Description

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. Welding, Cutting and Brazing Awareness 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.

Course Objectives:  

• 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