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U.S. Department f Lab r Occupational Safety and Health Administration Washington, D.C. 20210 Reply to the Attention of: FEB I 6 1988 Mr. Richard F. Boggs Vice President Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. National Place, Suite 911 1331 Pennsylvania Avneue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear Mr. Boggs: This is in response to your letter of November 24, 1987, concerning the air sampling procedures for welding operations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is presently reconsidering the agency's position on sampling of air contaminants generated during welding operations. You may be assured that we will inform you of the outcome of our review. To the best of our knowledge, the most complete study of th differences in welding fume concentrations inside and outside t welding helmet is the one done by J. W. Goller and N. W. Paik. They did a paper titled, "A Comparison of Iron Oxide Fume Inside and Outside of Welding Helmets", which was published in American Indus__t__r2 ial rH* yg_iene A*_s___s___o___c _ia^ tion Journal,-p____________* Vol. 4i 6, iNi ^o. 2, pp. r8t r9t _-9n3^ (1985). HO Thank you for contacting us. Your continued interest is appreciated. Sincerely 00 074851 CONFIDENTS