1. Confined Spaces:
Question - Compare and contrast the confined space recommendations made by the American Welding Society
with those found in Chapter 13 of the textbook. text book is Asfahl, C. R., Hammer, W., & Price, D. (2004/2001). Occupational & industrial safety health management and engineering (2nd Custom ed.). New York, NY: Prentice-Hall.
2. Chromium and Nickel in Welding Fumes:
Question - Using other web resources, compare and contrast the AWS recommendations for controlling
exposure to chromium and nickel welding fumes with those of other organizations. If you were the safety
professional reviewing the hazards for manual welding involving exposure to these substances, what controls
would you establish?
3. Thoriated Tungsten Electrodes:
Question - What are the hazards of thorium? What is the source of thorium exposure during use of thoriated
tungsten electrodes? What controls would you specify? Who would have to implement the AWS recommended
controls for thorium exposure?
Students are required to submit the Course Project typed in MS Word or similar word processing software using the APA
style format, double-spaced with 1-inch margins (top, bottom, and sides). Each answer should be approximately
two pages in length. The project must be submitted in 12pt Times New Roman, and proper APA rules for formatting,
quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed.