Welding Safety

Providing a total safe cutting and welding management support service to industry

Questionnaire

Is your work place injury free from cutting and welding related work e.g. burns, welding flash or electric shock (includes a ‘tingle’)? see News for hot work related incidents
Do you comply with MDG 25?
Have you conducted a risk assessment around your hot work activities?
Is your hot work adequately supervised?
Have you conducted an audit of your hot work management system?
Do you use a hot work permit?
Are your employees trained in the safe use of cutting and welding equipment?
Do you have records of employees training and competency?
Is your cutting & welding equipment on a register?
Do you have an inspection schedule for your equipment?
Are you aware of your legal obligations in relation to cutting & welding under the OH&S Act and other legislation?
Do you conduct cutting & welding on a Mine site?
Does your equipment comply with Australian Standards?
Have you reviewed your cutting and welding management system in the last two years?
Do you archive records of all documentation associated with cutting & welding including risk assessments, work permits etc for at least 6 years?
Is your equipment used to manufacturers recommendations?

If you answered 'No' or 'Not sure' to any of these questions then you may be exposed.

Capability Resources can assist in reducing your exposure by providing a comprehensive range of services in safe cutting & welding including:

Risk assessment of your site in relation to cutting & welding (to underpin your safe cutting & welding management system)
Preliminary or comprehensive audit of your workplace, equipment, systems
Development of safe cutting & welding management system and components e.g. work permits, safe work procedures
Inspection and maintenance schedule and register
Inspection & service of cutting & welding equipment (gas & electric)
Competency based training (endorsed by the Welding Technology Institute of Australia – WTIA)
‘Basic Cutting & Welding’ Training & Assessment to the national coal competency standard ‘MNCG38A ‘Perform Basic Cutting and Welding’
Site cutting and welding supervision