Safe Vacuum Furnace Practices

Source: Vac Aero International

So your vacuum furnace is dangerous. You know that. But what do you need to know about hazardous materials and confined spaces when you’re on the plant floor?

This Best of the Web feature article is filled with important case studies that demonstrate how a lot of harm can happen due to negligence, assumed safe environments, and ill-informed habits. The writers go to great lengths to discuss why heat treaters should isolate the instances of danger in order to mitigate the effects, should any unfortunate event occur.

An Excerpt

[blockquote author=”Vac Aero International” style=”1″]Remember that all confined spaces are potentially hazardous to enter. Potential hazards within a vacuum furnace involve such items as…[/blockquote]

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