🔍 Key Concepts

• electric arc welding safety and common eye injuries • the effects of intense light and UV radiation on the human eye • distinguishing between fumes, heat, splatter, and light hazards

💭 Think About

• Which part of the welding process directly affects your EYES even if nothing physically touches them? • Look at each option: which one describes an injury caused by LIGHT rather than by particles or gases? • When welders use special helmets and dark lenses, what exactly are they trying to protect their eyes from?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice is about radiation/light exposure, not physical impact or inhalation • Separate hazards that affect the lungs or skin from those that affect the eyes at a distance • Recall the term often used in safety manuals for eye injury caused by welding light (sometimes called "welder’s flash" or "arc eye")