1-5..
EMF
Information
Considerations
About
Welding
And
The
Effects
Of
Low
Frequency
1.
Keep
cables
close
together
by
twisting
or
taping
them.
Electric
And
Magnetic
Fields
Welding
current,
as
it
flows
through
welding
cables,
will
cause
electro-
2.
Arrange
cables
to
one
side
and
away
from
the
operator.
magnetic
fields.
There
has
been
and
still
is
some
concern
about
such
fields.
However,
after
examining
more
than
500
studies
spanning
17
3.
Do
not
coil
or
drape
cables
around
your
body.
years
of
research,
a
special
blue
ribbon
committee
of
the
National
Research
Council
concluded
that:
The
body
of
evidence,
in
the
4.
Keep
welding
power
source
and
cables
as
far
away
from
opera-
committees
judgment,
has
not
demonstrated
that
exposure
to
power-
tor
as
practical.
frequency
electric
and
magnetic
fields
is
a
human-health
hazard.
However,
studies
are
still
going
forth
and
evidence
continues
to
be
5.
Connect
work
clamp
to
workpiece
as
close
to
the
weld
as
examined.
Until
the
final
conclusions
of
the research
are
reached,
you
possible.
may
wish
to
minimize
your
exposure
to
electromagnetic
fields
when
welding
or
cutting.
About
Pacemakers:
To reduce
magnetic
fields
in
the
workplace,
use
the
following
Pacemakerwearersconsultyourdoctorfirst.
If
cleared
byyourdoctor,
procedures:
then
following
the
above
procedures
is
recommended.
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