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This course covers the following information:

Welding Safety: The Potential Hazards of Welding

  • The health, fire and explosion hazards that are associated with welding operations.
  • The types of illnesses and physical injuries that can result from being exposed to these hazards.

Welding Safety: "Designated Areas", Work Permits and Confined Spaces

  • The importance of creating fire-safe work areas for welding operations.
  • How the fire hazards associated with welding operations can be controlled or eliminated by using a hot work permit system.
  • The types of information that are included on a Hot Work Permit.
  • The special hazards that can be created when welding is performed in confined spaces.

Welding Safety: Preventing Fires While Welding

  • How welding and cutting operations can ignite fires and explosions.
  • How to apply the "35-foot rule" when removing combustible and flammable materials from a hot work area.
  • How to protect combustible and flammable materials in a work area from sources of ignition.
  • How "fire watchers" can prevent or control secondary fires in a work area.

Welding Safety: Protecting Against Toxic Fumes

  • The hazards presented by fumes that are created by some welding operations.
  • The ventilation requirements for locations where welding will be performed.
  • How respirators can provide extra protection when other controls cannot reduce airborne contaminants from welding operations to safe levels.
  • How to properly choose and wear a respirator.

Welding Safety: Goggles, Helmets and Hand Shields

  • The types of protective equipment that can guard against the flying sparks and slag that are associated with welding operations.
  • Arc, MIG and TIG welding release greater levels of ultraviolet radiation than oxy-fuel welding.
  • Equipment and safe practices that you should use to protect yourself and others from radiant energy in a hot work area.

Welding Safety: Gloves, Clothing and Other Protection

  • The need to use full body protection to guard against welding hazards.
  • How to get the maximum protection from flame-resistant shirts, pants and boots.
  • Various types of protective outerwear that can be used while welding, including jackets, vests, leggings and shoe covers.
  • Some welding situations could require you to wear hearing or fall protection.