Thanks John,
I do know about the 6 months renewal of qualification if the welder did not weld.But specificaly I am asking about the welder who is continuing production weld for the last 6 months since his qualification date.
My doubts are:
1.I was working with my former employer where we used to get monthly welder performance recod + when a welder complets 6 months from his qualification date ,the contractor QC used to bring a record of his accepted weld joints within the last 3 months so we as a client QC RENEW the welder card by means of giving company's stamp & signeture so he becoms renewed to carry on welding for the next 6 months.over more, If we find a welder in the field doing welding without Welder ID we suspend him from welding unless his card with him.Even though we know his performance is satisfactory .
2. I am now with new employer where I noticed the welders cards without renewual date .Since then I started to assume that they must be renewed as what I used to do with the former employer.
3.I fully understand that when a welder is welding for the last 6 months doesn't need requalification nor test if his performance is good.the only thing is what I requir is to be provided with Continuty of welder qualification record by means of doing the same as per point No 1 above.
4- I know it would be confusing or not required to do so as long Sec IX dosn't mention such a thing in regard to contractor providin Contiuty of welder qualification to the client in case of welders used to weld for the last 6 month.But Sec IX mentioned in QW.300.3 that welders continuty record to be provided.
5. It would be my own interpretation for the code or my former employer practic in this regard.
lastly,
Currently, We have more than one contractor where all are providing us with welder Continuty of qualification record to be signed each 6 month for the welder who are producing weld for the last 6 months.
Regards,
Yahya
2012/3/29 John Henning <jhenning@deltak.com>
If you are going by ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, there are no
requirements (Interpretation IX-95-38) provided by ScIX on how or when
continuity is to be recorded. ScIX only states that the weldor is
qualified for 6 months from the last time he used the PROCESS
(Interpretation IX-10-17).
Below is the HSB(r) information on IX-95-38:
ASME Code Interpretations
Status: Currently Valid
Status Description:
Interpretation: IX-95-38
Subject: Section IX, QW-322, Expiration and Renewal of Qualification
Date Issued: January 6, 1997
File Number: BC96-132
Related Documents:
Question: Is it a requirement of QW-322 for a manufacturer to maintain
records to demonstrate a welder's or welding operator's continuing
qualification for a process from the date of the original qualification
test?
Reply: Section IX does not address how conformance to QW-322 is
demonstrated. Other book sections may address the maintenance of
records.
The above interpretation was transcribed by HSB Code Services from the
official publications [ASME published volumes, National Board,
Eurodyne]. Although every effort was made to accurately reproduce this
interpretation, use of this information should be for research only. It
is strongly recommended that the official published document be used for
Code business.
What I do is scan the weldors records each month and record in a
database the last use of the process for each month. I include the
drawing number for the work he was involved in. From this data I can
pull any QA records for the weld if necessary to satisfy a customer or
their inspector.
EN specs are more prescriptive then ASME and require the continuity weld
to be of the same type as the qualifying weld, to be volumetrically
examined, etc.
John A. Henning
Welding & Materials
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From: materials-welding@googlegroups.com
[mailto:materials-welding@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of yahya albalushi
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 6:01 AM
To: Materials & Welding
Subject: [MW:14017] Renewal &Continunity of welder qualification
Gents,
For the welder who has been doing production weld for the last 6 months
since his qualification test,Where his company keeping his performance
record.what are the required continuation documents to be provided to
the client in each 6 months? overmore, does his WQT record needs to be
renewed by means of getting stamp of clients QC to validate his
qualification?
Regards,
Yahya
QC(PIPING)
Oman
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