3M Safety Products for Welding and Grinding ™ PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 3M Welding
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There are many potential health hazards related to welding and other metalworking jobs Welders have to be comfortable and properly protected. Of course, it’s important to protect against heat, sparks and arc burn. However, metal oxides, metal particles and gases produced in some of these operations may result in serious respiratory hazards to workers. 3M offers a full line of products that can help protect workers against head injuries, eye injuries, hearing loss and certain airborne contaminants.
3M™ Filtering Facepiece Respirators for Welding Welding can create a variety of fumes and gases that present unique respiratory protection challenges. 3M provides a comprehensive line of respirators and other products that can enhance safety in most welding/metalworking jobs.
3M™ Filtering Facepieces for Grinding/Weld Clean-Up Workers who perform grinding, sanding and related operations may require proper respiratory protection. In addition, they should use protection against head, face and eye injury as well as protection against hearing loss. 3M offers a complete line of safety products that can help protect and keep workers comfortable in these applications.
3M™ Half and Full Facepiece Respirators for Welding, Grinding and Sanding Applications Sparks, particles, ozone and other nuisance gases and vapors as well as breathing resistance and heat build up are primary considerations when selecting respiratory protection for welding and grinding applications. 3M’s selection of half facepiece respirators offer lightweight, low profile, easy-breathing respirator protection.
Filters For Use With 3M™ Welding and Grinding Facepieces Flexible, lightweight, and conforming to welding shields. 2071 Particulate Filter, P95 • Lightweight and easy to breathe through. • Recommended for grinding, welding, sanding, sawing, sweeping, or other dusty operations. • At least 95% filtration efficiency against solid and liquid particles including oils*. 2091 Particulate Filter, P100 • Lightweight and easy to breathe through.
3M™ Speedglas™ with Adflo™ Eye, Face and Respiratory Protection Are your employees working in exhausting, hard-to-breathe-in environments? Let them try one of our many positive pressure systems for just a couple of hours. That’s all it takes to realize how comfortable work can be.
3M ™ Speedglas ™ with Supplied Air Respiratory Protection 3M™ Fresh-air II Supplied Air System with 3M™ Speedglas™ Helmet 9000 HWR The NIOSH-approved supplied air (SA) 9000 system provides respiratory protection from airborne particulates and gases. The lightweight, belt-mounted valves permit the welder to adjust the temperature of the air entering the headpiece ±45°, making it ideal for very hot or strenuous jobs.
3M™ Bumpcap and Hardhat Positive Pressure Respirator Products L-Series positive pressure headgear provides many comfortable advantages: • Meets ANSI Z87.1-2003 for eye and face impact protection. Certain models meet ANSI Z89.1-2003, Type II for head top and side impact. • Easier to breathe-in than traditional forms of respiratory protection or no respirator at all; with no tight faceseal. • Wide-view lens allows for excellent peripheral and downward vision. • Headgear is lightweight and well balanced.
Select a 3M™ Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Assembly or 3M™ Air Control Device 3M™ PAPR Systems 3M™ Supplied Air Control Devices 3M™ Vortex Cooling Assembly V-100* Allow for greater worker mobility and offers the flexibility to work in a variety of environments. 3M™ Belt-Mounted PAPR Assembly GVP-1 Allows worker to regulate the airflow and cool air by as much as 50°F (28°C). 3M™ Vortemp™ Heating Assembly V-200* Allows worker to regulate the airflow and warm air by as much as 50°F (28°C).
3M™ Speedglas™ Auto-Darkening Filters The highly-respected Speedglas line of auto-darkening welding filters and products is now part of 3M. See the Complete Catalog of Speedglas products or www.Speedglas.com for details. Safety Products That Help Increase Your Performance Now welders can see their work, at comfortable light levels, with constant eye and face protection.
Welding Helmets That Breathe Ideal for Weld Prep/Grinding The revolutionary 3M Speedglas Helmet 9000 features patented aerodynamic exhaust vents that help to enhance the flow of exhaled air. The 3M™ Speedglas™ FlexView System has a big 4.7 in. x 3.6 in. (120mm x 90mm) clear polycarbonate faceshield that’s ideal for precision weld preparation work under a variety of lighting conditions. The user simply lifts up the spring-mounted Speedglas filter assembly for weld prep. The faceshield meets the ANSI Z87.
3M™ Hearing Protection Products for all Types of Welding Noise 3M offers hearing protection products that can meet the needs of a wide range of welding-type applications. In addition, we offer hearing training programs and materials that can help you comply with OSHA requirements and meet the needs of your hearing conservation program.
3M™ Protective Eyewear for Welding Operations 3M’s lightweight, protective eyewear line can be comfortably worn with other welding gear and safety equipment. This eyewear is available in many configurations for use in a wide range of conditions. They all meet the requirements of ANSI Z87.1-2003. All 3M protective eyewear models feature polycarbonate lenses to help provide 99% UV** protection. The wrap-around design of these safety glasses helps provide side protection.
3M™ Head Protection Products Head injuries are among the most common injuries that occur in all industries. For that reason, industry standards have been established to help protect against such injuries. 3M offers a line of hard hats that can be used in virtually all industrial applications. These hard hats meet the requirements of ANSI Z89.1-2003, Type 1, Class C, E, and G. They are available with a slide or ratchet suspension for size adjustment.
3M™ Health and Safety Services Web-Based Tools To Help You Achieve A Safer, More Productive Workplace Interactive Training Designed to Maximize Learning While Helping Meet OSHA 1910.134 (k) Requirements 3M recommends the 3M™ Respiratory Protection e-Training for annual and refresher training in combination with a fit testing program. This unique, customizable training program was developed utilizing learning psychology techniques to help employees stay engaged and interested in the material.
Respiratory Protection Based on Types of Contaminants Found in Welding Operations Contaminant/Application Particulate Respirators Potential Health Effects from Overexposure1,2 8000 8210 8511 Particles Depends on contaminants, includes respiratory irritation General Dust Metal Fume Steel/Manganese Alloys Pneumoconiosis, Siderosis, Central Nervous System effects Stainless Steel Pneumoconiosis, kidney effects, lung irritation, cancer Aluminum Respiratory irritation (due to ozone) Galvanized Steel
Welding Respirators Air Purifying/PAPR/SAR Elastomeric Facepiece Respirators 6100, 6200, 6300 6100DD, 6200DD, 7501, 7502, 7503 3 6300DD PAPR Loose-Fitting Facepiece Respirators Airline Systems 3M™ Speedglas™ with Adflo System 4 3M™ Fresh-air II Supplied Air System 7800 (S,M,L) 8515 8512/8212 8514/8214 2091 P100 2097 P100 7093 P100 Respirator recommended when contaminants are above regulatory limits 5 5 xicology. Vol II New York. John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1994. 3.
A world without welders? We can’t see it either. That’s why 3M is doing our part to help keep welders as safe, as comfortable and as productive as we can. Note: The items featured in this brochure do not represent 3M’s complete line of products for welding and metalworking applications. For assistance in selecting the products or building respiratory systems that are most appropriate for your needs, please call 3M Technical Service at 1-800-243-4630. In Canada, call 1-800-267-4414.
