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Hot Work Training
This text-based Hot Work Training course is designed to help the user understand the common kinds of hot work, the hazards associated with it, and the responsibilities of employees who perform hot work, as well as the responsibilities of their employer.
4.5/5 based on 69 course reviews
Learning outcomes
- Know what hot work is and the hazards associated with it
- Understand the hierarchy of control measures for hot work
- Know when a permit-to-work is needed in order to perform hot work
Covered in this course
Course contents
This training course is broken down into 2 sections
- 1 Hot Work Overview
- 2 Control Measures
About this course
Hot work is “any activity or process that generates flame, heat, or an incendiary spark, and introduces (or presents) a foreseeable risk of fire or explosion through a source of ignition by means of tools or equipment.” - GOV.UK
There are many kinds of industrial, maintenance and construction projects that involve hot work, which is a practice that can create significant Health & Safety hazards for workers and their workplace. In fact, it’s actually one of the biggest fire risks that employers, employees and property owners can face. Over the course of the last decade, hot work fires have resulted in an estimated £68 million worth of losses in the UK.
Throughout this course, we explore the common kinds of hot work and the hazards associated with practising them. The course covers responsibilities for carrying out hot work and the hierarchy of control measures, including the key procedures for safety during welding and cutting.
The course can be completed in just 15 minutes and provides a printable certificate upon completion of the end-of-training test.
The importance of Hot Work Training
It’s important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.
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Hot Work Training certificate
Download and print
At the end of this Hot Work Training course, users will be given a printable certificate.
In addition, brief in-course questions guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress is all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Hot Work Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.
69 real user reviews
Good overview of Hot Work and controls
This documented/narrative course provides a good overview of hot work and the associated watch-outs, processes, and control measures that are necessary when carrying out any hot work activity.
good session
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
Not engaging or interactive
Found this course far worse than the manual handling one due to the lack of engaging content and information in comparison.
Straight forward and clear information
The course was informative, clear and detailed. A great overview of the subject.
good
nice
Think better always
We will always be careful in all kinds of work
Good
Good
Short and sweet
It would've been more informative if somebody was talking rather than having to read everything. It makes learning easier
Why is this training important?
Compliance
It's important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work.
Employers must ensure that all workplace Health & Safety risks are properly assessed, controlled and monitored, by either themselves or a Responsible Person, so that staff stay safe from serious and imminent danger when performing hot work. They have a responsibility to ensure that:
- All risks created by the use of, production of, or exposure to hazardous substances are assessed and controlled - The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
- A fire risk assessment is carried out (by a competent person) to identify all potential ignition sources in the workplace -
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 - All risks of fire and explosions associated with potentially hazardous atmospheres are assessed and controlled - The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
- All equipment for hot work operations are suitable and safe for employees to use - The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
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