What equipment is used for welding fume exposure monitoring?

The basic setup includes:

• A personal air sampling pump worn on the belt

• A filter cassette placed close to the mouth and nose

• Tubing to connect the two

• Calibration equipment to make sure the pump is pulling the right airflow

For some processes, additional tools might be used, such as real-time particle counters or gas detectors (for ozone or nitrogen oxides), but the standard method is the pump and filter. Everything collected on the filter is analysed in a laboratory to determine the exact metals present.