The first person who “inspects” a completed weld is, of course, the welder.
Many quality issues can be addressed at this level provided the welder has had the training required to comply with the Fabricator’s quality management system (QMS).
This on-line course provides the training required for welders to undertake inspection of their own work as the first step of in-house inspection to meet the requirements of Structural Steel Welding to AS/NZS 1554 and AS/NZS 5131. This includes visual checks to establish compliance of the weld with that required in the WPS and fabrication documentation. Introduction to welding QMS and welding inspection training for welders is included in this course.
Welding operations in the areas of steel structures, transport and maintenance must comply with AS/NZS 1554 series. The Building Code Appendix B1 references a range of other normative standards the fabricators shall comply with. But typically welders’ training has little or no coverage of these standards and their compliance requirements.
In order to successfully meet the compliance requirements of standards the welder needs to be able to read the welding requirements on the drawings, check the joint preparation, apply preheat and follow other requirements of the WPS in compliance with AS/NZS 1554. In addition, the welder must be confident in checking weld size and compliance with the SP weld category before signing off the job.
