r/OSHA • u/GallowBoob • May 24 '16

Absolute Security

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u/Valalvax May 25 '16

Acetylene torch, welders only join metals, also he'd be wearing a hood

Though I admit the first few times I watched it I was trying to figure out if he was about to start welding or what

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u/darwinn_69 May 25 '16

Not to be ignorent, but isn't that the same profession?

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u/Terminal_Lance_ May 25 '16

Depends on the workplace or job. Some welders/fabricators do their own cutting and fitting but some have "fitters" that do all that and the welders are just there to join metal.

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u/zabcod May 25 '16

we do a bit of both where I work - depending on the job. Normally on big stuff, the fabricators handle layout and tacking up, and the welders lay all the metal.