Welding Safety & Orientation

Catalog description

The primary purpose of this course is to introduce and familiarize new students with the use and safety precautions to consider when using welding related equipment. The equipment in WSU Tech's welding lab compares to what is currently used by Industry. This course will enable a person who has never before used the equipment to set up and use it in an appropriate manner at an entry level and, doing so, meet safety standards. A separate safety exam will be given at the end of demonstrating the use and hazards it presents. Before students can use any piece of equipment on their own, they have to attain a score of 100% on the safety exam. Equipment in the lab that is excluded from the safety training may only be used under direct supervision of an instructor who is within an arm's length away.