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Dutiesof a Welding Inspector:

INSTITUTE THEWELDING

concemingwelding are It is the duty of a weldirg inspector to ensue that all operations with written, or agreedpmctices,or specificatiols. carriedout in stdct accordance including: monitor:ing or checkinga number of operations This will include

Beforewelding:
Safety: Ensurethat all operations are caried out in completecompliancewith local, company,or (i.e. permitsto wofk arc in place). legislation Natioml safety Documentation: Specification.(Year andrevision) Dnwings. (Corect rcvisions) Welding procedurespecifications andwelder approvals. ard all illspectioninstmments) Calibmtion cetification. (Welding equipment/ancillaries Material and consumable certification 'Welding Process and ancillaries: Welding equipmentandall relatedancillaries.(Cables,rcgulators,ovens,quiversetc.) IncomingConsumables: pipe/plateand welding consumables for Size,Tlpe and Condition. A11 Marking out preparation& setup: (Prc-Heatfor thermalcutting if applicable) Correctmethodof cutting weld preparations. Correctprepamtion.(Relevantbevelangles,root face,rcot gap,root radius,land, etc.) jigs, line up clamps, (Tacking, etc.) Conectpre-welding distoltion control. bridging, Corect prc heatappliedprior to tack welding. All tack welding to be monitoredandinspected

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During welding:
Pre-heatvalues.(Heatingmethod,locationand contol)

THEWELDING INSTITUTE

In-processdistoftion control. (Sequelceor balanced welding) Consurnable control.(Specifrcation, size, condition, andany special treatments) Process t1?e and all relatedvariableparametefi.(Voltage,amperage, travel speed) (Type, pressure/flowandcontrcl method) Puging gases. Welding conditionsfor rcot run/hot passand all subsequettrun, andinter-run cleadng. Minimum, or maximum inter-pass (Temperature temperature. and controlling method) Compliance with all other vadablesstatedon the approvedweldingprocedure.

After welding:
Visual inspectionof the weldedjoint. (Ircluding dimensionalaspects) (Method and qualiflcationof operator,andexecution) NDT requirements. Identilr repairs from assessment (Referto repairsbelow) ofvisual or NDT reports. Postweld heattrcatment(PWHT) (Heatingmethodandtemperatuerecording system) Re-inspectwith visual,NDT after PWHT. (If applicable) Hydrostatictestprocedues. (For pipelinesor pressure vessels)

Repairs:
Excavationprocedure.(Approval andexecution) ApFoval of the NDT procedurcs(For assessment of completedefectremoval) procedure.(Approval of re-weldingprocedures Repafu andli'elder approval) Executionof approved (Compliancewith repair procedure) re-weldingprocedure. Re-inspect the repair areawith visual inspectionand approved NDT method. Submission ofinspectionreports,and all relateddocuments to the Q/C department.

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