The safe work instruction from the Welding Safety & Competency Pack, on its own: what the worker does, step by step, the hazards and controls, and when to stop.
A safe work instruction tells the worker how to do the work safely at your site: the purpose and scope, who may do the work, the equipment, the hazards and their controls (most effective first), PPE, the steps with clear stop points, emergencies, consultation and approval, and a signed acknowledgement. A short setup note lists what to adapt and every placeholder.
It is the same document as in the Welding Safety & Competency Pack, word for word. The Welding VOC Assessment Template checks a worker can do the work in it, and the Welding Field Verification Checklist checks on site that the controls it relies on are working. Both are sold on their own too. The Welding Safety & Competency Pack contains all of them, with the pre-use checklist and a setup guide.
A VOC supports workplace competency verification. It does not replace a high risk work licence where one is required. Welders must hold any qualification the work requires, and any electrical work on welding equipment needs a licensed electrician. A VOC does not replace them.
Delivered as one ZIP download. The files below are editable, and every Word document also comes as a PDF. Each download also includes Read Me First, a Setup Note, a Product Overview, the Permitted Use Terms and Version Information (PDF).
| File | Format | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Welding Safe Work Instruction | Word (.docx) | Step-by-step instruction for the welder: checking the work area and the hot work permit, setting up the welding set, leads and earth, PPE and screens, fume control, welding, and shutting down and checking for fire. |
The safe work instruction is where the documents start: the VOC checks a worker can do the work in it, the pre-use checklist covers each job, and the field verification checks the controls it relies on. The Welding Safety & Competency Pack contains all four.
Tells the operator what to do
The steps, hazards and controls for the task, written for the person doing it.
Included
Checks they can do it
Verifies each operator against that same instruction, on your equipment, with evidence and a clear outcome.
In the pack
Checks the equipment is fit to use
Before each use, with clear do-not-use criteria and what to do with a fault.
In the pack
Checks the controls are working on site
A supervisor checks on the floor that the controls the instruction relies on are in place and effective.
In the pack
What supervisors find in the field feeds back into the instruction and the VOC.
Before first use, adapt the documents to:
Before you use them
Yes, word for word. It is the safe work instruction from the Welding Safety & Competency Pack, sold on its own with a short setup note.
If you need more than this one document, yes. The Welding Safety & Competency Pack contains this document, the VOC assessment, the pre-use checklist and the field verification checklist, written to work together, with a setup guide. The pre-use checklist and the setup guide are only in the pack.
No. A VOC supports workplace competency verification. It does not replace a high risk work licence where one is required. Welders must hold any qualification the work requires, and any electrical work on welding equipment needs a licensed electrician. A VOC does not replace them.
No. Where the manufacturer's instructions differ, follow the manufacturer and change the document to match.
Usually, yes. Welding and cutting are hot work. Where the work is done outside a dedicated, fire-safe bay, use a hot work permit and a fire watch: the Hot Work Pack has both, written to work with these documents.
No licence is needed to weld, but welders must be trained and competent, and some work, such as structural or pressure equipment welding, may need a welder qualified to a particular standard. Gas fitting and electrical work on welding equipment need their own licences. A VOC records that the welder can work safely with your equipment and controls.
A welding helmet with the right shade of lens, fire-resistant clothing, welding gloves and safety boots, with fume extraction or respiratory protection as the work requires. Screens protect people nearby from arc flash. The pre-use checklist and field verification check that it is in place.
Yes. Every document is supplied in Word (.docx) or Excel (.xlsx), so you can add your logo, change the wording and adapt it to your workplace. The copyright notice must stay.
Yes. The documents must be adapted to your equipment, the manufacturer's instructions, your site and your local controls before they are used. The setup note in the download lists what to change.
No document can. Your duties are met by managing the risks in your actual workplace. Using them does not by itself make a workplace compliant with WHS or OHS laws. They support the work of managing the risk; they are not legal advice.
Yes. Every price in the store includes GST, so $49.00 is the total, including $4.45 GST. Your receipt is a tax invoice showing the GST.
As a ZIP download. Card purchases can be downloaded straight away from the confirmation page and by a link we email you. Download links expire after 14 days for security; you can request a new one at any time.
Yes. Use Request an Invoice to order through your normal procurement process, with a purchase order number and quantities if you need them. The files are released once payment is confirmed.
Yes, across your own organisation. The documents are licensed for internal use by the purchasing organisation. A consultant, labour hire business or training provider supplying them to clients needs separate written permission.
They are written for Australian workplaces and refer to Australian WHS and OHS laws and licences. A business elsewhere should replace those references with its own country's requirements. Everything is editable for that.
Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law are not affected. See the Refund Policy for how we handle a document that is faulty, not as described, or not what you ordered.
Licence and legal information here is general. It may not be correct in your jurisdiction: please check with your local WHS or OHS regulator.
Ordering for a business or several sites? Request an invoice. Other questions: contact us.
Start with a toolbox talk to brief the crew on the hazard, then use the safe work instruction, the VOC and the field verification checklist to set and check the controls.
For workers who weld, cut, grind or braze, and the people around them: how hot work starts fires and explosions, and the permit, fire watch and fume controls.
For every worker: how fires start and spread, choosing the right extinguisher, and knowing when not to fight a fire.
For workers who use electrical equipment or work near powerlines: how electricity injures, the checks before use, and what to do if someone is shocked.
For every worker who wears PPE: where it sits in the hierarchy of control, and how to choose, fit, wear, look after and replace it so it actually protects.
Hot work fire prevention is a common critical control. To manage it as one, with performance standards and field verification across the business, see the Critical Control Management series.
Safe work instruction, VOC assessment, pre-use checklist and a supervisor field verification checklist, written to work together.
Verify workers: knowledge questions with a marking guide, a practical observation checklist, fail criteria and sign-off.
The supervisor's field verification checklist from the pack, on its own: checks on site that the controls for the work are in place and working.
Hot work safe work instruction, hot work permit, fire watch record, VOC assessment and a supervisor field verification checklist of fire controls, written to work together.