Face Level Sampling
In February 2019 HSE issued a safety alert on welding fume.
"New evidence shows exposure to mild steel welding fume can cause cancer. Employers should use suitable controls for all welding work. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health direct advice for welding to help make sure exposure to any welding fume released is adequately controlled has been published, along with HSE’s web pages on how to manage exposure to welding fume"
From the HSE (29th June 2021): Breathing in welding fume and metalworking fluids can cause serious lung diseases.
The SKC Face Level Sampling Headset is a personal air sampling media holder, featuring dual flexible sampling arms for parallel simultaneous samples and allows measurements inside personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and helmets, and is particularly suitable for sampling for hazardous metals in welding fume (such as manganese, nickel, chrome, etc) in welding applications.
Our UK office works closely with the BOHS and we are pleased to once again support the Breathe Freely initiative.
- Lightweight and comfortable
- Fits inside welding masks and helmets
- Samples the inhalable fraction
- Meets BS EN ISO 10882-1:2011 - Health Safety in Welding and Allied Processes: Sampling of Airborne Particles
- Dual flexible arms for simultaneous sampling
- With the appropriate accessories the headset can be used with the following:
- Mini Sampler for particulates
- 6 x 70mm sorbent tubes for vapours*
* Contact SKC Limited for more information
The Face Level Sampling Headset was developed in a research project partly funded by the Swedish Work Environment Authority and carried out at Stockholm University, Sweden.
| Description | Part Number |
| Face Level Sampling Headset, supplied with 2 flexible arms and 4 hose/Luer adaptor fittings | 225-6200 |
| Description | Part Number | |
| Mini Sampler with Tubing | 225-6201 |  |
| Tube Holder and Cover | 225-6220 |  |
| Calibration Adaptor with Tubing for calibrating the Mini Sampler. Includes 1 m of 1/4 inch ID x 3/8 inch OD Tygon tubing, attached to 10 cm of 3/8 inch ID x 5/8 inch OD silicone tubing. | 225-6202 |  |
A sampling package suitable for welding fume particulate metal components such as manganese from the breathing zone inside a welder's face mask, based on the recommended sampling method and sampling equipment in ISO Standard 10882-1, would be as follows:
- Part No: 220-4000 AirChek CONNECT Pump
- Part No: 220-800 AirChek CONNECT Charging Cradle
- Part No: 220-600 Single Cradle Power Supply
- Part No: 375-0550 chek-mate Calibrator
- Part No: 225-6200 Face Level Headset
- Part No: 225-6201 Mini Sampler and Tubing
- Part No: 225-6202 Calibration Adaptor for Mini Sampler
If you need to also sample for inhalable and respirable dust and airborne metals in the workplace based on the current HSE methods, a suitable sampling package for this would be as follows:
- Part No: 220-4000KP AirCheck CONNECT Pump Dust Kit
- Part No: 375-0550 chek-mate Calibrator
- Part No: 225-6200 Face Level Headset
- Part No: 225-6201 Mini Sampler and Tubing
- Part No: 225-6202 Calibration Adaptor for Mini Sampler
- NB: Neither package contains media. The Mini Sampler requires an 13 mm MCE 5.0 µm Filter, part number 225-8050.
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