Learn about Plumbing as a Profession and Required Skills

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Last updated on June 14, 2026 1:51 pm

Learn about plumbing as a profession, history and phases of plumbing, plumbing safety, hazard communication, and plumbing tools in the working environment.

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Alison’s free online Introduction to Plumbing course teaches the skills you need to kick off your plumbing career. Can you imagine living without access to a water supply and basic sanitation systems? Plumbers and professionals working in the plumbing industry make sure that our plumbing needs are always met. With this course, you will learn about the installation of pipes and plumbing fixtures, the maintenance of drainage, and more.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

  • Recognize the importance of plumbing…
  • Describe what is meant by plumbing a…
  • Summarize the history of plumbing an…
  • Identify the various personal protec…
  • Recognize the importance of plumbing as a profession
  • Describe what is meant by plumbing and skills of a plumber
  • Summarize the history of plumbing and the advancement made through the ages
  • Identify the various personal protective equipment used by plumbers on a job site
  • Distinguish between the many safety signs found in the workplace
  • Discuss the dangers and safety measures associated with working in trenches, confined spaces, and underground
  • The Plumbing Profession

    In this module, you will learn more about plumbing as a profession and all the required skills needed to be successful as a plumber. You will also learn about the three phases in a plumbing project and plumbing maintenance.

    Plumbing Safety

    In this module, you will learn about the importance of safety practices, identify unsafe conditions, steps to perform positive and negative fit checks for respirators and list various items that are associated with plumbing safety.

    Hazard Communication

    In this module, you will learn about the responsibilities of plumbers with regards to hazard communication. You will also learn the importance of signs, tags, and colour codes in the workplace and distinguish between the various signs – danger, caution, informational, safety.

    Tool Safety and Environment

    In this module, you will learn about basic tool safety practices. You will also learn about trenching, trenching safety procedures, lockout / Tagout (LOTO) rule, working in confined spaces and general response to emergency situations.

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