Face Level Sampling
HSE issues 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 The current guidance on mild steel welding is out of date and will be updated as soon as possible to take account of this new evidence."
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
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.
