Explain Why Irritants Are Exposed To Welding Radiation

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Chapter 9 9.1. Name five pneumoconioses and identify their causes. ANS: The text lists six: siderosis--iron oxide dust; stannosis--tin dust; byssinosis--cotton dust; aluminosis--aluminum dust; asbestosis--asbestos fibers; silicosis--silica ref. p. 201 9.2. Name five chemical irritants. ANS: The text lists at least seven: ammonia gas, chromic acid, chlorine gas, fluorine, bromine, oxides of nitrogen, phosgene ref. p. 201-202 9.3. What distinguishing effect do irritants have upon the body? ANS: inflame the surfaces of the parts of the body by their corrosive action ref. p. 201 9.4. What extremely dangerous gas can be produced when chlorinated hydrocarbons are exposed to welding radiation? ANS: phosgene…show more content…
Provide ear protection that cuts the noise level by one half. ref. p. 244-248; also earlier chapters that emphasized the preference of engineering and administrative controls over personal protective equipment. 10.11. From the perspective used by the federal enforcement agency, rank the following solutions to a worker noise exposure problem (from most effective,"1", to least effective,"4"). 2 Enclose the noise source with a barrier that reduces the noise level by 50%. 1 Position the operator at a distance twice as far from the source of the noise. 3 Rotate personnel so that each worker is exposed to the noise source for only one-half shift. 4 Provide ear protection that cuts the noise level by one half. ref. p. 244-248; also earlier chapters that emphasized the preference of engineering and administrative controls over personal protective equipment. 10.12. What is a "threshold shift?" ANS: an indication that a worker's hearing has been damaged ref. p. 256 10.13. A "threshold shift" is a. a hazard of walking and working surfaces b. an administrative control for rotating employees exposed to excessive

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