A report for a Texas-based company says a deadly 2012 explosion on its Gulf of Mexico oil platform off the Louisiana coast happened when workers for a subcontractor used unsafe welding practices.The ...

They used to say that robots would take over the jobs too dirty or dangerous for humans. That is exactly what [Joel Sullivan] had in mind when he created this welding robot. [Joel] designed the robot ...

Welding exposes workers to harmful fumes and gases linked to chronic respiratory illness and cancer. What are key steps to protect them? Welding is indispensable to many industries, but it exposes ...

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