Stainless Steel Welding Fume SWMS
Stainless steel welding — hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) and nickel compound controls, LEV design, biological monitoring, health surveillance.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Stainless steel welding generates hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) and nickel oxide fume — IARC Group 1 carcinogens. This SWMS addresses MIG, TIG and stick welding of stainless alloys under WHS Regulation 2025 Part 4.1, requiring atmospheric monitoring against the 0.05 mg/m³ Cr VI workplace exposure standard and health surveillance for chromium-exposed workers.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Lung cancer, nasal septum perforation, occupational asthma
Lung and nasal cancer, contact dermatitis
WES exceedance, cumulative carcinogen dose
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Install on-torch fume extraction or LEV capture within 150mm of arc, minimum 0.5 m/s capture velocity.
- 2Conduct atmospheric monitoring per AS 3640; provide PAPR with P3 filter when WES exceeded.
- 3Enrol welders in health surveillance program per WHS Reg Schedule 14 — chromium and nickel.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Hazardous chemicals — exposure standards and health monitoring duties
Fume control hierarchy and LEV design requirements
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS with project and worker fields
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation and exposure standard schedule
- ✓Cr VI and nickel hazard register with WES values
- ✓Worker sign-on register with health surveillance acknowledgement
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011 s19 — primary duty of care
- WHS Regulation 2025 Schedule 14 — health monitoring
- Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants 2024