• Well-versed with types of fire extinguishers and their suitable uses in case of gas cutting related fires
• Knowledge of safety precautions to be taken while working with plasma arc cutting equipment in a fabrication environment
• Proficient in identifying defects that can occur in the plasma arc cutting process like grooved, fluted or ragged cuts, poor draglines, rounded edges, distortion, etc.
• Well-versed with personal protective clothing and equipment to be worn when working with plasma cutting equipment
• Knowledge of principles of plasma arc cutting
• Proficient in extracting information from engineering drawings and related specifications, work piece reference points and system if tolerances
• Well-versed with using various arc cutting equipment like plasma power source, pilot arc ignition system, portable straight line cutters, burner electrode, gas supply system with gauges, etc.
• Knowledge of various components of the cutting equipment
• Well-versed with types of plasma arc gases used, like nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, secondary shielding gas, etc.
• Knowledge of double arcing and its impact
• Well-versed with purging tools and their functions
