Work Healthy - Asthma, eczema and your career
Welder
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Hot work
Welders are specialists at joining bits of metal together, everything from car parts to balconies and even bridges. It's important that the joints are durable, and this is a trade where you need to be both skilled and careful. Welding and asthma are not a good combination, as the smoke from the hot metal will irritate sensitive airways.
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