Certified Welding Safety Manager
Course Description
The Certified Welding Safety Manager (CWSM) program is an advanced
four-day professional training course designed for safety managers,
welding supervisors, maintenance personnel, industrial hygienists, project
managers, fire watch personnel, contractors, and regulatory compliance
professionals responsible for welding, cutting, brazing, grinding, and other
hot work operations.
This course provides comprehensive instruction in OSHA regulations, ANSI
Z49.1, NFPA 51B, confined space safety, fire prevention, ventilation
systems, PPE, hazardous atmospheres, compressed gases, electrical
hazards, industrial hygiene, and welding accident prevention.
Participants will learn how to develop, implement, audit, and manage
compliant hot work and welding safety programs for construction, general
industry, maritime, oil & gas, manufacturing, utilities, aerospace, and
government operations.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Understand OSHA welding and cutting regulations
Apply ANSI Z49.1 welding safety requirements
Interpret and implement NFPA 51B Hot Work Permit requirements
Conduct welding hazard assessments
Implement fire watch procedures
Develop hot work permit systems
Evaluate ventilation requirements
Identify confined space hazards
Select proper PPE
Understand welding fumes and toxic exposure hazards
Conduct welding safety inspections
Develop emergency response procedures
Investigate welding-related incidents
Train workers in safe welding operations
Understand electrical safety and grounding requirements
Implement contractor welding safety management systems
Requirements / Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry or physics OR a bachelor’s
degree in a closely related biological or physical science from an
accredited college or university. Three (3) years of acceptable work
experience may be substituted for each year of an academic degree
program (i.e. Twelve years of experience is equivalent to a bachelor’s
degree).
Target Audience
Who should attend?
Construction Managers
Supervisors & Managers
Safety Supervisors
Building Inspectors
Training Managers
Industrial Hygienists
Welding Teachers
Individuals associated with federal agency collateral duty safety and
health personnel
This course will be valuable for health and safety advisers/officers, safety
representatives, managers, supervisors or anyone responsible for
managing welding operations. The topics covered in this welding course
can be applied to any sector.
