ISO TR 13392-2014 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/TR 13392:2014 — Health and safety in welding and allied processes — Arc welding fume components. This technical report provides expert guidance on the chemical and physical components of fume emitted by a range of arc welding processes and consumable types, to inform exposure assessment, control selection and fume-data documentation.

Abstract

ISO/TR 13392:2014 gives guidance, based on expert experience, on the components of welding fume produced by arc welding processes and by different consumable types. The report is informational (a Technical Report) intended to support health-and-safety professionals, researchers and standards developers in understanding typical fume constituents and their dependence on process and consumable.

General information

• Status: Published (technical report; last reviewed and confirmed in 2022 — remains current).
• Publication date: September 2014 (Edition 1, 2014-09).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 13.100; 25.160.01.
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2014).
• Number of pages: 3.

Scope

ISO/TR 13392:2014 is informational and describes the typical components found in fume emitted during arc welding with various consumables. It addresses how fume composition varies with welding process and filler material, and it is intended to support selection of sampling/analysis methods, preparation of fume data sheets, and hazard-control decisions. The report does not set mandatory exposure limits or test methods but points to laboratory and fume-data standards used for measurement and reporting.

Key topics and requirements

• Overview of typical fume constituents from arc welding (metal oxides and other reaction products) and their relation to consumable and base-metal composition.
• Discussion of process-dependent variations in fume (manual, mechanized and automated arc processes, gas‑shielded and self‑shielded consumables).
• Guidance for linking fume-component information to sampling, analysis and fume-data sheet preparation (references and cross‑references to ISO laboratory sampling methods).
• Emphasis on using fume-component knowledge to inform exposure assessment, ventilation and control selection (informational, not normative).
• Recommendations for presenting fume composition information in a consistent way to support occupational hygiene and regulatory review.

Typical use and users

Primary users include occupational hygienists, welding engineers, safety and health managers, testing laboratories that produce fume-data sheets, standards developers, and researchers studying welding emissions and exposure controls. The report is used to interpret fume‑analysis results, inform control strategies (ventilation, local extraction, PPE) and to support preparation of fume data sheets accompanying welding consumables.

Related standards

ISO/TR 13392:2014 sits within the “Health and safety in welding and allied processes” family and is commonly used alongside ISO laboratory and fume-data standards such as ISO 15011-1:2009 (laboratory method for determination of fume emission rate and collection for analysis), ISO 15011-2:2009 (determination of emission rates of gases) and ISO 15011-4:2017 (fume data sheets / composition reporting). These referenced standards describe measurement and reporting methods that complement the informational guidance in ISO/TR 13392.

Keywords

arc welding, welding fume, fume components, occupational hygiene, fume data sheet, sampling, welding consumables, ISO TR, health and safety in welding.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/TR 13392:2014 is an ISO Technical Report providing expert guidance on the components of fume produced by arc welding processes and consumable types; it is informational rather than a normative test method.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers description and guidance on typical chemical and particulate components in arc-welding fume, how components depend on process and consumable, and how that information can be used alongside laboratory sampling and fume-data standards to support exposure assessment and control selection.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Occupational hygienists, safety managers, welding engineers, test laboratories producing fume-data sheets, standards developers and researchers. It is used to interpret fume analyses and to inform control and reporting practices.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO/TR 13392:2014 was published in September 2014 and, according to ISO records, was last reviewed and confirmed in 2022; the confirmed status means this edition remains current.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the ISO “Health and safety in welding and allied processes” family and is most useful when used with related ISO laboratory and fume-data standards such as ISO 15011 (parts 1, 2 and 4).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Arc welding fume, fume components, occupational exposure, fume data sheet, sampling and analysis, welding consumables.