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Safety precautions during brazingDuring the brazing process the necessary fluxes and metals can endanger the brazingtechnician due to their characteristics and composition as well as improper handling.Therefore eye-, skin- and mucous membrane contact should be avoided at all costs.Inevitably, brazing leads to flux and metal vaporization and in regard to brazingpowders fine metal dust, which can also have negative effects on your health.As a protection for the fabricator the basic rules of work hygiene and UVV-VGW 15„Welding, cutting and similar processes“ must be strictly adhered to. Further informationon each product is provided via technical data sheets and safety data sheets accordingto EU directive 91/155/EWG. Those are being updated regularly and apply toeffective technical rules.Especially worth mentioning is the danger of cadmium bearing brazing alloys. Thehazardous material cadmium oxide is a result of the brazing process and has beenclassified in group III A 2 in the technical rules of hazardous materials TRGS 900 (MAK-Value). Therewith the old MAK-Value is void. During the processing of cadmium bearingbrazing alloys special protection and surveillance is necessary.For every range of application FONTARGEN offers a suitable cadmium free brazingalloy. FONTARGEN is pleased to help you finding the most suitable brazing alloy.275