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you may share responsibility for a health and safety matter with other business operators who are involved in the same activities or who share the same workplace. In these situations, you should exchange information to find out who is doing what and work together in
a co-operative and co-ordinated way so that all risks are eliminated or minimised as far as reasonably practicable.
For example, if you hire a welder to repair an item of machinery at your workplace you should work together with the welder to plan the work, discuss any safety issues that may arise and how the risks associated with the welding processes, such as exposure to fumes and noise will be controlled.
Further guidance on consultation is available in the Code of Practice: Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination.

Information, training, instruction and supervision

Section 19: A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the provision of any information, training, instruction, and supervision that is necessary to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out.
Regulation 39: A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that information, training and instruction provided to a worker is suitable and adequate having regard to:
    * the nature of the work carried out by the worker
    * the nature of the risks associated with the work at the time of the information, training and instruction, and
    * the control measures implemented.
The person must also ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the information, training and instruction is provided in a way that is readily understandable to whom it is provided.
The information, training, and instruction that is provided to workers who carry out welding should include:
    * the proper use, wearing, storage and maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE)
    * how to work safely in hazardous environments, such as a confined space
    * first aid and emergency procedures
    * how to access safety data sheets (SDS) for hazardous chemicals
    * the nature of, and reasons for, any health monitoring if required.

2.             THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS

2.1 Identifying the hazards
The first step in managing risks associated with welding processes is to identify all the hazards that have the potential to cause harm.
Welding and allied processes can have similar hazards and you can follow the same process
to identify hazards. For example both welding and allied processes produces ultra violet and
infra-red radiation which can cause burns, cancer and blindness.
Potential hazards may be identified in a number of different ways including:
    * conducting a walk through assessment of the workplace observing the work and talking
      to workers about how