Safety First

On a recent observation  at the school that I'm doing my practicum at, my cooperating teacher was moving into a lesson on welding and metal working.  Before my cooperating teacher even moved into instructing the students on how, what, and the ways of using the equipment at hand he gave a in depth instruction on the importance of safety when using the welder and Oxy-Acetylene torch.  He explained the proper way to operate the tools and instruments to reduce and insure that no accidents are able to occur. He explained that it is important to wear your welding helmet properly to reduce the risk of being "flashed" which can effect vision and to make sure that knobs are turned precisely to make sure that the the gases going to the cutting torch are mixing properly.  With this instruction there were no injuries to any student participating in the hands on assignments dealing with this lesson.