Ironworking Level 1

(Craft Assessment for Industrial Ironworking is available upon request)

• Introduction to the Trade
  Discusses the historical development of the ironworking trade. Explains personal qualities that contribute to successful employment as well as safety obligtions of the employer and employee.

• Trade Safety
  Describes the consequences of on-the-job accidents and the responsibilities of OSHA. Identifies health and safety hazards and safe work practices around cranes.

• Means and Methods of Access
  Explains the safe use of personnel lifts, aerial platforms, hoists and fall protection systems.

• Tools and Equipment of the Trade
  Identifies and explains commonly used safety tools and equipment.

• Construction Cranes One
  Identifies and describes common lifting equipment and construction cranes and their uses.

• Rigging for Ironworking One
  Explains the history and safety concerns of rigging.

• Rigging Equipment and Hardware
  Identifies the basic equipment used in rigging and describes proper lacing and square reeving.

• Trade Blueprints and Processes
  Identifies the materials and parts used in steel frame buildings.

• Materials Handling and Storage
  Identifies safety hazards associated with the handling and storage of materials.

• Structural Ironworking One
  Identifies and explains the types of construction that utilize structural steel and the properties of structural steel.

• Plumbing, Aligning and Guying
  Describes the purpose and function of aligning and plumbing steel structures and identifies the tools used for performing plumbing and aligning.

• Fastening
  Explains recognizing A-325 and A-490 bolts, washers and nuts.

• Oxyfuel Cutting
  Explains the safety requirements for oxyfuel cutting. Identifies the oxyfuel cutting equipment and setup requirements.

• Introduction to Arc Welding
  Describes safety precautions required when arc welding. Explains welding machines and associated equipment as well as safety equipment and area preparation.

• Steel Joists and joist Girders One
  Explains how to recognize the different types of bar joists and how bar joists are identifies.

• Metal Decking
  Identifies and explains decking types and profiles and how decking is packaged, shipped and stored.

• Field Fabrication One
  Identifies the safety hazards associated with field fabrication.

Ironworking Level 2

• Position Arc Welding
  Identifies and explains weld joints, weld positions and open V-butt welds.

• Introduction to Reinforcing Steel and Steel Fabrication
  Describes the applications of reinforcing bars, bar bends and the basic work processes involved in placing reinforcing bars.

• Miscellaneous Ironworking
  Explains structures and locations where various types of ornamental or miscellaneous iron are used.

• Trade Math
  Describes how to use mathematical processes to estimate and calculate load weights and compare safe working loads.

• Blueprint Reading Two
  Introduces types of structural plans and describes the information included on each type.

• Rigging Two
  Identifies and describes the uses of slings and miscellaneous rigging equipment, sling capacities and sling angles.

• Structural Ironworking Two
  Describes pre-erection activities for structural steel.

• Steel Joists and Joist Girders Two
  Identifies the types of joists, methods of end support and the types of bridging available.

• Construction Cranes Two
  Identifies the types of mobile cranes found on construction sites and explains the components and reeving patterns used.

• Levels, Transits and Electronic Survey Devices
  Explains construction industry terms and symbols and the math applications associated with surveying activities.

Ironworking Level 3

• Weld Testing
  Introduces welding and nondestructive testing, codes and specifications that govern welding.

• Pre-Engineered Systems
  Identifies the structural componenets and accessories of pre-engineered steel buildings and describes their installation.

• Ornamental Ironworking
  Identifies the types of ornamental metal and describes the different types of components used in ornamental ironworking.

• Stud Welding
  Introduces the stud welding process, stud welding safety and identifies the equipment used to weld studs.

• Post-Tensioning
  Introduces materials, storage, applications and installation techniques for strand, wire and bar post-tensioning systems.

• Placing and Tying Reinforcing Steel
  Introduces reinforcing steel and explains some of the building code requirements related to placing and tying of reinforcing steel safety.

• Construction Cranes Three
  Identifies and describes the use of tower cranes and electric overhead cranes.

• Special Rigging
  Explains techniques for air tugger rigging and rigging with gin poles, Chicago booms, A-frames, davits, balance beams, pump handles, high lines, caterpillar dollies and pipe rollers.

• Field Fabrication Two
  Explains the fabrication of pipe railings, ladders, channel bucks and stair stringers to given specifications.

• Demolition
  Identifies the tools used to remove rivets and explains the demolition skills required to remove structural steel beams, steel columns and steel reinforced concrete columns safely.

• Precast/Tilt-Up Erection
  Identifies structural and architectural precast concrete building components and accessories erected using the tilt up process.

• Structural Ironworking Three
  Explains the techniques used to plumb, align and guy steel structures.