the eyes.

How to understand that the eyes got a burn welding:

1. The eye became red and inflamed.
2. Eyes will get driving greatly.
3. With bright light, you want to close.
4. The eyelids are closed and when opening is felt strong pain.
5. The feeling of the foreign body in the eye (the common expression "sand in the eyes").

Each specialist working in this area came across this problem and knows how to reduce pain. Most Popular Tips:

1. Take crude potatoes, grate onto the grater and make the crap to the damaged eye.
2. Brew chamomile, lime or calendula and apply cotton swabs to eyes.
3. Visit the ophthalmologist's doctor who will appoint proper treatment.

These actions may also come in handy a novice welder, but in order to prevent eye welding to getting into and the eyes do not hurt, you need to have protection tools - special welding glasses.

Welding glasses

In order for fragments of hot metal and sparks to be in the eyes, according to the safety regulations, the welder should work in special welding glasses. Points, should have a dense fit to face and keep well on your head. The main purpose of welding glasses is to protect your eyes from welding and fragments of hot metal, bright light and dust.

The most common points are glasses - chameleons whose glasses are darkened when the welding flashes. Glass in glasses is the most important element. It can be as transparent, there and darkened, made of high-strength plastic.

Welder glasses must necessarily have light filters that protect their eyes from bright light and ultraviolet radiation of working gas equipment.

Light filters can be activated when working with welding equipment (chameleon glasses), descend when working. Light filters are divided into categories:

1. For use in the operation of auxiliary workers and gas welding.
2. For the work of welders in the open area.
3. For medium power.
4. For high power.

Glasses-chameleons are the most common to use when welding. Glass glasses automatically become dark when working with welding equipment. Easy glasses and when working in premises with insufficient lighting - they are well missing light. This is a big advantage in the work of the welder - you do not need to be distracted, and remove-wear glasses.

You can buy welding glasses-chameleons in specialized stores or online stores. The main criterion of choice should be reliable protection and dense adjacent to the face. Therefore, it is advisable to try glasses to understand whether they are conveniently "sat down". Worry about the fact that the eyes can do not see the "bunny" - modern glasses-chameleons will reliably protect their eyes, will provide a good review. When working in glasses, the welder will not be inflated, and fierce glass.

The most popular welder with welding glasses is Skrab 27610. Glasses are equipped with folding glasses, fit tightly and securely protect their eyes from welding. The glasses are equipped with ventilation, the eyes when working in glasses will not disappear.

Advantages of glasses:

1. Lungs.
2. Do not squeeze the face.
3. Have ventilation.
4. Provide a good overview.
5. It is enough to raise the glasses (folding) to check the quality of the seam.
6. Used in different types of welding.

welding Helmets

The welder mask is designed to protect the face and eye of a specialist working with welding. Mask, compared with glasses, more reliably protects the eyes, the skin and clothing of the welder from sparks and hot metal. The principle of protection of the mask is similar to protective glasses. The most common protective welding masks are made of plastic or polyamide nylon. Such masks have a small weight, so do not cause fatigue even with many hours.

Welding masks are two types:

1. Normal.
2. Chameleon.

Standard masks have dark glass, and chameleon is an automatic light filter. Experienced welders appreciated the chameleon masks. The mask-chameleon has a high dimming rate, more than 1/100 million, and in conventional masks the darkening rate is significantly lower. In order not to risk your health and do not lose sight, you must use with a mask welding work.

Mask Benefits:

1. Reliable eye protection from sparks.
2. It has an autostating filter.
3. Works on the solar battery.
4. Not heated - made of heat-resistant material.
5. Easy.
6. Thanks to the mounted screen, good visibility is provided.
7. Includes additional protection tools: protective screen, handle, light filters, head mount.

How to choose a welding mask

To buy a good mask, which will be convenient and reliable, you need to know the main types of masks.

1. Welder shield. The cheapest version of the protection, outwardly resembles the mask of actors of ancient Greece. The design is simple: a shield with a light filter and a handle to hold the shield. Among the advantages - to see the quality of the seam, you just need to push the mask. The main disadvantage - when working, one hand holds a mask, and the second is a welding machine.
2. Standard mask. Mashed on the head. To see the result of the work, you need to raise the mask on the head, omit enough one nick's head. Pros - hand free. Cons - no 100% eye protection when working.
3. Mask with a moving light filter. Convenient mask design allows you to protect your eyes. When light filters are raised, the eyes are protected by a plastic panel, which prevents in the face of small metal fragments.
4. Special. Designed to work with metals having harmful substances. Protects the breathing tracks of the welder from smoke, as it has filters. There are special masks similar to the gas mask, with air supply. Can be used for work under water.

Mask-chameleon

The most convenient and practical mask chameleon is. Light filters When flashing welding instantly, one second is enough for filters darken. During the response of light filters affects the ambient temperature. At low temperature, the speed of the light filter is reduced. Work in minus 5-10 degrees in Mask-chameleon is undesirable, as the filters will not provide a reliable degree of dimming. Each welder working in such a mask has its secrets. For example, if it's cold on the street, and you need to work, a mask can be held in warmth. The filter will be warm and will work faster.

What to take into account when choosing a mask:

1. Adjust the degree of dimness. Depending on the brightness of welding, you can adjust the filters (from 9 to 13 DIN according to GOST).
2. Sensitivity. Under different conditions, you can configure the turning on the filter. For example, with bright sunlight, the filter can be disabled.
3. Delay opening time. After completion of welding, the metal can be hot and bright, and the eyes still need protection.
4. The function of the complete shutdown of the filter (used in rare cases).

You can buy a welding mask in specialized stores or order in online stores. When choosing a mask, you need to be guided by the following criteria: Weight, dimensions, the ability to adjust the mask in size. It is undesirable to acquire a cheap mask, as it may not comply with quality standards. When buying, you need to ask the seller to present a quality certificate. A high-quality mask-chameleon can cost from three thousand rubles and up to ten thousand.

If you work with different types of welding, it is advisable to acquire a mask that is preferably universal.

Good reviews received a chameleon mask Elitech MS 777k, she reliably protects the eyes and clothes of the welder from sparks. The mask has a light filter that is darkened and turned off automatically. The mask does not need to raise and lower. It is equipped with a special device - the mask is easy to wear.

Modern types of welder's eye protection include automatic light filter, ease and ease of use, and original design. Such requirements are responsible for the Bar Welder mask.