This document gives guidance to teachers and technicians that will be supervising a welding or plasma cutting facility.

Guidance on controlling the fumes from these operations can be found in GL326

The creation of a joint using a filler of similar composition to the metal being joined gives rise to fumes from the electrode coatings, metallic oxides, any paint or surface contaminant and possibly to ozone and nitrogen oxides.

This edition of Futureminds has a range of articles that are a little different. The CLEAPSS updates and smallprint. We have also developed a digital version, which we are trailing, so please take a look at that version too.

Digital version

This is a set of checklists to be used when carrying out an audit of D&T or Art and Design facilities.