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Welding, Cutting & Hot Work
How to work safely with welding, cutting, brazing, and other hot work: the hazard groups (fire and explosion, burns, toxic fumes, electric shock, compressed gas…
OSHA
Welding, Cutting & Hot Work
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course.
Identify the primary hazards of welding, cutting, and hot work — fire and explosion, burns, toxic fumes and gases, electric shock, compressed gas, and radiation — 29 CFR 1926 Subpart J
Apply fire-prevention precautions for hot work: relocating or shielding combustibles, the 35-foot rule, keeping extinguishing equipment ready, and posting a fire watch maintained at least 30 minutes after the work — 1926.352
Handle, move, and store compressed-gas cylinders safely, including valve-protection caps and separating oxygen from fuel-gas cylinders (20 feet or a 5-foot noncombustible barrier) — 1926.350
Describe arc-welding electrical-safety requirements: insulated electrode holders, sound cable with no splices within 10 feet of the holder, and grounding the equipment frame — 1926.351
Explain ventilation and respiratory precautions for welding, especially in confined spaces and on toxic metals such as zinc, lead, cadmium, and chromium — 1926.353
Select proper eye, face, and body protection, including the correct filter-lens shade for the process — 1926.102, 1926.353(e)
References & standards
Grounded in the source material.
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart J — Welding and Cutting
- 1926.350 — Gas welding and cutting
- 1926.351 — Arc welding and cutting
- 1926.352 — Fire prevention
- 1926.353 — Ventilation and protection in welding, cutting, and heating
- 29 CFR 1910.252 — General requirements (welding, cutting, and brazing)
This is awareness training. It supports your program; it is not a substitute for site-specific procedures or hands-on competency where a standard requires it.
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