A Journeyman Welder/Ironworkers Harness, Belt, Gear, Etc.

In this video I go over some of my basic gear I used on my last site from my harness to my belt and my tools. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comment section below. I hope y’all enjoy!
I forgot to put a list of tools mentioned in the video with request coming in for videos. Here is a list provided by a very kind viewer @lordslavik:
Safety Equipment:
- Harness
- Safety clips for harness
- Safety vest
- Safety glasses and eye protection
- CPR knowledge
Tool Storage and Organization:
- Tool belt
- Tool pouches
- Quick-release buckle on tool belt
Measuring and Marking Tools:
- Torpedo level
- Tape measure
- Lumber crayons
- Sharpies
- Pencils
- Speed square
Cutting and Fastening Tools:
- Pliers
- Utility tool (combines box cutter and pocket knife)
- Vice grips
- Wire cutters
Personal Comfort and Health:
- Earplugs
- Tic Tacs (for staying awake)
- Super glue
- Vaseline
- First aid kit (including Israeli bandages, gauze, snake bite kit, burn cream)
- CPR training
Lighting and Magnetics:
- Safety flashlight
- Magnets
Injury Treatment and Prevention:
- Snake bite kits
- Burn cream
- Cat tourniquets
- Indian clay (for stopping bleeding)
Tool Removal and Miscellaneous:
- Cat's paw (for removing nails)
- Bolt bag
- Pry bar (for removing wood)
- Wire
- Duct tape
- TP (Toilet Paper)
- Grinder
- Welding rods holder
- Chipping hammer
- Adjustable Spud wrenches

[@lordslavik]

Thanks for the video! Here's a summarized list of everything you talked about: Here are the items grouped by their functions: **Safety Equipment:** - Harness - Safety clips for harness - Safety vest - Safety glasses and eye protection - CPR knowledge **Tool Storage and Organization:** - Tool belt - Tool pouches - Quick-release buckle on tool belt **Measuring and Marking Tools:** - Torpedo level - Tape measure - Lumber crayons - Sharpies - Pencils - Speed square **Cutting and Fastening Tools:** - Pliers - Utility tool (combines box cutter and pocket knife) - Vice grips - Wire cutters **Personal Comfort and Health:** - Earplugs - Tic Tacs (for staying awake) - Super glue - Vaseline - First aid kit (including Israeli bandages, gauze, snake bite kit, burn cream) - CPR training **Lighting and Magnetics:** - Safety flashlight - Magnets **Injury Treatment and Prevention:** - Snake bite kits - Burn cream - Cat tourniquets - Indian clay (for stopping bleeding) **Tool Removal and Miscellaneous:** - Cat's paw (for removing nails) - Bolt bag - Pry bar (for removing wood) - Wire - Duct tape - TP (Toilet Paper) - Grinder - Welding rods holder - Chipping hammer - Adjustable Spud wrenches

[@WeldinCowboy]

Thank you so much!! I greatly appreciate you putting a list together and organizing it!! I completely forgot about the list of tools and items. Once I received requests for other videos, I completely forgot and hadn’t thought about it since. Thank you again, I really appreciate it boss!!

[@ajcz]

Rebar hooks like that are great, I take my old retractables when they get damaged/worn out I cut the webbing off the hooks and save them. They make the best end on a tag line or a hand line to pull tools up on heights

[@WeldinCowboy]

Very nice!! That’s great! I’m sure it works wonderfully for a hand line! Thank you for commenting!!

[@Kentreyal12]

i just got in as a trainee ironworker in Hawaii starting with a reinforcing small union company excited start this Monday

[@WeldinCowboy]

Welcome to the ironworking trade!! I mainly work with structural steel but if you have questions about tools, gear, and/or other work stuff I will try my best to answer them for you. Congratulations on your new job that starts on Monday! I hope you enjoy your new job and the trade as a whole! Best of luck to you! Stay safe!!

[@josephisaac3603]

If your good at rebar you can make lots either way your in a union is it mostly rebar there or ant structures of steel

[@WeldinCowboy]

I never did much with Rebar so I don’t know much about that. I used to be in an Ironworking Union. In my area, Ironworking is so big that there are two Ironworking unions. One for structural steel and one for rebar. I was in the structural steel ironworkers Union.

[@Kentreyal12]

@Rock of ages USA yea man it’s not to bad I enjoy it finished my first week built a few walls and half a slab already just labor honestly Fun when you with. A good crew

[@fatguy7658]

@@Kentreyal12 hey man just checking to see if your still with the reinforcing I’ve been doing it for years thought it was cool you just got into the trade!

[@ypaulbrown]

well done, thanks from Florida, Paul

[@WeldinCowboy]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it! Thank you for commenting!!

[@b_hill1380]

Great video!

[@WeldinCowboy]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it!!

[@dumbelldoor610]

I think they make leather fr high vis jackets for welders not sure with Osha regulations and what not but just a thought

[@WeldinCowboy]

I think they might make that as well. They for sure have FR shirts with high vis strips on them. Normally I am not in a spot where I need to have high vis on me if I am welding. I move around so much on job sites that I try to only wear my welding jacket when I am welding and fabricating. Thank you for commenting!

[@huanvison2.081]

Waiting for work to pick up and join the same union. Hell yeah

[@WeldinCowboy]

Good for you! Hopefully you don't mean Local 433, haha. I got out of that union a while ago and my buddies are doing the same. It is not the safest union to work for by any means. There are other unions that have a much better reputation and actually follow safety protocol. Either way, I wish you the best of luck! Thank you so much for subscribing and commenting!!

[@Jason21012]

@@WeldinCowboywhich ones have a better reputation I was looking into 433

[@WeldinCowboy]

@Jason21012 That’s a good question. I have heard good things about the carpenters, pipe fitters, and elevators unions. Both of the latter are highly sought after. The carpenters have different areas a welder can go into. It really depends on what would make you happy and what type of job site you would enjoy the most. If you have more questions, feel free to ask! Thank you for commenting!!

[@johndavid8815]

@@Jason21012118

[@whereisthedollar]

What type of headlight for night work ? Model , brand ?

[@WeldinCowboy]

That is a great question!! I do not go by any particular brand. Due to the nature of welding and ironworking, my headlights get torn up pretty easily. In all honesty, I pick up cheap headlamps from places such as Harbor Freight, Lowe’s, and Home Depot. That way I don’t have to worry about expensive headlamps being damaged. Eventually I would like to use a better headlamp with more brightness, but for now, these get the job done perfectly well. I do not know how many lumens they are unfortunately…. These are just the cheap headlamps that are free when you go to hardware stores and you buy more than a certain price point. Thank you for commenting!!

[@gabecoile2479]

Refuge medical. Kick ass made in the US ifaks

[@WeldinCowboy]

I will definitely look into it! Thank you for the recommendation and for commenting!!

[@samanthavalencia6450]

There’s Kevlar harnesses for welding but they cost a pretty penny

[@WeldinCowboy]

Those definitely do cost a lot. With most of the jobs I have been on recently, they do issue a harness for every worker at height. I do plan on buying one of the really nice ones in the future. Until then, these cheaper ones have been working fine for me and I do check every time that they are still in proper condition before use. Once I get that new safety harness I will definitely have to do a review of it. Thank you for your comment!!

[@IbrahimMuhammad_114]

Buying a harness? 😳🤬Dude. JOING A UNION, Cmon!

[@WeldinCowboy]

I was in a union for a while. Not all unions are there for the workers as they say they are. I am not saying every union is bad but the ones I have been associated with were not good by any means. I work independent now because I ensure job site safety for myself as the local union would not do that for me or my fellow welders and ironworkers. Working in of the largest ironworking unions does not guarantee safety.

[@IbrahimMuhammad_114]

@@WeldinCowboy are you sure it was the unions fault and not the contractor?

[@WeldinCowboy]

Yes I am. It is a union wide issue that some of my buddies that are still in the union are dealing with. Most are getting out. Too many funerals of welders and ironworkers who were friends to attend.

[@IbrahimMuhammad_114]

@@WeldinCowboy that sucks bro! What union is this? Not all of them are like that.

[@WeldinCowboy]

@IbrahimMuhammad-oc1ul It does suck. The union is IW Local 433 Los Angeles. I know not all unions are like that one but the ones around here focus on money, not the workers. Safety standards for the workers and the safety for the structural integrity of buildings are completely ignored with full knowledge by the union.

[@josephisaac3603]

Big job has tool cribs

[@WeldinCowboy]

There were designated job boxes to lock our stuff up but some of my really good tools were stolen from there. After that, I started carrying my tools on and off the site every single day.

[@josephisaac3603]

Lol listen too all instructions if your want too live or strike a arc another day

[@WeldinCowboy]

That’s for sure! It’s generally a good thing to do, haha. Thank you for commenting!

[@tcs2508]

Flashlight that looked like a vibrator when union dont get they’re way

[@WeldinCowboy]

Hahaha!!!🤣😂🤣😂 A good reason I am not Union anymore!!😂😂 At least I am not one of the guys who enjoys working the the jackhammer on the job site a bit too much!! We have all seen those guys…. Thank you for the comment!!

[@chrisheinzman4992]

Why are you buying your own harnesses in my local the contractor has to supply all that for us

[@WeldinCowboy]

Unfortunately Local 433 Los Angeles did not uphold that rule along with many other rules when I was in the union. At least you get the harnesses though! Thank you for your comment!

[@chrisheinzman4992]

@@WeldinCowboy ya at local 21 they buy everything but the boots, spuds, bullpins, or the beaters but if the ones we buy break they pay to replace them

[@WeldinCowboy]

@chrisheinzman4992 That is awesome you have that! I wish I had that when I was in the union. At least you are getting those good benefits.

[@chrisheinzman4992]

@@WeldinCowboy what made you leave the union

[@WeldinCowboy]

@chrisheinzman4992 I was severely injured due to my forman on multiple occasions, there were just too many deaths that went unreported, and the amount of illegal activity being done by the union in conjunction with companies was absolutely insane. After staying way too long, it was definitely time for me to get out.

[@eightyblox6829]

Damn dude, i want to work for you

[@WeldinCowboy]

I really appreciate that boss!! Out of curiosity, why do you say that? I am very curious!!

[@triogreymountain7284]

Just something to keep in check to know the basics. But everyone (ironworker) thinks they know better than everyone.

[@josephisaac3603]

What’s a nail puller in your bolt bag for

[@WeldinCowboy]

As I have stated in multiple videos around the time I filmed this one, I was working around a lot of carpenters who had a whole bunch of wood nailed together which was in the way for me and my crew. Using a cats paw nail puller to pull out nails is much easier than prying 2 x 4's apart with a chipping hammer. It was necessary for that particular job and has defiantly come in handy on other sites as well.

[@shaunlehman9158]

What area are you in?

[@WeldinCowboy]

Los Angeles, California. Thank you for commenting!!

[@josephisaac3603]

If your held upside down then Houston there’s a problem

[@WeldinCowboy]

It is actually much more common than most would think.

[@josephisaac3603]

A pen is the first tool needed to write or sign you FLRA do you what that is

[@WeldinCowboy]

Yes, of course I know what that is. Job sites are supposed to have you sign that before any work is done but in reality, it doesn't work like that. Regulations requirements and what happens in real life are two very different things.

[@josephisaac3603]

Holy fack what union you in

[@WeldinCowboy]

I was in Ironworkers Local 433 Los Angeles. Not anymore though, it is much safer to work independent and for myself than in that union.

[@josephisaac3603]

They sell different types for different types of falls lol

[@WeldinCowboy]

True, but some can cover a wide variety. We do not have the time to change fall protection for every single part of a job sites operation. We are constantly on the go and moving from one thing to another. That is why I had these attached to my harness at the time of this video.

[@josephisaac3603]

A yo yo is not for horizontal it’s for above your head

[@WeldinCowboy]

According to OSHA that is not true.

[@WeldinCowboy]

This is directly from OSHA's website: 1910.140(d)(2)(i) On any horizontal lifeline that may become a vertical lifeline, the device used to connect to the horizontal lifeline is capable of locking in both directions on the lifeline.

[@josephisaac3603]

Ok you work in the rain

[@WeldinCowboy]

Some ironworkers and welders complain about rain, completely stop work, or just won't work in the rain. Part of the job is working in basically any environmental element, which includes rain. I don't stop for rain, that is just pathetic.

[@josephisaac3603]

Holy shit don’t yous have safety meeting before starting working on safety talks

[@WeldinCowboy]

Not all job sites do safety meetings. I always do one with my crew regardless if the company does one with me. I always prioritize my crew's safety. Normally there are no safety meetings or tail boards. Even if the company won't do that, I will do what I can to keep my crew safe and go over any and all safety notes needed.

[@josephisaac3603]

No no not if it’s a safety issue never take a part other trades work that’s non-union

[@WeldinCowboy]

It defiantly was necessary. My crew and I had to dismantle the carpenters work as it was no longer needed during our installation. We were tied off and it was part of our job. Sometimes different trades have to take apart other trades work to get the job done, it literally happens all the time. On huge sites such as the one in reference, every trade was super busy, and we are not going to be jerks and ask the carpenters to stop their job to pull some nails and delay their job as well as ours. True tradesmen get the job done. We all work hard so we don't play stupid games of helplessness. Pulling nails is such easy work, it was no big deal to handle that. Again, we needed the stuff out of our way for putting in steel. Once we were done, the wood was not needed as everything would be complete.

[@josephisaac3603]

If you get electrocutedthen you touched other trade work lol

[@WeldinCowboy]

Not true. Being a welder, there is a lot of electricity used in our line of work. Sometimes charges are built up in various conductive objects on site. Also, some people do not take proper safety precautions which can lead to others being electrocuted. It can happen quite easily when the proper safety measures are not followed.

[@josephisaac3603]

No body works 14 hours a day it’s 8 10 possible 12

[@WeldinCowboy]

12-hour days were standard, and it moved to being 14 standard as the job site was behind schedule. It happens all the time. Nothing special about it. Some people can't handle those hours. Doing those hours every week does take a toll but it is worth when the paycheck hits the bank.

[@josephisaac3603]

Sad ass company if they can’t supply tools

[@WeldinCowboy]

A lot of companies don't supply tools anymore. I prefer my own tools anyways so that is fine by me.

[@josephisaac3603]

Beaver tail

[@brianmaxei8898]

Real Hot man rrrrr rrrrrrrrrr Woolf lunch meat

[@josephisaac3603]

And you need to be fully shaved for a mask

[@WeldinCowboy]

That is only required when using pumped air or relying on an oxygen supply. Using this mask with being unshaved is accepted. Working at refineries, chemical production plants, extremely confined areas with little to no air flow, along with a few other reasons will require a shaved face for the supplied air, not for using this mask.

[@josephisaac3603]

Company$ bid jobs all tool at tax right off so there’s no excuse to cheap out on company tools formen are the go to guy for specialty tools workers don’t need to bring from home for god sakes

[@WeldinCowboy]

That is completely untrue. Some companies do that, a lot of others do not. Foremen are not always the go to guy. There are some good ones out there but there are two sides to that coin. A lot of us have to bring our tools from home so that we can do our job. We are specialized in our trade and so are our tools. Some companies have no clue about what is needed, that is why they hire us and let us use our knowledge along with our tools we know we need.

[@cyclicpsychorecondo3563]

if you kick it and it wont roll you must be an iron worker. be a pipefitter. that's a quality welder.