Welder, Combination
Competency-based
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Skills
On-the-job training
- Air Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A) - Gouging
- Set-up, adjust, and regulate air pressure, power source, torch
- Identify appropriate electrode, proper current settings, and travel speed
- Perform maintenance on CAC-A equipment
- Gouge using carbon arc-air method
- Oxy-Fuel Cutting
- Set-up, adjust, and regulate tanks, hoses and torch
- Perform manual straight cutting
- Perform manual bevel cutting
- Perform manual washing
- Perform piercing
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (S.M.A.W.)
- Set-up, operate, and maintain S.M.A.W. equipment
- Identify electrodes
- Fillet weld plate in 1F position
- Fillet weld plate in 2F position
- Fillet weld plate in 3F position
- Fillet weld plate in 4F position
- Groove weld plate in 1G position
- Groove weld plate in 2G position
- Groove weld plate in 3G position
- Groove weld plate in 4G position
- Read and interpret welding procedure specifications (WPS)
- Identify welding discontinuities, defects, and causes
- Flux Cored Arc Welding (F.C.A.W.)
- Set-up, operate, and maintain F.C.A.W. equipment
- Identify electrodes
- Fillet weld plate in 1F position
- Fillet weld plate in 2F position
- Fillet weld plate in 3F position
- Fillet weld plate in 4F position
- Groove weld plate in 1G position
- Groove weld plate in 2G position
- Groove weld plate in 3G position
- Groove weld plate in 4G position
- Read and interpret welding procedure specifications (WPS)
- Identify welding discontinuities, defects, and causes
- Tools and Equipment
- Operate grinders
- De-bur stock
- Use and care for hand tools; wrenches, hammers, punches, pliers, etc.
- Use and care for measuring devices; tape measurers, rules, and scales
- Fabrication and Assembly
- Layout stock from blueprints, sketches, and templates
- Drill holes using portable equipment
- Chip and grind material using handheld tools
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (G.M.A.W.)
- Set-up, operate, and maintain G.M.A.W. equipment
- Identify electrodes
- Identify mode of transfer
- Identify gases
- Fillet weld plate in 1F position
- Fillet weld plate in 2F position
- Fillet weld plate in 3F position
- Fillet weld plate in 4F position
- Groove weld plate in 1G position
- Groove weld plate in 2G position
- Groove weld plate in 3G position
- Groove weld plate in 4G position
- Read and interpret welding procedure specifications (WPS)
- Identify welding discontinuities, defects, and causes
- Safety
- Select and use proper PPE for eye Protection
- Select and use proper PPE for hearing protection
- Select and use proper PPE for foot Protection
- Practice proper lifting techniques for back safety
- Select and use proper PPE FOR Hand Protection
- Identify the types of Fire Extinguishers and use them correctly
- Conduct work under the guidelines of Hot Work Permits and Fire Watch Requirements
- Correctly use a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) / Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
- Use proper respiratory protection and identify ways to ventilate a work area
- Use confined spaces safety practices
- Identify types of burns and use burn safety practices
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