Safety Exam, Mig Welding

If excess electrode wire is sticking out of the torch it needs to be ______

• Cut off with a pair of wire cutters

• Left along, it will fall off after welding befins

• Burned off on the side of the welding table

• Bent to the side

Breathing fumes from lead, zinc, cadmium, and beryllium can cause_____

• death

• sickness

• long term sickness

• all of the above

The heat generated in MIG welding is ____

• Less dangerous than heat generated by an arc welder

• Just as dangerous as heat generated by an arc welder

• Nothing to worry about

• None of teh above

When you lay the MIG torch down DO NOT ______

• Set it down on teh trigger

• Hang it up properly

• Lay it flat on the welding table

• Both A and C

When quenching hot metal in water _______ to avoid steam burns

• hold it under water until it cools

• dip it in and out of the water

• hold it half way under water

• hold it under running water

If welding in damp areas, its all right to weld if_____

• your boots are dry

• you are standing on a dry board or dry rubber mat

• you have dry gloves on

• none of the above

When MIG welding, use a #__ shade lens or higher

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 12

Inert gas bottles on MIG welders _____

• have less safety requirements than Oxy bottles

• Have the same safety requirements as Oxy bottles

• Don't need to be chained or held in place

• Have no dangers

If the insulation is broken off teh MIG torch it is still safe to use it if you are careful

• True

• False

Try to keep the cable assembly as straight as possible while welding, this will cause less drag or resistance on the wire

• True

• False