Hazardous Substances in Welding and Allied Processes

ISBN-13: 9783030369255 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 99 str.

Vilia Elena Spiegel-Ciobanu; Luca Costa; Wolfgang Zschiesche

O autorze

Vilia Elena Spiegel-Ciobanu achieved her Master of Science Degree (M.Sc.) as Processes Engineer in 

the field of Technology of Oil and Gases Processes at the Institute of Oil and Gases in 

Bucharest/Romania in 1977. After ten years’ experiences in the chemical and petrochemical 

Industries (Oil Refineries) she changed her field of occupation and continues her activities in the field 

of Health and Safety at the department of prevention of a liability accident insurance in Germany as 

Chairman of the Section Hazardous Substances in Welding and allied Processes till the End of 2017, 

when she retired. All this time she was involved as Expert in the European and in the International 

Standardization (CEN and ISO) concerning Health and Safety in Welding and allied Processes. Since 

1993 she joined the Commission VIII “Health, Safety and Environment” of the International Institute 

of Welding (IIW) and she served as Expert during all these years till today. 2009 she received the 

Doctor Degree in Engineering Technology at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University 

of Technology Aachen. Focus of her dissertation was “The Matrix of Assessment of the Hazardous 

Substances Pollution by Welding Fume”. Today she continues her activities as expert in IIW, 

Commission VIII and in German Association of Welding and allied Processes E.V. (DVS), in Health and 

Safety.  

Luca COSTA graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1998 at the University of Genoa, joined the 

Italian Institute of Welding (IIS) in 2000. He carried out training, research and technical assistance 

activities and is certified European / International Welding Engineer. Since 2002 he has held the 

position of Head of the Quality, Environment and Safety Courses Area of the Training Department at 

IIS. He participated to several projects and activities devoted to Health of welding and related 

activities. He Joined the Commission VIII “Health, Safety and Environment” of the International 

Institute of Welding (IIW) in 2003 and he served as Chairman in the period 2008 - 2016. He got the 

position of Manager at IIS 2012 and afterwards he became director at IIS PORGRESS. From 2020 he 

was appointed CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the International Institute of Welding (IIW). He was 

also the Italian delegate to the meetings of the European Welding Federation (EWF) and participated 

in numerous other national and international working groups active in the field of standardization 

and research.  

Wolfgang Zschiesche graduated as a Medical Doctor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 

Germany. He then specialized in Occupational Medicine and worked for a long time as a research 

worker at this Institute. Later, he changed to the department of prevention of a liability accident 

insurance in Germany and works now for the Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of 

the German Social Accident Insurance as a Senior Lecturer. For over 30 years he has been involved in 

research work on diseases from welding fumes and gases. He is a member of several national and 

international committees on health and safety in welding and on hazards from electric current and 

EMF. He is also a long-time member of Commission VIII “Health, Safety and Environment” of IIW and 

is a former chairman of this Commission. 

Blurb

This book provides information on the generation and the effects of hazardous substances that are produced during welding and allied processes. These processes are thermal cutting, thermal spraying, soldering and brazing. The book offers guidance on the determination of hazardous substances and it simplifies assessment of the hazard due to hazardous substances. 

In addition, the book explains tests in order to understand the concentration and intensity of key hazardous substances. Last but not least, the book suggests several possibilities of avoiding the risk to worker’s health as a result of exposing them to these substances.