NCCER Ironworking Level 1

Issued by NCCER

This individual has demonstrated the ability to: • Explain the role of OSHA • Safely operate light equipment • Use fall protection systems and proper PPE • Use hand and power tools properly • Identify bolts and tension them correctly • Identify types of construction cranes • Use and interpret hand signals • Inspect and use rigging equipment/hardware • Tie rigging knots • Calculate sling tension • Determine a load’s center of gravity • Describe the steel erection process …see more skills below.

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…skills continued… • Interpret ironworking drawing symbols • Identify types, shapes, and grades of structural steel • Make bolted connections on structural steel • Use alignment tools to plumb a structure • Set up/shut down oxyfuel cutting equipment • Perform cutting, washing, and gouging • Weld steel plate using SMAW • Identify types, shapes, and grades of bar joists and girders • Describe how to erect bar joists • Erect decking and place concrete • Use common layout tools for field fabrication
Completed training through an NCCER Accredited training organization. Successfully demonstrated to an NCCER-certified instructor and/or evaluator the performance task requirements for this level. Successfully completed the course modules and passed the knowledge based examinations.