Occupational Safety Training in Metal Welding and Cutting

1. Overview of metal welding and cutting work

a. What is metal welding and cutting?

• Metal welding and cutting is a method that combines two technologies, welding and cutting, to create a complete manufacturing process. This process involves burning gas or oxygen to create high temperature and pressure, generating an extremely hot flame to cut through metal materials. Once the metal is cut, the welding process is performed by using electricity to melt the metal ends that need to be joined. When the metal has melted, they will be joined and form a solid connection.
• Metal welding and cutting is an important method in metal manufacturing and is widely used in various industries such as machinery manufacturing, construction, automobile manufacturing, aerospace, and many other industries. This technique ensures that the cutting and welding of metal materials are performed with high precision and speed, which helps minimize production time and costs, and increases the durability and quality of metal products.

b. Machinery required for metal welding and cutting

Metal welding and cutting is performed by using high temperatures to join or separate metal parts. There are many different types of machinery used in the metal welding and cutting process, including:

• Stick welding machine: A stick welding machine uses an electric welding rod to join two metal parts. This is a simple and common method for welding and cutting metal parts of different thicknesses.
• MIG/MAG welding machine: A MIG/MAG welding machine uses a welding wire and shielding gas to join metal parts. This is a fast and effective method for welding and cutting metal parts.
• Plasma cutting machine: A plasma cutting machine uses a high-ionized gas stream to cut metal parts. This is a precise and fast method for cutting metal parts of different thicknesses.
• Laser cutting machine: A laser cutting machine uses a laser beam to cut metal parts. This is a very precise method and is used to cut thin and complex-shaped metal parts.

In addition, there are many other types of machinery such as TIG welding machines, oxy-acetylene cutting machines, waterjet cutting machines… to serve metal welding and cutting. However, depending on the purpose of use and the thickness of the metal, the user will choose the appropriate machinery.

2. Overview of the labor safety training course for metal welding and cutting

a. What is labor safety training for metal welding and cutting?

• Labor safety training for metal welding and cutting are sessions that equip employees with awareness of how to prevent labor accidents. Accordingly, those who do metal welding and cutting work belong to group 3.
• The labor safety training course will help employees recognize and prevent dangers, and limit the risks of labor accidents during work.

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b. Training duration

Initial safety training duration

• The total training duration is at least 24 hours, including exam time.
• 8 hours of theoretical study on the policy and legal system for labor safety and sanitation
• 8 hours of theoretical study on basic knowledge of labor safety and sanitation
• 4 hours of theoretical study on specialized training content
• 2 hours of practical study on specialized training content
• 2 hours of theoretical exam at the end of the training course

The safety training center will distribute the time into many training sessions depending on the schedule for employees. But usually, there will be 6 training sessions, the course will take place over 3 days, provided that the manufacturing company can arrange continuous study time.

Periodic safety training duration

• Before the labor safety card expires, if an employee wants to renew it, they must undergo a periodic labor safety training course, with a periodic safety training duration of at least 50% of the initial safety training duration.

Explanation: The total periodic labor safety training duration is at least 12 hours, including exam time. After completing the periodic training course and passing the exam, the employee will be re-issued or have their labor safety card renewed.

c. Content of the training course

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d. Labor safety card

After completing the labor safety training course and passing the exam, the employee will be issued a labor safety card (also commonly known as the group 3 labor safety certificate).

The group 3 safety card will clearly state information such as: full name, date of birth, specific job and working environment. It also includes the training duration, a red seal, and the signature confirming completion of the training course.

According to the regulations on issuing safety cards stated in Clause 2 Article 24, Decree 44/2016/ND-CP, there are two cases:

• In the case where the employer and the employee have a labor contract with each other, the employer must sign, seal, and affix a joint seal to the safety card for the trained person belonging to group 3 after they have completed the training course from the labor safety training unit and passed the exam.
• In the case where the employee is a freelancer, seasonal worker, or does not have a labor contract, the training unit must sign, seal, and affix a joint seal to the safety card for the employee after they have completed the training course from the labor safety training unit and passed the exam.

3. Recognizing dangers when welding and cutting metal

The process of metal welding and cutting can cause many dangers to the person performing the work, including:

• Using materials such as gas, electricity, toxic liquids, flammable and explosive materials, and electrical equipment can create fire and explosion risks when in contact with heat sources.
• Using certain types of welding electrodes can cause ultraviolet rays and radiation, especially when used at high levels or improperly.
• The welding process can use chemicals such as metal coatings, dyes, and solvents. If not used correctly, these substances can be harmful to health and the environment.
• Toxic gases can be generated from the welding process, including carbon monoxide gas, argon gas, nitrogen gas, and acetylene gas.
• The process of metal welding and cutting often requires the use of dangerous tools and machinery such as welding machines, cutting machines, polishing tools, and other handheld tools. Improper use of equipment and tools or lack of experience can also lead to serious labor accidents.

4. Safety measures for metal welding and cutting

Metal welding and cutting is a high-risk activity if not performed correctly and with full safety measures. Here are some safety measures that must be followed when performing metal welding and cutting work:

• Use personal protective equipment: The person performing metal welding and cutting must ensure the full use of protective equipment such as safety glasses, heat-resistant gloves, flame-resistant clothing, safety shoes, welding mask, etc.
• Use tools correctly: Use metal welding and cutting tools correctly and maintain them regularly to ensure quality and safety during use.
• Choose quality metal: Choose metal of the correct quality and size to ensure that welding and cutting are performed accurately and safely.
• Perform in a well-ventilated space: Perform welding and cutting work in a well-ventilated space to ensure good airflow and avoid the risk of fire and explosion.
• Use gas cylinders correctly: Use gas cylinders correctly and fully comply with safety measures when using them.
• Have a fire prevention and fighting plan: Be fully equipped with fire prevention and fighting equipment and have a plan for using them when necessary.
• Labor safety training: Train employees who perform metal welding and cutting on the necessary labor safety measures.
• Periodically organize labor environment monitoring in factories and businesses, collect and analyze harmful factors for employees, thereby adjusting to reduce the level of harm to prevent occupational diseases for them.

5. Types of accidents when welding and cutting metal

Common types of accidents when welding and cutting metal include:

• Fire and explosion: Due to high temperatures and oxygen gas, flammable substances can be activated and ignite or explode.
• Toxicity: When welding and cutting metal, flammable gas is used to create high temperatures, producing toxic smoke and fumes, which can cause headaches, dizziness, and difficulty breathing for the welder.
• Burn: If gas leaks from the torch or gas hose, it can cause a fire.
• Burns: Hot steam and the welded or cut metal surface can cause burns to the welder.
• Gas cylinder explosion: If a gas cylinder is not regularly inspected or is punctured, it can lead to a gas cylinder explosion, which is dangerous for the welder and those around them.

6. Benefits of labor safety training for metal welding and cutting

An Toan Nam Viet provides your business with wonderful benefits after completing labor safety training courses as regulated in Decree 44/2016/ND – CP on labor safety and sanitation work for companies, factories, and businesses.

• Employees can recognize the potential risks of labor accidents and take preventive measures to avoid labor accidents.
• Your business can establish risk prevention measures in the production, operation, and maintenance process.
• Minimizing costs when there is a risk of labor safety incidents.
• Uninterrupted manufacturing will help increase labor productivity and product quality.
• Complying with labor safety laws, avoiding legal risks.
• Creating prestige and professionalism in all aspects, thereby elevating the brand of your business.

Nam Viet’s training courses are a solution to prevent and combat external factors affecting each individual so that they can avoid dangers that could lead to injury or, more seriously, death.

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7. Customer feedback after completing the training course

An Toan Nam Viet has many years of experience in the mission of accompanying many businesses in Vietnam in general and in the southern provinces in particular. And that responsibility is something very precious to Nam Viet, which is why Nam Viet’s Labor Safety Training work is always focused on becoming more and more professional. The motivation for An Toan Nam Viet to grow strong to this day comes from the positive feedback and suggestions from businesses. Below are the responses from the partners we have served.

KOSIA E&C Co., Ltd.

“I am very satisfied with Nam Viet’s safety training service, the teaching quality meets the standards we set. It helps our company reduce one problem to deal with, which allows us to focus more on our professional work.”

Lee Ki Hwa / General Director

Bac Nam E&C Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company

“The first time I used the service at An Toan Nam Viet, I was very surprised by the enthusiastic 24/7 support of the team of consultants. The class organization was very fast and convenient for our company, thank you very much for Nam Viet’s service!”

Nguyen Thanh Binh / Director

Hoa Dat Construction and Trading Joint Stock Company

“Nam Viet’s service has helped us a lot in simplifying labor safety and the work of completing safety documents for the work process. The consulting team is enthusiastic and timely in answering our questions. 5 stars for Nam Viet”

Truong Ba Ngoc Minh / Chairman of the Board of Directors

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8. An Toan Nam Viet’s Labor Safety Training Capacity

An Toan Nam Viet is a reputable and high-quality labor safety training center in Vietnam today. With labor safety training sessions taking place continuously at manufacturing workshops, factories, or construction sites across the country (63 provinces and cities in Vietnam).

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Labor safety training license

• An Toan Nam Viet has been inspected and certified by the Department of Labor Safety under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs as being qualified to operate in labor safety and sanitation training. This further strengthens our labor safety training capacity.

Documents and lectures

• Before the labor safety training documents are included in the LST training courses, they are reviewed and approved to ensure that the lectures are always correct in terms of knowledge and effective when applied.
• The teaching method of the instructors is synchronized according to the teaching standards of An Toan Nam Viet, a method that experts in labor safety and sanitation training have researched and refined during the teaching process to bring the highest knowledge absorption efficiency to trainees.

Facilities

• Controlling the factors in the classroom that affect the training process will increase the teaching performance and the knowledge absorption efficiency of trainees.
• Our facilities supporting the training course always have spacious classrooms that meet standards for area, lighting, training equipment, etc.

9. Reputable and quality safety training center nationwide

At An Toan Nam Viet, we always put our professional passion for labor safety training as a top priority. For us, imparting the knowledge of self-protection to workers so they can have a safe journey on their path to earning a living is a contribution to building the country.

To ensure the effectiveness of the training, we prepare carefully and meticulously, even for the smallest details. From preparing tools, equipment, and teaching devices to textbooks, documents, sound, and lighting.

Our labor safety training instructors are experts with many years of experience in the field. They even have research projects that identify the dangers in all professions and how to prevent them.

The instructors’ lectures are derived from practical experience and are delivered in a lively and easy-to-understand manner to the employees. These factors help employees feel comfortable during the learning period and absorb our teaching knowledge well. Of course, the knowledge imparted always closely follows Decree 44/2016/ND-CP.

From there, they grasp many measures to prevent dangers and how to protect themselves. At the same time, they also apply it in the most suitable way in their actual work.

Our safety training center is proud to be a reputable and professional provider of labor safety training services with the following advantages:

• Competitive training costs but guaranteed training quality.
• Flexible training schedule according to the manufacturing situation of the company.
• Fast procedures for issuing labor safety training certificates, in compliance with the law.
• Training instructors are those with many years of experience in the profession.
• Classrooms are controlled for factors affecting the training process, increasing teaching performance and the knowledge absorption efficiency of trainees.
• Lectures are compiled to be suitable for labor safety work at businesses.
• An Toan Nam Viet works with dedication and professionalism to support customers accurately and quickly.

10. Refer to additional labor safety training documents for metal welding and cutting

• Welding and cutting safety training documents
• Set of labor safety training documents
• Labor safety training exam

11. Labor safety training activities for metal welding and cutting

• KY NGUYEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING JOINT STOCK COMPANY
• SEN VANG VIET NAM CO., LTD.
• THIEN NAM ELEVATOR JOINT STOCK COMPANY
• NONG LAM ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
• GIA DO IMPORT-EXPORT BACH HOA PRODUCTION-TRADING-SERVICE CO., LTD.
• THANH SON MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
• SEEN ENGINEERING JOINT STOCK COMPANY
• KHANG GIA PRODUCTION TRADING CO., LTD.
• AN TAM CONSTRUCTION AND TRADING CO., LTD.
• LILAMA 69-3 JOINT STOCK COMPANY
• NAM KINH CHOPE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS CO., LTD.
• JUNJIN VIET NAM HEAVY EQUIPMENT JOINT STOCK COMPANY
• HOANG NGOC QUY CO., LTD.
• HUNG HAU AGRICULTURE JOINT STOCK COMPANY
• PACIFIC ELEVATOR CO., LTD. (Project in Ho Chi Minh City)
• SEEN MIEN NAM ONE MEMBER CO., LTD. (Project in Tay Ninh)
• THIEN DUC CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
• NAM KINH CHOPE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS CO., LTD.
• TIEN PHONG CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY
• HUA CHANG VINA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.