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

This online course teaches welding, cutting and brazing safety in general industry under the federal OSHA rules (29 CFR 1910 Subpart Q, 1910.252 to 1910.255, with 1910.133(a)(5), 1910.134, 1910.146 and 1910.157) and is written for general industry workers who weld, cut, braze or heat metal, and for the people who work around them, such as helpers and the fire watch.

What you learn

• Hot work rules, authorization and training
• Preventing fires from welding and cutting
• The fire watch
• Fire extinguishers
• Gas cylinders: moving, storing and placing them
• Fuel gas equipment: regulators, hoses and torches
• Arc and resistance welding equipment
• Protecting your eyes and skin from the arc and the flame
• Fumes, ventilation, labels 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 industria general (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 authorizes hot work in your plant (the rule says preferably a written permit), assigns a fire watch where the rule requires one 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. The rule sets no minimum training time. The fire watch of at least a half hour after the work is a work practice, not a training duration. This course covers general industry, not the construction welding rules (29 CFR 1926). 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.