Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology
Welding, Cutting and Hot Work
Learn the OSHA safety requirements for welding, cutting and hot work in general industry and construction. Includes fire prevention, equipment, fumes, PPE, permits and safe closeout. Fourteen audible lessons; allow about 50–65 minutes.
HOT-001 · School of Occupational Safety · General Occupational Safety
Open for enrollment · Free with sign-up · Noncredit. 14 lessons and a 28-question final knowledge assessment.
For: Workers, fire watches, supervisors and authorizing personnel
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What you will study
- Recognize hot work and choose the applicable rules
- Understand training and employer responsibilities
- Inspect, authorize and document the job
- Make the work area fire safe
- Assign and maintain an effective fire watch
- Move, secure and store cylinders safely
- Inspect and use gas equipment within training
- Control shock and arc-equipment hazards
- Protect eyes, skin, hearing and nearby people
- Control fumes, gases and ventilation
- Check coatings and cleaning chemicals
- Coordinate hot work with confined-space controls
- Treat used containers and hollow structures as special hazards
- Stop safely, respond to problems and close the job
Assessment and completion
Complete the lessons in order and correctly answer every practice check. Practice is unlimited. Pass the final with at least 80% overall and every critical decision correct. Three final attempts are available per set, using alternating assessment forms and targeted lesson review after an unsuccessful attempt. An assessment attempt counts only when the server confirms it.
After passing, submit a 1–5 star rating to finish the course. Every rating is accepted equally; written feedback is optional. Your account retains the online knowledge completion, and you can download a knowledge record. This course does not issue an OSHA Outreach card or a professional or occupational certification.
Employer workplace component
Online knowledge component only. This course does not provide welding-performance certification, equipment-specific qualification, fire-watch authorization, respirator clearance or confined-space entry/rescue qualification. The employer must complete actual task instruction, practical verification and workplace authorization before assignment.
The employer determines applicability and provides instruction in language and vocabulary the employee understands. Where the standard requires interaction with a knowledgeable or qualified trainer, arrange appropriate access through the employer. Academy support is asynchronous and has no guaranteed response time. Use the employer’s designated route for urgent safety decisions and required timely trainer access.
Online completion alone does not establish workplace compliance, operator qualification, competent-person status or permission to perform a hazardous task. Keep employer verification and any medical information in the employer’s appropriate records.
Learning resources
- Learner reference and sources ↗
- Employer workplace verification ↗
- Regulatory crosswalk ↗
- Hot-work authorization review ↗
- Fire-watch and post-work record ↗
- Gas and arc equipment readiness ↗
- Exposure and special-work review ↗
- Hot-work closeout and training record ↗
Version 1.0.0. Federal source review: 2026-10-22. The regulatory crosswalk identifies the course scope and primary sources; state-plan and employer requirements may add obligations.
Assessment and retake policy · Registration and record policy