rhinitis
Rhinitis can be caused by welding manganese steel, stainless steel welding, and contact with rosin during soldering.
asthma
As a result of stainless steel welding due to the presence of hexavalent chromium, contact with rosin, or the creation of ammonium chloride and zinc chloride in soldering, materials released from the decomposition of colors can be seen during asthma welding.
MIG welding with aluminum base due to the presence of high concentration of ozone, bronchial obstruction attacks are also seen.
Welding on tankers that hold acid can cause persistent airway hyperactivity.
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
In welding ordinary steel, stainless steel and aluminum, emphysema and chronic bronchitis have been seen.
The rate of chronic bronchitis is higher in welders than in control subjects; And a gradual decrease in the pulmonary indices of welders has been seen.
pulmonary edema
In flame cutting and gas welding, it leads to pulmonary edema.
NO2 with high concentration and inhalation of ozone in shielded & Gas Arc welding causes pulmonary edema.
This also applies to aluminum TIG welding, which produces high concentrations of ozone.
During welding due to the high concentration of cadmium oxide, as well as during welding in an environment containing chlorinated hydrocarbons, pulmonary edema is also seen.
pneumonia
There is evidence that immunosuppression occurs in welders and this increases the frequency, duration and severity of upper and lower respiratory tract infections in them.
For this reason, welders and other workers exposed to metal fumes should receive a dose of PPV25 pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.
Pneumoconiosis
Welders suffer from siderosis due to exposure to iron oxide.
In addition to iron oxide, welders are faced with non-crystalline silicon dioxide and asbestos, fluoride, aluminum, chromium, cadmium, manganese, nickel, ozone, phosgene and nitrogen dioxide. Over many years, it can cause pulmonary fibrosis.
Inhalation fever caused by metal fumes
Approximately 40% of welders over the age of 30 have MFF, and the most common cause is welding galvanized steel (due to the presence of zinc).
lung cancer
Welding is part of IARC group 2B, which is probably due to the presence of chromium and nickel in stainless steel.
The confounding effects of smoking and asbestos make it difficult to definitively determine the relationship.
Decreased lung function
The effects of inhalation of welding fumes on the lung function of welders are different and this difference can be attributed to factors such as the location of the study (in a laboratory or controlled work environment or the real workplace), differences in the intensity of exposure to welding fumes, differences in the welding process, and the duration of exposure. , workplace ventilation as well as other confounding factors such as smoking are related; However, it has been seen in several studies that welders are at risk of decreasing pulmonary function indices, and a dose-response relationship between welding work experience and the rate of pulmonary function reduction has been reported.