Welding and Hot Work Safety in Construction (Federal OSHA) Online Training

This online course teaches welding, cutting and heating safety on construction sites under the federal OSHA rules (29 CFR 1926.350 to 1926.354, with 1926.102(c)(1), 1926.103 and 1926.150) and is written for construction workers who weld, cut or heat, and for the crews who work around them.

What you learn

• The construction rules for welding and hot work
• Preventing fires from welding, cutting and heating
• The fire watch
• Fire extinguishers
• Gas cylinders: moving, storing and placing them
• Fuel gas equipment: regulators, hoses and torches
• Arc welding and cutting equipment
• Protecting your eyes and skin from the arc and the flame
• Fumes, ventilation, coatings and respirators
• Welding in confined and enclosed spaces
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after at least 60 minutes of active study in the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Seguridad en soldadura y trabajos en caliente en la construcción (OSHA federal): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

Your employer still sets the hot work rules for your site, decides whether a hot work permit is used, assigns the fire watch and instructs you on your equipment. This course does not qualify you to weld and does not replace hands-on practice with a torch or an extinguisher. Federal OSHA Subpart J sets no number of minutes for the fire watch, which lasts a sufficient period of time (29 CFR 1926.352(e)), and no required training hours. This course covers construction, not general industry welding rules (29 CFR 1910). This is the federal OSHA course. If you work in a state with its own OSHA-approved plan, your state may have different or more stringent rules. The course is online only.