ILMO Products Company

(original post by KING 5 News) Posted on July 4, 2010 at 10:56 AM

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Homemade fireworks caused an explosion inside a vehicle on Interstate 405 in Kirkland on Saturday.

The Washington State Patrol says a man filled some balloons with welding gas – a combination of oxygen and acetylene gas – which is normally stored in steel cylinders.

They rubbed together, causing static electricity, and exploded. Troopers say the blast blew out the back window of the pickup truck.

They say the man, woman and 3-year-old girl in the vehicle are lucky they were not injured or even killed in the blast.

(from Millerwelds.com) Welding, by its very nature, is a very heat-intensive job. On a daily basis, your company’s welders face a variety of heat-related hazards, including heat stroke, cramps, fainting and a diminished ability to identify and respond to physical dangers in the workplace.

In this exclusive online webinar, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Product Manager Bill Gardner and industrial heat stress specialist Dennis Vaccaro of NJ Associates, Inc. will discuss the dangers of heat stress in a welding environment and how to mitigate them through the use of heat stress control plans and proper cooling equipment. This webinar is a must-attend for any company that has welding in their operations.

What you will learn:

• - Common symptoms and dangers of heat stress in a welding environment
• - How to properly monitor employees exposure to heat stress
• - Solutions to reducing heat stress injuries

Click here to register on Miller’s site, or here to email an ILMO rep with any welding questions of your own.

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