The hard work of welders

Simply put, it is difficult to recruit welders because the demand for middle and senior welders or undocumented senior welders in the market is in short supply, because welders are too hard. Although the salary is relatively high, the degree of hardship and harm of this job is unacceptable to most young people. Therefore, when the older generation of welders born in the 1960s and 1970s gradually stepped into middle-aged and elderly people, there were not enough young people to fill the huge demand for welders in society.

1, high temperature. Welders face thousands of degrees of high temperature at work, so they need to wear protective equipment such as overalls and hats. It is conceivable that they need to bear the high temperature of hot weather, and their clothes are always soaked in summer.

2. Chronic manganese poisoning. Mainly seen in workers who inhale manganese dust for a long time. People who are exposed to manganese include manganese mining and smelting, manganese covered electrode manufacturing, welding and cutting manganese alloys, and industrial workers who manufacture and use manganese dioxide, permanganate and other manganese compounds. Obviously, welders breathe more manganese dust every day.

3. Welders are often exposed to radiation hazards during welding. Strong light, infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, etc. X-rays produced by electron beam in welding will affect the health of welders. Common accidents in welding machine operation

1. Combustion and explosion accidents caused by welding sparks.

2. Burn and scald accidents caused by welding flame or candle.

3. Electric shock accident and falling accident occurred during welding.

4. Welders can cause diseases such as blood, eyes, skin and lungs during operation.

5. Welders are often exposed to strong light, infrared rays and ultraviolet rays during welding. X-rays produced by electron beam in welding will affect the health of welders.

6. In the welding process, due to high temperature, the metal, covered electrode, dirt, paint, etc. at the welding site. Evaporation or combustion, forming smoky steam dust, causing poisoning.

7. The high-frequency electromagnetic field generated by welding will make people dizzy and tired.

The harm of welding operation is not inevitable. As long as each welder strictly abides by the safety regulations of welding and cutting operations, these hazards can be prevented for junior welders who often get electro-optic ophthalmia.

It is precisely because this job is very dangerous, so if you have not been engaged in welding for a long time, you need to re-obtain the technical level certificate. Welders must hold a work permit, which will be reviewed every three years. One person, one card, one card. This will also lead to the loss of many old welders, resulting in a shortage of market supply.

When it comes to welders, the first thing that comes to mind is dirty, tired and bitter. As far as I know, I learned it from chatting with my welder friends around me. Personally, I think the current welder's salary income is quite good, which shows that it is still valuable. The reason for this is the following：

As we all know, electric welder is a technical type of work, and welding technology will involve all aspects of petrochemical industry, shipbuilding industry, machinery manufacturing, aerospace, automobile manufacturing, electric power and even everyone's daily life. Therefore, with the development and progress of national industry and the improvement of people's living standards, the demand for welders, especially high-level welders, will be greater and greater, and more and more attention will be paid to them.

It is known from the production site that the wages of welders are relatively higher than those of riveters, electricians, fitters and plumbers. According to a migrant worker brother who is engaged in riveting at the scene, their daily salary is around 200 yuan, and the welder's salary is much higher than his daily salary. For example, he said that compared with riveters, the average skilled welder works in 250 yuan every day.

Everyone knows that there is a lot of money at home, so it is better to have a skill at home. So for many migrant workers who go out to work, although welders work hard, they all want to learn a skill. Not only that, the relatively high wage income of welders also makes electric welding one of the first choices for many people.

Is it still valuable to current welders? The problem is not whether the welder can bear hardships, but the welding technology of the welder. This is what some netizens said, welders work hard and can't make money. According to the introduction of welder friends, welders are not only divided into welding methods, namely covered electrode arc welding machine, carbon dioxide gas shielded welding machine, submerged arc welding machine and argon arc welding machine.

Welders with different welding methods have different incomes. Whether the same welding method is valuable depends on the welder's skill. Therefore, the current welder is very valuable. The more comprehensive the technology, the more valuable the welder with higher welding level is.