Hot Work Online Course

Hot work carries high-risk of injury, damage to buildings, loss of life and serious implications for businesses. This 15-minute online training covers various types of hot work and the common hazards associated with each. 

This course will outline your responsibilities as a worker, employer or supervisor and is CPD Approved.

This e-learning course should take around 15-minutes to complete. By the end, you’ll understand:

• What hot work is, and why it’s dangerous
• Why risk assessments are important
• How to carry out a risk assessment for hot work
• The hierarchy of control
• Key hot work activities and the hazards they present
• Control measures for key types of hot work
• Monitoring and supervising

This self-paced hot work training will cover the following topics:

• What is hot work?
• Where do hot work activities take place?
• Roles and responsibilities
• The hierarchy of control
• Hot work permits
• Safe systems of work
• Control measures
• Health implications of hot work
• Ventilation, safe places and PPE
• Hot work permits-to-work
• Emergency procedures
• Effective monitoring and supervision

During the course, delegates are required to answer questions to confirm their knowledge of the training. At the end of the course, there is an online assessment of 5-questions. The exam is marked automatically, so you’ll get your results straight away. And if you don’t pass on your first attempt, don’t worry — you can retake the exam as many times as you need at no extra charge.