L. O. Vilarinho, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil
The major companies have paid attention to the occupational hygiene and labor safety of their workers/collaborators, both looking for the productivity increasing and respecting the labor laws. Among all the issues that afflicts the welding scenario (fumes, electric shock, mechanical crushing, etc), the radiation is a major concern for arc-welding process. For instance, some authors called attention on UV radiation measurements. This radiation measurement can be applied to the development of welding process or to determine conditions less hazard for human beings where robotic welding is not suitable. Therefore, the aim of this work is to present a comparison of radiation level in terms of different wavelength ranges: UV-total and visible, UV-A, UV-B and UV-C, for different arc-welding processes: GTAW, GMAW, SMAW, FCAW and double-wire GMAW. It is expected that the results lead to a further discussion on this subject.
Summary: The aim of this work is to present a comparison of radiation level in terms of different wavelength ranges: UV-total and visible, UV-A, UV-B and UV-C, for different arc-welding processes: GTAW, GMAW, SMAW, FCAW and double-wire GMAW.
