About the course
What this course covers.
Hot work - welding, cutting, grinding, anything that produces heat, sparks, or flame - starts fires where there should not be any. A spark travels further than a worker expects, finds something combustible, and smoulders for hours before it shows. This course trains the people involved in hot work to run the process so that does not happen.
The course covers hot work areas - designated areas, permit-required areas, and prohibited areas - and the roles and responsibilities of management, the hot work operator, the fire watch, and the permit authorizing individual. It works through the hot work permit and its parts, hot work hazard prevention covering fires and explosions, toxic fumes, harmful radiation, electrical shock, noise, combustible dust, and falling objects, and how to prepare an area for hot work. It finishes with responding to an emergency and concluding hot work, including the fire watch period after the job.
The course features real-world industry professionals and is built for employees directly involved in hot work operations. Companies use it to train hot work crews and to give a documented training record an auditor or a contractor pre-qualification platform looks for.
Pass mark 80%
Score the pass mark to earn the certificate.
Course outline
4 modules, start to finish
Each module ends with a short knowledge check before you move on.
Hot work areas and roles
Designated, permit-required, and prohibited hot work areas, and the roles of management, the operator, the fire watch, and the permit authorizing individual.
The hot work permit
The hot work policy and the parts of a completed hot work permit.
Hazard prevention
Preventing the hazards of hot work - fires and explosions, toxic fumes, harmful radiation, electrical shock, noise, combustible dust, and falling objects.
Preparing, responding, and concluding
Preparing a fire-safe area, responding to an emergency, and concluding hot work, including the fire watch period after the job.
Developed to meet Canadian and provincial standards
What every course includes
Printable and mailed certificates
Digital wallet and wall-sized certificates print the moment the course is passed.
Standards compliant
Built on Canadian federal and provincial legislation, safety standards, and industry best practice.
Self-paced
Unlimited access to the training material. Pause and resume the course any time.
Live student support
Real support is available seven days a week if a learner gets stuck.
Unlimited exam attempts
The exam can be retaken until the learner reaches a passing grade.
Record of training
Training records are stored securely for three years and pulled on demand from the account.
What learners say
Trusted by Canadian crews
The roles section is the useful part - operator, fire watch, permit authority. Hot work goes wrong when nobody is clear on who does what.
Neil R.
Maintenance Supervisor
Clean coverage of the permit system. New crews finish this knowing the permit is the job, not the paperwork after it.
Carla B.
Safety Coordinator
The reminder that the fire watch stays after the work stops is the part people forget. Good, practical course.
Steve M.
Welder
Who it is for
Built for the people running the work
- Workers involved in welding, cutting, and other hot work
- Hot work operators and designated fire watches
- Permit authorizing individuals and supervisors
- Maintenance and construction crews who carry out hot work
- Any company that needs a documented hot work training record
What you walk away with
Able to do the job, not just describe it
- Explain the roles of the operator, fire watch, and permit authorizing individual
- Identify the components of a completed hot work permit
- Recognise common hot work hazards and how to prevent them
- Prepare a fire-safe area for temporary hot work
- Respond to an emergency and conclude hot work correctly
Pricing
One seat or the whole crew, priced fairly.
A single seat is $49.99 CAD. Buying one at a time, code ONTRACK10 takes 10 percent off at checkout. Training more than two or three people is cheaper through a free On-Track Safety corporate account, which also tracks every certificate and renewal date for you. Move the slider to see the difference.
- Free corporate account, no setup fee
- 20 percent off every course for the first three months
- Automatic certificate and expiry tracking for your whole team
Team pricing
What it costs to train your crew
Individual purchases
One seat at a time, list price
$249.95
Individually with code ONTRACK10
10% off, applied at checkout
$224.96
Through a free corporate account
20% off every course, first three months
$199.96
A corporate account saves you
$49.99
on 5 seats of Hot Work: Safety Operations Training
No setup fee. The account also tracks every certificate and expiry date for you.
Certificate and format
How the course runs
Your certificate
A mark of 80 percent earns the certificate, and the course can be taken up to three times to reach the pass mark. On completion the worker downloads and prints a certificate of completion valid for three years from the completion date.
- Fully online and self-paced - about 30 minutes of content
- Features real-world industry professionals
- Mobile-friendly - start on a laptop, finish on a phone
- Instant access as soon as the course is purchased
- Pass mark is 80 percent, with up to three attempts
Why it matters for compliance
Occupational health and safety legislation and fire codes require hot work to be controlled, typically through a hot work permit system and a fire watch. This course trains the workers in those roles and provides the documented record a COR auditor or a contractor pre-qualification platform looks for.
Common questions
Questions buyers ask
How much does the Hot Work Safety course cost?
- The course is 49.99 CAD per seat. Use code ONTRACK10 at checkout for 10 percent off an individual purchase, or set up a free On-Track Safety corporate account for 20 percent off every course for the first three months when training a crew.
How long does the course take?
- The course is about 30 minutes of content and is fully self-paced, so it can be completed in a single short session.
Does the Hot Work certificate expire?
- Yes. The certificate of completion is valid for three years from the completion date shown on it, after which the worker retakes the course to stay current.
What counts as hot work?
- Hot work is any task that produces heat, sparks, or flame - welding, cutting, grinding, and brazing among them. The course covers the permit system and the controls that keep hot work from starting a fire.
Does the course cover the fire watch role?
- Yes. The course covers the role of the fire watch alongside the hot work operator and the permit authorizing individual, including the fire watch period that continues after the job is finished.
Get your team trained, on the record.
Enrol one person now, or set up a free corporate account and train the whole crew at 20 percent off with every certificate tracked for you.