Hot Work

Aims of the course

By the end of this course, you will be able to explain:

• The dangers of hot work.
• The legal duties of employers and others in relation to hot work.
• The importance of risk assessment for hot work and how this is done.
• The importance of the hierarchy of control, and the need to ensure that the hierarchy of control is followed in all risk assessments for hot work.
• The main types of work activity that cause risk and the main control measures that should be taken for those activities.
• The importance of monitoring to ensure that the risk assessments remain effective.
• The importance of providing information, instructions and training to those managing, supervising and carrying out work.

Why should you take this course?

Hot work activities pose many serious risks to those carrying the work, as well as anyone in the vicinity. Hot work activities that are not properly planned and controlled can result in serious injuries and ill health, as well as fatalities. There are many instances where hot work accidents have resulted in the permanent closure of businesses, fatalities, explosions and other serious consequences.

Employers must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of their employees whilst at work - this includes the prevention and control of risks that may result from hot work. Inadequate planning and controls of hot work can have significant impacts on organisations and individuals, including injuries, ill health, fatalities, legal proceedings and loss of earnings and reputation. Part of your responsibilities as an employer involve ensuring that your employees are suitably competent to carry out their duties - this includes ensuring have any necessary information, instruction and training. This course provides comprehensive theoretical training on the risks involved with hot works and the key controls used by organisations to manage their risks.

Employees involved in hot work are at risk of causing themselves and others serious injuries and ill health if they improperly carry out hot work activities. Employers must provide their employees with suitable and sufficient information, instruction and training on their duties to ensure they can carried out their work activities safely. This course will support employers to ensure their employees have a strong understanding of the risks associated with hot work, and an awareness of the controls employers may use to manage hot work activities. When used in conjunction with suitable training on their specific work environment and activities it can support employers to ensure their employees are adequately competent in their duties.

Certification

All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

This course is also assured by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents through their RoSPA Qualifications Assurance System, as providing up-to-date, quality and content-approved training.

On successful completion of the course you will be sent a quality assured certificate through the post the next working day. This can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit. 

This certificate does not have an expiry date. However, based on industry best practice guidelines, the recommended renewal period for this training is 1 year. We will print this recommended renewal date on your certificate.

Screenshots (click to view)

Course content

Assessment

The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass, don't worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.

Who should take this course?

This course is suitable for workers at all levels, who are involved in hot work procedures. This includes those carrying out intentional hot work, such as by using welding or flame-cutting equipment, or those who carry out activities that may generate heat or sparks by the use of machinery or power tools or from friction between surfaces, such as abrasive wheel machines or disc-cutters.

Course reviews

---

---

How do our courses work?

1

Purchase and payment

Add your chosen course to your basket. Once you’ve added all the courses you need, follow our step-by-step checkout process where you can purchase using Debit or Credit card.

For companies ordering 5 or more courses, you’ll also be given the option to pay by invoice.

2

Course access

Once you’ve completed your purchase, look out for an email containing the details you’ll need to start your training. 

If you’ve purchased a single course, we’ll send you a unique course code. You can use this to add your training to an existing account, or create a brand new one. 

Purchased multiple courses for training your team? We’ll email you all the login details you need to distribute to your staff.

3

Certificate

If your delivery address is in the UK, we will send a hard copy of your certificate to your UK postal address once you’ve completed your course. Although we try to deliver your certificates as soon as possible, please allow 3-4 working days for delivery.

Don’t want to wait? You can instantly download your digital certificate as a PDF after course completion.

Additionally, please note that if your company is paying by invoice we can only issue certificates after your order has been fully paid.

4

Continued support

Our friendly customer support team is happy to help at any stage of your training. Call us on 0333 006 7000 or contact support@highspeedtraining.co.uk, and we’ll do our best to answer any questions you may have. 

Additionally, have you seen our help page? It’s full of useful information to help guide you through your training experience. 

---