Welding Helmets – A Important Safety Requirements for a Welder

Welding helmets are one of the most important safety requirements for a welder. They protect the welder from UV rays, sparks and the bright light of the torch fire that a welder has to experience throughout the welding process. There are several components that should be present in welding helmets. Shell, outer cover plate, filter lens, retainer lens and gaskets, made out of good quality material, are the important ones.

Good welding helmets will have all the above mentioned parts made from high quality material that will make the helmets pass the OSHA requirements. There is a wide range of Welding Helmets available and the choice will certainly depend on the preference of the welder. However, every type of helmet is made to protect the eyes and forehead from UV radiations and sparks from the welding fire.

For welders who do not want to take off their helmets every now and then to change the lens, there are auto darkening Welding Helmets as well. The lens in these helmets gets dark automatically when the welder strikes the ark. When the welding process stops, the lens goes back to its normal light state. This helps the welders carry on with their work without taking off the helmet and changing the lens frequently. The auto darkening welding helmets, unlike the passive helmets (traditional helmets), have the sweat band to help the welders stay at ease while they are busy in their welding process.