Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Safety: Am I Safe?

Why Should You Attend:

Implications of an unsafe workplace go well beyond preventable injuries, leading to lost time, workers’ compensation, OSHA violations and more. Committing to an effective, pro-active and employee engaged workforce culture will improve worker safety, an increase in production performance, regulatory safety compliance, and recruiting and retaining a skilled labor workforce.

Welding, cutting and brazing are common practices performed every day in a wide variety of industries: construction, manufacturing general industry, construction and fabrication, only to name a few. Regardless of how non-routine these applications occur within an organization, everyone within the organization is accountable in understanding the hazards that exist, how to protect people from those identified hazards, and how to comply with enforced regulations such as OSHA.

This webinar will instruct employees in proper welding, cutting, and brazing safety procedures. Participants will learn to select appropriate personal protective equipment and take measures to prevent or control fires.

Participants will also learn techniques on how to improve the safety culture within their workforce as well as the HI&RAA process of identifying hazards to an acceptable level of risk within the welding, cutting and brazing activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify essential types of PPE for use
• Describe engineering methods to improve worker safety
• Explain appropriate OSHA regulations for welding, cutting and brazing
• Understand essential ways to improve safety culture
• Identify the HI&RAA (Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment Activity) systematic process

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Best practices for welding, cutting and brazing.
• OSHA regulations and how to comply (fumes, fire, shock, PPE).
• Examples of common misconceptions and workplace incidents.
• Most common hazards during welding processes - burns, shock, fire, and toxic exposure to fumes, gases, and vapors; how to avoid them.
• Use of proper fire prevention procedures.
• Use of appropriate engineering controls such as ventilation, shields and screens to protect you or others in the area.
• Use of proper personal protective equipment (PPE).

Who Will Benefit:

• Attorneys
• Plant Managers
• Plant Foremen
• Safety Committee Members
• Engineers
• Welders
• Fabrication Shop Owners
• Operations Managers
• Construction Foreman
• Occupational Safety Consultants
• HR Managers
• General Industry Business Owners
• Construction Business Owners
• Plant Supervisors
• Subcontractors
• Project Managers
• Safety Managers

Instructor Profile:

Michael Aust, CECM, MS, is the president and owner of 1030 Communications, LLC. Mr. Aust has a Master of Science in Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management degree and is a certified environmental compliance manager #5678. He also served as the management representative for various safety and environmental management systems throughout his career. He is an Authorized OSHA Outreach Instructor for both General Industry and Construction Industry.

He has provided safety management expertise since 1995. He has developed and implemented safety management systems for organizations without such processes and helped mature management systems for Fortune 50 and Fortune 100 companies.

Some highlights of his involvement in professional organizations include: Security Committee Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA), Safety Committee Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA), American Society of Safety Engineers, South Louisiana S.T.E.P.S. AdHoc Committee Member, Greater Baton Rouge Industrial Alliance (GBRIA) Owner Entry Requirements Committee, and American Society of Safety Engineers Grapevine Chapter Section Chairperson.

Mr. Aust has provided safety auditing and training services for companies such as US Fusion, The TopCor Companies, BP North America, Honeywell, Gulf South Safety Consultants, The Commodore Corporation – Indiana Division, JE Spear Consulting, and Ivy Tech Corporate College only to name a few. He is also a content contributor for various safety newsletters and blogs.

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