Fumes, dust, vapours and gases Noise Electric shock Explosions Compressed gases Welding in a confined space Misc. Ultraviolet radiation may cause skin cancer, eye damage, and sunburn. Infrared radiation can cause skin burns, chronic eye inflammation, and heat cataracts due to burning of the len s of the eye.
Unprotected eyes can become extremely red and sore and in extreme cases suffer permanent damage.
The intense visible light can cause eye strain, resulting in headaches, inflammation, and other temporary painful symptoms. If welding outside, ensure you are protected from the sun. Hot metal, sparks,slag, heat, fires, radiation and burns The processes are invariably accompanied by the production of showers of sparks, hot metal, etc. These can cause both personnel and property damage. Hot metal injury to eyes, skin, from contact with welded work or from metal splatter.