lwhiway
New member
While it is a common occurence among welders, for the most part, most of us that suffer from this are just lucky. It can happen even if you are using the hood due to reflected rays of UV off your shirt into the hood or off a reflective item near your hood etc.
The eye is a precious resource and you have to realize that you are burning the cornea, if memory serves, while it will self-heal in about 24 hours, damage is still being done.
After well over 40 years of welding I can say I've suffered from being inattentive to the safety of my eyes and have paid a dear price for it later in life.
My suggestion for the individual is not risk ever having a flash-burn of the eyes.
Realizing that the intent of the thread is for the benefit of your furry friends, ie dogs, cats, beer drinking friends, they will usually run and hide or at least move to a safer location once the arc is struck, but it is advisable to place some sort of shielding twixt them and the arc, just in case you Lab has had too much to drink.
The eye is a precious resource and you have to realize that you are burning the cornea, if memory serves, while it will self-heal in about 24 hours, damage is still being done.
After well over 40 years of welding I can say I've suffered from being inattentive to the safety of my eyes and have paid a dear price for it later in life.
My suggestion for the individual is not risk ever having a flash-burn of the eyes.
Realizing that the intent of the thread is for the benefit of your furry friends, ie dogs, cats, beer drinking friends, they will usually run and hide or at least move to a safer location once the arc is struck, but it is advisable to place some sort of shielding twixt them and the arc, just in case you Lab has had too much to drink.
