Welding Safety Training
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Duration 1-2 hours
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1 learner per course
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Bulk discounts starting at 10% off 10 courses
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Includes a 10% discount for 10+ courses
This Welding Health and Safety training course raises awareness of the risks presented by welding operations, including both gas and electric arc welding. It provides details of how to complete a risk assessment and follow the appropriate control measures.
Welding and cutting operations are used in many manufacturing and engineering environments, but they present many risks to health and safety. This course helps you to understand the risks that must be avoided and provides knowledge of how to manage your welding activities safely.
100% online training
Access anywhere
Same day digital certificate
Printed certificate posted next working day
Full audio voiceover
Assessment retakes at no extra cost
Learn at your own pace with no completion deadlines
Written in compliance with UK legislation and guidance
Developed by health and safety professionals
Accredited by CPD and assured by RoSPA Qualifications
Bulk discount for orders of 10+ courses
Save on our courses when you buy more training upfront. Lock in a better price now and access the training whenever you need to. You can mix and match any of our courses too and get the discount off your whole order.
10+ courses = 10% off
50+ courses = 20% off
100+ courses = 30% off
500+ courses = 40% off
By the end of this course, you will:
City & Guilds Assured
Thoroughly reviewed independently by City & Guilds learning and development experts, this course is approved as City & Guilds Assured. High Speed Training is the first e-learning provider to have online courses awarded City & Guilds Assured status.
Accredited by CPD
All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Assured by RoSPA Qualifications
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.
Recommended renewal:
1 year
What does this mean? This certificate does not have an expiry date, however, based on industry best practice guidelines there is a recommended renewal period.
Our in-house Learning Designers develop all of our courses to give you and your learners the most engaging training possible.
In this module, we will outline gas welding and cutting, as well as electric arc welding, and discuss the associated hazards and health risks of welding and cutting, along with key health and safety legislation relevant to these processes.
In this module, we will explain how to conduct risk assessment regarding welding and cutting practices and whose responsibility this will be within your workplace.
In this module, we will discuss the HSE Safety Alert February 2019. We will also discuss the purpose and implementation of control measures, the documentation, labelling and packaging of hazardous substances and further protective measures and health surveillance.
In this module, we will outline the key hazards and risks associated with combustible materials, welding in confined spaces and electrical hazards, as well as control measures to protect workers and others in the vicinity of welding and hot work activities.
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.
This Welding Health and Safety training course is suitable for anyone who uses welding and cutting operations in their work, specifically metal-to-metal welding activities, such as gas, electric, arc, MIG and TIG welding.
The course is well-suited for managers, supervisors, and team leaders who are responsible for carrying out a risk assessment, but the level of information covered is appropriate for workers at all levels.
In partnership with
Graham Parker
Director & Owner of ConsultSafe Ltd & Non Exec Director at RoSPA
Graham has 30 years of health and safety experience in a variety of high and low risk environments, across real estate, facilities management, logistics, aviation and retail. His specialist focus is promoting and making pragmatic Health and Safety a core and integral part of good leadership.
Graham is the Director and Owner of ConsultSafe, one of the UK's leading occupational safety & health experts. They offer bespoke safety services for organisations, covering OSH Strategy Development, Board Guidance, Interim Directorship, Risk Management, Management Systems, audits and project work.
Graham is a Fellow and Past President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). He is also a Fellow of the International Institute of Risk Safety Management (IIRSM), a Professional Member of The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), International Member of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers (CSSE), Certified Member of Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) while also being one of the leading RoSPA Awards Excellence Ambassadors.
All of our training is done within your web browser - there are no apps to download or software to install.
After picking the courses you need and completing your purchase, you will receive a confirmation email. To access our courses yourself or to distribute them to others you just need to click the ‘Get Started’ button within the email and select which option you want. You will then be able to add the course(s) into an existing account, or create a new account.
Of course just add the amount of courses you need and follow the purchase process. Please do be aware that it is one course per learner so they will all need their own course.
When buying courses for a team you'll also get access to our Management Suite free of charge. This is a tool that will allow you to allocate, track and review the training of your team.
Did you know? - We offer free training sessions on how to get the most from your Management Suite. To benefit from this, please contact: managersupport@highspeedtraining.co.uk to get your session booked in.
Yes, our bulk discounts are automatically applied to orders containing any combination of courses. We offer the following discounts on bulk purchases:
If you purchase 10+ courses you receive a 10% discount
If you purchase 50+ courses you receive a 20% discount
If you purchase 100+ courses you receive a 30% discount
If you purchase 500+ courses you receive a 40% discount
You can pay for our training using either a Debit or Credit card.
For companies ordering 5 or more courses, you’ll also be given the option to pay by invoice. If you would like to pay by invoice for fewer than 5 courses then please contact our Sales Team by calling 0333 006 7000 or emailing us at sales@highspeedtraining.co.uk.
Yes. You can use your username and password to log in and revisit the training material as many times as you like, even after completing the course.
No, we want our courses to work around you so there’s no time limit in which you must complete the training after making a purchase. You can also split your training over as many different sessions as you wish, as course progress is saved as you make your way through the training. You’re free to learn entirely at your own pace.
All of our courses are made by our in-house Learning Design team with an approach to solve real-world performance problems - not just to tick a box. This approach is built on the widely recognised Double Diamond framework, adapted to ensure that every course is engaging, effective and rooted in the learner's reality.
We collaborate with experts in the field to help pinpoint the specific barriers preventing safe or ideal behaviour. We identify opportunities for the course to solve these barriers, increasing the likelihood that training will translate into real-world action.
By training with us you can be confident that you are taking a course that has gone through rigorous internal reviews and external approvals to truly be built with the learner in mind.