Objectives

Learning Objective 1 – Describe the welding craft and its apprenticeship program.

• Define welding and its common forms.
• Summarize the NCCER training and apprenticeship program.

Learning Objective 2 – List a welder’s personal protective equipment (PPE) and describe its role.

• Identify and describe body, foot, and hand PPE.
• Identify and describe head PPE.

Learning Objective 3 – Summarize welding environment hazards and associated safety practices.

• Outline welding safety and the factors that contribute to accidents.
• List general workplace safety practices.
• Describe fire safety, hot work permits, and fire watch requirements.
• Describe confined spaces and their safety practices.
• Summarize welding equipment safety practices.
• Explain respiratory hazards, ventilation, and associated safety equipment.
• Describe using a safety data sheet (SDS) to handle materials safely.

Performance Tasks

• This is a knowledge-based module; there are no Performance Tasks.