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Derek Baker
3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division
3M Center
St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
651-737-4265
- From The Fabricator
Airborne hazards in welding
- By Derek Baker
- Nov 30, 2016
- Safety
- Article
Selecting a respirator for welding is serious business. Choosing the wrong respirator for a job, or using it incorrectly, may cause serious health issues.
- From The Welder
Heading off health hazards
- By Derek Baker
- Mar 1, 2010
- Safety
- Article
Each year more than 700,000 Americans injure their eyes at work equating to more than 2,000 eye injuries each day. About 90 percent of which could have been prevented if proper eye protection were used. Safe work practices, along with properly selected and worn PPE can help reduce many of these potential health hazards and help you to make sure you don't become a statistic.
- From The Welder
Benefits of autodarkening helmets come to light
- By Derek Baker
- Jan 9, 2007
- Safety
- Article
Autodarkening technology has established a firm place in the welding industry not only as a piece of equipment that provides excellent protection, but also as a means to improve welding performance.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 05/14/2024
- Running Time:
- 62:12
Cameron Adams of Laser Precision, a contract metal fabricator in the Chicago area, joins the podcast to talk...
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