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IN THIS CHAPTER

Making sure you have the right safety gear

Understanding basic safety rules for welding

Knowing how to prepare for and handle accidents and injuries

What’s the most important aspect of welding? The answer is simple: safety. What good does a beautiful weld and a job well done do you if you’ve hurt yourself (or others) in the process?

Many dangerous elements make up any welding operation. You use massive amounts of electricity to join metals (which are often sharp and heavy) through melting. You’re constantly at risk for electric shock, serious eye injuries, and burns. It’s not exactly a pillow fight, is it?

You can’t change the basic elements that make welding dangerous, but you can (and should, without fail) take every precaution to make sure your welding projects are as safe as possible. Your approach to welding safety should be complete and relentless; just one careless move or lack of safety preparation can result in serious injury or death.

In this chapter, I cover all the aspects of welding safety that you need to understand and remember when you get started as a welder. As I mention many times throughout this book, this chapter is really the most important one, and I hope you read it carefully and take its information to heart.

Welding safety is no accident! Be sure to take the precautions necessary to ensure your safety and the safety of those around you. You also need to make sure anyone who comes near your welding projects is aware of proper welding safety practices so that they can help keep themselves safe as well.