The checklist can be used in the planning and organisation of work at temporary workplaces. The checklist is also intended to support the work of developing routines for safer work. The checklist is divided into seven categories: 1) work management – planning and organization, 2) for the welder – control before the start of work, 3) the workplace – control of equipment and what is important when you are out on a jobsite, 4) functioning routines – the company's routines, 5) the welders' knowledge of the work environment – knowledge of routines on how to work safely, 6) equipment and protective equipment – instructions and tools, gas cylinders and clothing, 7) chemical products and transport.
a) Can the welding method be changed to one that generates less smoke?
b) Choose electrodes that emit less smoke.
a) Does the welder wear hearing protection?
b) Do other people working nearby wear hearing protection?
a) Are there written safety instructions?
b) Are respirators always used with P3 filters or compressed air-fed respirators?
c) Is compressed air breathing equipment used if the space is so cramped and poorly ventilated and there is so much welding gas that there is a risk of suffocation or poisoning? (P3 filters are not enough.)
d) Is the point extraction easily accessible and easy to use?
e) If a mobile smoke eater is used, is the exhaust air discharged outside the space? (Note: The smoke eater only removes particles, welding gases are not separated, so the exhaust air should be discharged outside the confined space.)
f) Is everyone aware that it is prohibited to use free-burning gas flames for heating? (Risk of deadly high levels of carbon monoxide.)
g) Is the space well-ventilated when using shielding gas? (Note: the shielding gas can displace the oxygen if the room is poorly ventilated, which can be fatal!)
a) Is the workplace dry?
b) Is the reconductor connected correctly?
c) Is the welding unit flawless?
d) Is the electrode holder ever placed on any metallic object that is connected to the electrical circuit?
e) Are electrical cables, including reconductors, routed in a way that protects them from damage, such as from hot or sharp objects, embers, and are they placed under a protective plate if they are on the floor?
f) Is this rule being followed, as everyone knows that it is not allowed to have welding cables hanging over your shoulder or use the cable reel as a seat? (Note: unnecessary risk of electromagnetic fields.)
a) Lead the exhaust air out via a hose connected to the vent valve, and does the air exit outside?
b) Is the space where the exhaust air is led ventilated before anyone enters it?
c) Are carbon monoxide gas detectors used to quickly detect if carbon monoxide levels are getting too high?
a) For example, are heat-insulating gloves and some type of ventilated suit with a hood made of fireproof material used?
b) Is there access to thermal insulation that can be used in cold welding?
a) Are the electrodes stored in sealed containers?
b) Is welding with alternating current avoided?
c) Is the grinding dust extracted and treated as environmentally hazardous waste when grinding or welding?
Questions
a) Are protective equipment in the form of visors, respirators, protective clothing, safety shoes, and welding gloves required?
b) Does the welding equipment have integrated extraction in the welding gun or a smoke eater?
c) Do you need lighting?
d) Extra warm clothes are required for work in cold conditions, such as in cold rooms or outdoors during winter.
a) When can welders work alone and when are they allowed to do so?
b) Is there a requirement for the welder to be reachable and able to reach others if necessary when working alone?
a) To check that the welding equipment, including hoses, gaskets, and valves, is undamaged and in good condition?
b) Maintenance of the equipment used in welding?
c) Is the airflow required to be 100 cubic meters per hour at a maximum distance of 1 dm, 600 cubic meters per hour at a distance of 3 dm, and at least 1,000 if the distance to the arc is 5 dm?
a) Are you exposed to noise above the limit value or at risk of hearing damage?
b) Are you exposed to vibrations at work above the limit value or if vibration injuries are suspected?
c) Are you referring to welding on materials that are or are suspected to be lacquered with polyurethane varnish?
d) Do other materials such as polyurethane or epoxy produce toxic airborne compounds when heated during welding?
a) Is it necessary to clean the surface being heated before welding, especially when welding a surface-treated or oily workpiece?
b) Are there any specific safety measures to be taken during welding in containers containing, for example, chlorinated solvents or in other areas where chlorinated hydrocarbons may be present? (Note: risk of formation of the combat gas phosgene and other dangerous substances.)
c) Gas welding in confined spaces can pose a serious risk of dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide.
d) Welding in specific materials, e.g. galvate (zinc chills), aluminium (ozone formation), stainless (carcinogenic chromium in the welding fumes) and non-alloy steel and manganese alloy steel (manganese that can affect the
a) Can the vibrating machines operate without exceeding the limit value?
b) Is the noise above the limit value?
Questions
a) Are the gas cylinders placed in racks or gas carts during work?
b) Are gas pipelines marked to prevent confusion between oxygen and fuel gas?
c) Are the tightness of fuel and oxygen hoses and fittings regularly checked?
a) Are there silent and low-vibration pneumatic slag hoes available and used, or hand hoe instead of pneumatic slag hoe (Knarren)?
b) Is there a vibration-damped sander available, and is there a vibration-damped support handle that also has a vibration-damped support handle?
c) Do pneumatic grinders have silencers for the bleed?
The checklist can be used in the planning and organisation of work at temporary workplaces. The checklist is also intended to support the work of developing routines for safer work. The checklist is divided into seven categories: 1) work management – planning and organization, 2) for the welder – control before the start of work, 3) the workplace – control of equipment and what is important when you are out on a jobsite, 4) functioning routines – the company's routines, 5) the welders' knowledge of the work environment – knowledge of routines on how to work safely, 6) equipment and protective equipment – instructions and tools, gas cylinders and clothing, 7) chemical products and transport.
1. Has the work been planned with BAS-U or another person in charge at the workplace?
2. Is the welding work coordinated with other work at the workplace?
3. Has a written welding permit been issued?
4. Does the welder have a hot work qualification?
5. Are there established procedures in place to consider any additional time and costs when submitting tenders for welding or planning welding work, in order to ensure safe execution of the work?
6. Must fire alarms and sprinkler systems be turned off before the start of work?
7. Is there a welding screen?
8. Is the workplace screened off so that people in the vicinity are not exposed to welding glare?
9. Are noise-absorbing barriers installed if people are disturbed by the noise of the welding?
10. Are surfaces covered to prevent damage from welding spray, welding fumes, grinding dust, and metallic shavings to materials, equipment, goods, and sensitive equipment?
11. Is the work planned and organised so that the welder is exposed as little as possible to monotonous and one-sided movements and/or locked working positions?
12. Is work involving exposure to vibrations divided into as short shifts as possible?
13. Is the workplace safe for carrying out the work?
14. Is fall protection required?
a) Is there fall protection?
b) Is approved fall protection equipment being used?
15. Are the equipment, wires, receptacles, etc. disconnected or otherwise secured?
16. Is the presence of explosive material gases checked when welding in confined spaces?
For the welder
Question
Yes
No
N/A
Risk assessment:
Risk description
Low
Medium
High
17. Does your work planning correspond to the task and how the workplace is designed?
18. Do you have the appropriate protective equipment, clothing, welding visor, respiratory protection, fire extinguishing materials, smoke eaters, etc.?
19. Do you and the welding guard have a hot work permit?
20. Is there a written welding permit issued by the supervisor, responsible safety manager?
21. Have you contacted the workplace's building work environment coordinator or another responsible person before you started your work?
22. Is the workplace safe for carrying out the work?
a) Risk för fall?
b) Is the material free of explosive gases?
c) Influence from other professional categories?
23. You have taken sufficient safety precautions to prevent the environment from being exposed to.
a) Welding fumes?
b) Welding flash?
c) Radiation?
d) Welding fume?
24. Have ventilation (only applies to work in sensitive environments) and fire alarms been turned off before the start of work?
25. Have surfaces been covered to protect materials, equipment, goods, and sensitive equipment from damage caused by welding fumes, welding spatter, grinding dust, and metallic shavings?
Workplace
Question
Yes
No
N/A
Risk assessment:
Risk description
Low
Medium
High
26. Is the work planned and designed as far as possible in such a way that work with the arms above shoulder height is avoided?
27. Do you take regular breaks if the work is one-sided and statically stressful?
28. If welding occurs and cannot be avoided, should something be used to sit on, e.g. a stable stool, if possible?
29. Is the welding site shielded with non-combustible and, if necessary, noise-reducing material (e.g. screen, fire blanket, sheet metal or board) that protects others and the surroundings from sparks, welding glare and, if necessary, noise?
30. If combustible material cannot be removed, is it covered with fireproof material?
31. Are suitable fire extinguishing materials (e.g. fire extinguishers, blankets, thermally insulated gloves, etc.) readily available for all welding?
32. Is there a functioning and efficient extraction system for welding fumes, e.g. a fume-eater, that can be moved along? (Effective means that there is no visible welding fumes left after welding.)
33. Is protective equipment used in welding (e.g. visors, respirators and helmets, hearing protection, welding overalls, safety shoes, welding gloves)?
34. Are the hoses, gaskets, and valves of the welding equipment undamaged and functional?
35. Has the use of grinding machines been checked to ensure that there are no imbalances or wear that increase vibrations?
36. Can the risk of strong smoke development be reduced by:
a) Can the welding method be changed to one that generates less smoke?
b) Choose electrodes that emit less smoke.
37. If a smoke extractor is used, is it always correctly placed, close and no more than 3 dm from the arc so that the welding fumes are captured effectively? NB! If the distance is longer, the smoke is trapped poorly.
38. If it is so noisy during welding, grinding, or slag that hearing protection is needed.
a) Does the welder wear hearing protection?
b) Do other people working nearby wear hearing protection?
39. Is the reconductor located next to and together with the welding cable and at a distance from the welder, so that the welder is exposed to as low electromagnetic fields as possible?
40. When welding in confined and poorly ventilated areas,
a) Are there written safety instructions?
b) Are respirators always used with P3 filters or compressed air-fed respirators?
c) Is compressed air breathing equipment used if the space is so cramped and poorly ventilated and there is so much welding gas that there is a risk of suffocation or poisoning? (P3 filters are not enough.)
d) Is the point extraction easily accessible and easy to use?
e) If a mobile smoke eater is used, is the exhaust air discharged outside the space? (Note: The smoke eater only removes particles, welding gases are not separated, so the exhaust air should be discharged outside the confined space.)
f) Is everyone aware that it is prohibited to use free-burning gas flames for heating? (Risk of deadly high levels of carbon monoxide.)
g) Is the space well-ventilated when using shielding gas? (Note: the shielding gas can displace the oxygen if the room is poorly ventilated, which can be fatal!)
41. In the case of electric welding (mig, mag, tig, mma, etc.) it is checked that
a) Is the workplace dry?
b) Is the reconductor connected correctly?
c) Is the welding unit flawless?
d) Is the electrode holder ever placed on any metallic object that is connected to the electrical circuit?
e) Are electrical cables, including reconductors, routed in a way that protects them from damage, such as from hot or sharp objects, embers, and are they placed under a protective plate if they are on the floor?
f) Is this rule being followed, as everyone knows that it is not allowed to have welding cables hanging over your shoulder or use the cable reel as a seat? (Note: unnecessary risk of electromagnetic fields.)
42. Are your hands kept warm and dry when working with vibrating machines?
43. If venting of gas-welded pipes is to be carried out (note: risk of high levels of suffocating carbon monoxide in the pipe), how can the work be carried out safely, e.g. by:
a) Lead the exhaust air out via a hose connected to the vent valve, and does the air exit outside?
b) Is the space where the exhaust air is led ventilated before anyone enters it?
c) Are carbon monoxide gas detectors used to quickly detect if carbon monoxide levels are getting too high?
44. If welding or cutting is to be performed on the workpiece, is it possible to remove the paint from the surface that will be heated by the welding or cutting?
45. If welding is to be done inside very hot objects, what measures should be taken to ensure the safety of the workers?
a) For example, are heat-insulating gloves and some type of ventilated suit with a hood made of fireproof material used?
b) Is there access to thermal insulation that can be used in cold welding?
46. If thorium alloy tig electrodes are used
a) Are the electrodes stored in sealed containers?
b) Is welding with alternating current avoided?
c) Is the grinding dust extracted and treated as environmentally hazardous waste when grinding or welding?
Functioning procedures
Question
Yes
No
N/A
Risk assessment:
Risk description
Low
Medium
High
47. Find well-functioning routines so that the welder always gets the (bwe).
a) Are protective equipment in the form of visors, respirators, protective clothing, safety shoes, and welding gloves required?
b) Does the welding equipment have integrated extraction in the welding gun or a smoke eater?
c) Do you need lighting?
d) Extra warm clothes are required for work in cold conditions, such as in cold rooms or outdoors during winter.
48. Do you have a working procedure in place to ensure that all welders always consider before starting work and, for example, with the support of a checklist, verify that it is safe to commence work?
49. Are there work and safety instructions for such work that can entail serious risks if you were to work in the wrong way or fail to use protective equipment, e.g. aiming and welding?
50. Are there established procedures to prevent the risk of falls and falling when welding needs to be performed at high altitudes or in areas with a risk of collapse?
51. There are functioning procedures for...
a) When can welders work alone and when are they allowed to do so?
b) Is there a requirement for the welder to be reachable and able to reach others if necessary when working alone?
52. Are there established procedures for welders to be informed about and adhere to the local safety regulations that are applicable to the location where the welding will take place?
53. Procedures are in place for...
a) To check that the welding equipment, including hoses, gaskets, and valves, is undamaged and in good condition?
b) Maintenance of the equipment used in welding?
c) Is the airflow required to be 100 cubic meters per hour at a maximum distance of 1 dm, 600 cubic meters per hour at a distance of 3 dm, and at least 1,000 if the distance to the arc is 5 dm?
54. What procedures should welders follow if the work cannot be carried out safely?
55. Do the welders know and follow these procedures?
56. There is a need for medical check-ups for employees who...
a) Are you exposed to noise above the limit value or at risk of hearing damage?
b) Are you exposed to vibrations at work above the limit value or if vibration injuries are suspected?
c) Are you referring to welding on materials that are or are suspected to be lacquered with polyurethane varnish?
d) Do other materials such as polyurethane or epoxy produce toxic airborne compounds when heated during welding?
Welders' knowledge of the work environment
Question
Yes
No
N/A
Risk assessment:
Risk description
Low
Medium
High
57. Do the welders know and follow the work and safety instructions?
58. All welders are aware of the risks associated with (bwe).
a) Is it necessary to clean the surface being heated before welding, especially when welding a surface-treated or oily workpiece?
b) Are there any specific safety measures to be taken during welding in containers containing, for example, chlorinated solvents or in other areas where chlorinated hydrocarbons may be present? (Note: risk of formation of the combat gas phosgene and other dangerous substances.)
c) Gas welding in confined spaces can pose a serious risk of dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide.
d) Welding in specific materials, e.g. galvate (zinc chills), aluminium (ozone formation), stainless (carcinogenic chromium in the welding fumes) and non-alloy steel and manganese alloy steel (manganese that can affect the
59. How long can those who grind and slag work before being exposed to (bwe)?
a) Can the vibrating machines operate without exceeding the limit value?
b) Is the noise above the limit value?
Equipment and protective equipment
Question
Yes
No
N/A
Risk assessment:
Risk description
Low
Medium
High
60. Is the welding gun easy to grip, e.g. does it fit well in the hand and is it easy to handle?
61. Are all welding torches equipped with a check valve between the welding handle and hose for fuel gas and oxygen, as well as a flashback arrestor when connecting the hose?
62. If gas welding occurs, what safety measures should be taken?
a) Are the gas cylinders placed in racks or gas carts during work?
b) Are gas pipelines marked to prevent confusion between oxygen and fuel gas?
c) Are the tightness of fuel and oxygen hoses and fittings regularly checked?
63. If tools are used, such as a slag hoe, hand chopper, or grinder.
a) Are there silent and low-vibration pneumatic slag hoes available and used, or hand hoe instead of pneumatic slag hoe (Knarren)?
b) Is there a vibration-damped sander available, and is there a vibration-damped support handle that also has a vibration-damped support handle?
c) Do pneumatic grinders have silencers for the bleed?
64. When purchasing machines, tools, and other equipment that generate noise and vibration, are the machines that generate the least noise and vibration chosen?
65. Does the protective clothing fully cover the skin to protect it from UV radiation from the arc?
66. Are the clothes airy enough to prevent overheating from heat radiation?
67. Is the protective equipment individually tested to ensure that each welder has equipment that fits?
68. Does a self-darkening welding visor help reduce strain on the neck?
69. Is the protective clothing made of flammable material? (Note: CE marked and intended for welding.)
70. Is the protective clothing designed so that welding spray cannot penetrate shoes, pockets or sleeves?
71. If a welder wears glasses, should they avoid using reading glasses when welding? (As they may cause the welder to get too close to the welding plume.)
72. Has a doctor been consulted if any welder has a pacemaker, defibrillator, insulin pump, or other implant? (risk of disturbing the function of the implants.)
Chemical products
Question
Yes
No
N/A
Risk assessment:
Risk description
Low
Medium
High
73. Are safety data sheets available for all chemical products present and used in the business and marked with hazard pictograms?
Transport
Question
Yes
No
N/A
Risk assessment:
Risk description
Low
Medium
High
74. Are there procedures for and does the welder know that tubes must be transported in a safe way (standing and clamped)?
75. Are aids used for handling and transporting the equipment?
Other Here you can note risks that need to be addressed that are not included in the checklist
