Welding, Cutting and Brazing Awareness

Workers must take steps to prevent injury and damage when welding, cutting and brazing. The risk from fatal injuries alone is more than four deaths per thousand workers over a working lifetime. Therefore, care must be taken to ensure that work is performed safely. This course introduces common hazards associated with welding, cutting, and brazing and ways to prevent injury and damage. Ideal learners are employees who perform hot work.

 Identify fire prevention techniques used during welding, cutting and brazing;

Recognize hazards associated with oxyacetylene and arc welding and methods to prevent these hazards;

Recall the proper handling, transportation, use and storage of compressed gas cylinders;

Identify personal protective equipment (PPE) to be worn when performing hot work operations

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.252 - General Requirements for Welding, Cutting and Brazing;OSHA 29 CFR 1926.352 - Welding and Cutting Fire Prevention Requirements;NFPA 51B-2019 - Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work;ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes