Required: In House MIG Welding Training

[George Orsmond]

Hi there,

Hope your all well?

I've been asked by my boss to see if I can get some of our colleagues trained up in MIG Welding.

Rather then sending them on College courses etc. Is anyone available to do some in house training for my colleagues for a couple of days? (Paid of course).

We are based in Kings Langley Hertfordshire!

If interested please give me a call on 01923 260043 or email: george@aar.co.uk

...or if anyone knows of any few day training courses in or around Herts, please advise!

Thanks for your time.

George

 

[skotl]

Hi George

No responses! I suspect that concerns around liability has stopped anyone jumping in.
A fellow amateur member popping round to help another fellow member is one thing, but getting people trained to do a job of work is a whole different kettle of fishy-things.

Imagine if I, as a rank amateur, popped round to advise your folks. I forget much of the basic safety advice and on the first day, three of your guys head to hospital for arc-eye.
Of those who are left, I use my 150A welder to show you how to weld 6mm steel and give you a rough idea of how you would extrapolate that up to 12mm and 18mm steel.

Then your colleagues who were not blinded by my initial course head out to a factory and weld up some overhead gantry that has 18mm steel, using my suggestions. Oh, and I didn't show them overhead welding cos I bloody hate it and I'm no good at it.
The next day, the gantry collapses and the guy who was walking on it breaks his leg. Tragically, the two people under the gantry fared worse...

I'm not trying to take the p*ss, George - all of the above is worst case but, for a commercial environment you really need coded, experienced, insured, trainers.

If interested please give me a call

That's why, I suspect, you've not had any replies.

...or if anyone knows of any few day training courses in or around Herts, please advise!

That's the answer! I'd start by talking to your local vocational colleges.

Best of luck, and hopefully you'll return and let us know how you get on.

Cheers
Scott

 

[marlinspike]

I would think a local vocational college could do you a day's course if you can get a sufficient number of students together. They are likely to have the gear for a few guys to be practising at once.

I did an evening course in gas welding years ago which was excellent. Sadly all the evening stuff of that ilk has gone by the board and unless you can afford to sign up for a full time car bodywork course then options are limited round here.

If a college is willing, but has a minimum number required, you might be able to fill the spare places with people from the forum or locally. Always seem to be folk on here looking for tuition.

 

[matt1978]

TH Welding in Hertfordshire.

Google Perfect Welding.

I'm sure they could offer something along the lines of what your asking for and also give prices for a basic welder qual at the end of it as they are also authorised inspectors for Zurich insurance.

Ask for Tony and tell him Matt from Lorch sent you his way.

 

[backpurge]

Do you buy your gas from BOC, if so send me a PM and we may be able to help out

 

[Kent]

You don't need complex insurance to train people and you don't even need to be qualified yourself in the task or as a trainer.
I think the ask is good but how do you sort the wheat from the chaff? Might be better with a known regular provider

 

[Liquid Metal]

Whats wrong with sending them on a training course, its not exatly something you can pick up in 2 days is it

 

[Liquid Metal]

Your boss isnt trying to cut costs, by thinking if he has people who can weld containers for stripped out asbestos he can cut his costs down and therefore increase his profit margins is he??
You might want to let him know that his insurances isnt going to have any of that, unless there are procedures for them to work to in place, ie weld procedure statements, which have been tested, the welders concerned are able to pass coding tests, and the containers they weld to caryy the asbestos have been pressure tested to ensure they do not leak at all.
Also that is going to cause all sorts of issues designing them, getting designs approved, NDT by third parties before use etc
Going to be very expensive overall if done properly.

Especially in the eyes of somebody who is too tight to send their employees on a college course, but gets one of their guys to register on an online forum to ask if anybody is willing to give their guys a couple of days training.