Table of Contents

Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
1. Scope, Purpose, and Application
   1.1 Scope
   1.2 Purpose
   1.3 Application
2. Referenced Documents
3. Abbreviations and Definitions
4. Initial Evaluation
5. Visual Observation of the Workplace
   5.1 Location
   5.2 Process Factors
   5.3 Human Factors
   5.4 Protective Equipment
   5.5 Engineering Controls
   5.6 Environmental Conditions
6. Material Inventory and Analytical Investigation
7. Obtaining a Representative Sample
   7.1 Selection of Employees
   7.2 Length of Sampling Time
   7.3 Number of Samples
8. Determination of Compliance
   8.1 True Average Exposure-Daily Basis
   8.2 Grab Sampling Statistics
Annex A (Informative) - References
Annex B (Informative) - Observing the Workplace: A
                        Checklist
Annex C (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation
                        of Technical Inquiries

Abstract

Gives an overall sampling strategy for determining the contaminants that might be present in significant quantities in a given welding environment; deciding which of these contaminants should be sampled and analyzed; and selecting a strategy for collecting samples that will provide valid, accurate measurements of workers' exposure to various contaminants.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Welding Society
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	AWS F1.3 : 1999