ForewordThis index was prepared for the Safety and Health Committee of the American Welding Society to provide key-word search capability for the series Effects of Welding on Health@ Volumes I through XII. These works review and evaluate research conducted throughout the world on the potential health effects associated with physical and chemical hazards produced by different welding processes. The first volume covered research published before 1978@ while the latter eleven covered the time periods between 1978 and 1999.