September 27th, 2007 
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Welding is a hazardous activity that poses safety and health risks if precautionary measures are not followed. One effective way of preventing accidents when working with welded materials is by wearing the proper welding attire.
For safety reasons, all welders must give utmost attention to protecting themselves. Welding, in the first place, is a serious undertaking. Anyone who works with metal is constantly exposed to serious hazards such as, among others, radiation, air contamination, fire and explosion and many others.
Welding or metal fabricating creates flying sparks and chipped slag, and emits intense visible light and invisible rays. To protect your eyes and skin from burns and other possible hazards, wear heat and flame-resistant attire. Helmet is one of the most important safety accessories to protect the eyes and head from different intensities of arc rays.
Most welding experts recommend the use of auto-darkening helmets due to its versatility. This type of welding helmet can be used to different welding processes such as MIG, Stick or TIG. Before you purchase one, check if it has the safety and protection compliance from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
When working with metal, don’t forget to button pockets and cuffs to avoid them from catching fire and sparks. Refrain from wearing shorts and t-shirts with short sleeves and open collars. These clothes are uncomfortable to wear and will leave you very susceptible to burns caused by sparks and arc rays.
As regards to welding footwear, the most recommended shoes and boots for welding are those that are made of high quality leather for they can withstand open flames and radiant heat without shrinking. Never wear cloth and synthetic shoes because they can easily catch a spark and smolder unnoticed. Their components can also abruptly melt and stick to your skin.
Wearing the proper gloves is also necessary when handling welded metals. Flame-resistant gloves will protect you from burns, sparks and heat from the workpiece. Always bear in mind that even a fast tack weld necessitates the use of a helmet and appropriate welding attire.
In order to prevent eye irritation caused by repeated exposure to radiation and intense rays, wearing safety glasses is also advised. Welder’s glasses and helmets these days usually come in different degrees of darkness depending on the welding job. This feature allows you to adjust shade setting to provide the most needed vision protection.
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As a job how hot does welding get & what percentage of welding jobs are in indoor climate control environment?If you really don't like, for example, hot humid weather like in the southern USA, is welding a bad career choice?
Does the environment vary by the welding specialty (like pipefitting or fabrication)?
Please, only answers from those with experience, no speculative answers, thanks.
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Andrei Smith writes for Midwest Metal Products, a company specializing in wire-formed, sheet metal fabricated and tubular metal products such as fan guards and custom store fixtures.
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17 year vetran in Iron working= bad back sore every thing money hungry wife… the list goes on
As someone who was active duty for 8 yrs. and 2 reserves, welding itself is not a rate but used in rates such as hull techs, launch and recovery technician and others. Usually an individual is picked to go to the navy welding class for 2-3 weeks based on the commands needs. If you get a four year degree you could get into the officer program. As far as just having college credits may give you a higher pay rate but not necessarily a job as a welder.
It won't be easy. But, if the school where you take the welding classes is legitimate, they will have a program to help you find a job. If they don't have such a program, don't take classes there.
welders are buildn america !!!P1P3WLDR.
Advertise in the local news paper, place notes on bulletin boards, word of mouth, set up a shop with a sign out front, a sign on the side of your truck. These are good places to start. It all takes time to build.
Good luck. Look at this.
http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/starting-a-welding-business.html
(30+ years welding)
welders are the next thing homie….
try to talk to friends and ask them if they can help you out…
they may know some people who can help you with your business
I sold a $70,000 a year biz to venture a carrer in welding a lot less overhead!
One of the highest paid of all jobs in this country are those who weld underwater! Temps underwater are always on the coldish side – and you will always be wet from the water and not sweat. You will have to really master both welding and scuba diving to survive, and even if you are the best of the best in the field there is danger involved in this career (it is the reason for the high pay, however).
Mig welding job listings in Dallas TX:
http://electricalengineer.electrical-designer-guide.com/a/jobs/find-jobs/q-mig+welding/l-dallas+TX
i think this is the best job ever…im a mig and tig welder and i make the shit of money!!!
and im only 23 years old…have 2 kids to feed,my wife,my apartment,,my car,and i pay the bills by my self and i still have money to buy almost anything i want,,so if read this,,go look for a welding job,,it worth,,,believe me
I am welder and want to move to USA to work and live please if somebody can help me just keep in touch with me.
from SWEDEN!
Where are these jobs. union?
so are u enjoying it, was it worth it
actually well it's not about women but Hard Working Man by Brooks and Dunn.
Hand welders are in demand. They work in factories, construction sites, ship yards etc. The difficulty is doing the job correctly and getting the training for it. If bad welds show up or are missed the welder is quickly dismissed.
Weld operators is the least technical of the welders. They place parts in fixtures which clamp other parts together. A mig robot will automatically quickly weld the parts and when done the operator will quickly remove and inspect the part. If the part is good the part will be packed for shipment. If bad welds are found the operator will mark the bad weld and place it on a rack where a hand welder will later reweld the bad spots.
At one time this operator job was the entry level job for welding. However with the decline in the automotive market, there are fewer openings. Plus the demands on the operators have increased including quotas and the quality demands to not miss bad welds.
Check out some machine tool and mechanic shops to see if they have an opening.