Smoke won't get in your eyes at this welding lab

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Welding Journal (Miami); (United States)

OSTI ID:6910191

Johnsen, M R

Norfolk Southern railroad had a problem. It had outgrown the welding laboratory at its training center in McDonough, Ga. The ventilation system could no longer handle the amount of smoke and fumes generated, so students and instructors were required to wear respirators. There wasn't enough room to handle all the students the company wanted to train at one time and the facility had run out of storage space. It was time for a new welding lab, one that would meet the company's safety requirements well into the future, have adequate space, and provide no barriers to the learning process. The key to the new laboratory was the ventilation system. In the new lab, Norfolk Southern installed welding booths designed to create a laminar air flow from front to rear, in order to move contaminants away from the trainee. After filtering, the air recirculates back into the building.

• OSTI ID: 6910191
• Journal Information: Welding Journal (Miami); (United States), Vol. 73:9; ISSN 0043-2296
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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