THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF WELDING

BARODA BRANCH
202, Arckie View Complex, Tower-A,
Atmajyoti Ashram Road,
Opp. Water Tank,Vadodara 390 023

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITES

OF
WELDING INSPCTOR
 INTRODUCTION: WELDING INSPECTOR

HOLDS A POSITION OF
RESPONSIBILITY
A PROFESSIONAL PERSON WITH GOOD
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY,
AND COMMON SENSE
STRICT OBSERVANCE OF ALL RULES
AND REGULATIONS
SHOULD STICK TO THE FACTS IN
MAKING DECISIONS
SHOULD NOT BE EASILY SWAYED BY
DIFFERING OPINIONS
 MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES

HOLDS A POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY

INTERPRET ALL WELDING DRAWINGS AND
SPECIFICATIONS
CHECK SPECIFICATIONS OF WELDING MATERIALS
AND CONSUMABLES
CHECK & IDENTIFY MATERIALS RECEIVED
AGAINST THE PURCHASE SPECIFICATIONS
CHECK THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS AND
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES REQUIRED
INVESTIGATE BASE METAL IMPERFECTIONS AND
DEVIATIONS
CHECK STORAGE OF FILLER MATERIALS
CHECK EQUIPMENT TO BE USED
CHECK WELD JOINTS PREPARATIONS
CHECK JOINT FIT-UP
VERIFY THE APPLICATION OF THE APPROVED
WELDING PROCEDURE
VERIFY THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE WELDERS
AND WELDING OPERATORS
SELECT PRODUCTION TEST SAMPLES
EVALUATE THE TEST RESULTS
MAINTAIN RECORDS
PREPARE REPORTS
 KNOWLEDGE OF DRAWING &
SPECIFICATIONS

STUDY OF DRAWINGS AND DESIGNS IN

ADVANCE
NOTE OF MATERIALS TO BE USED IN
THE WELDED STRUCTURE & SPECIAL
TREATMENTS REQUIRED FOR
SATISFACTORY WELDING
ENHANCEMENT OF ABILITY TO MAKE
CLEAR AND CONCISE DECISIONS WITH
COMPLETION OF WORK UNDER
CONTRACT
DECISIONS REGARDING A DEVIATION
FROM THE DRAWING OR DETAILED
SPECIFICATION DURING THE
FABRICATION SHOULD BE PERMITTED
OR REJECTED
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTIONS IN
ACCEPTING DEVIATIONS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING
THE MEANING AND INTENT OF THE
SPECIFICATION
 PURCHASE SPECIFICATIONS CHECK

REVIEW THE PURCHASE ORDER OR

SUBCONTRACT FOR SPECIFIED
REQUIREMENTS

SPECIFICATIONS SHOULD IDENTIFY

ALL THE MATERIALS

ALL CONSUMABLE MATERIALS LIKE

WELDING ELECTRODES, WELDING OR
BRAZING FLUXES, SHIELDING GASES,
AND BACKING BARS AND RINGS.
 JOB MATERIAL VARIFICATION

VERIFY THE MATERIALS FOR VISIBLE

IDENTIFICATION ON EACH PIECE

IDENTIFICATION OF WELDING
ELECTRODES SHOULD NOT BE LOST
DUE TO IMPROPER HANDLING

PREFERRED HOUSING FOR A WELDING

ELECTRODE IS ITS ORIGINAL
UNOPENED CONTAINER.
 FILLER MATERIAL STORAGE CHECK

INVESTIGATION OF WELDING
ELECTRODES AND FILLER MATERIALS
STORAGE

FLUXES AND FLUX CORED

ELECTRODES NEED PROTECTION
FROM MOISTURE, WHETHER RAIN OR
HIGH HUMIDITY

LOW HYDROGEN ELECTRODES OUT OF

THEIR CONTAINERS MUST BE KEPT IN
HOLDING OVENS
 WELDING EQUIPMENT CHECK

CHECK ALL WELDING EQUIPMENTS

FOR OPERATIONAL
CAPABILITY,CALIBRATION & SAFETY

FOR EXAMPLE,AMMETERS AND

VOLTMETERS MAY NOT BE ACCURATE
BECAUSE OF MISTREATMENT, DIRT &
GRIME & OVERLOADS

PERIODIC CALIBRATION MAY BE

NECESSARY
 WELD JOINT PREPERATION CHECK

SPECIFIC TOLERANCES ARE LISTED IN

ALL CODES AND SPECIFICATIONS

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
EXAMINATION OF THE UNWELDED
JOINT FOR EDGE PREPARATION,
INCLUDING ROOT FACE DIMENSIONS
AND BEVEL ANGLE.
 JOINT FIT-UP CHECK

OBSERVE THE FIT-UP OF THE PARTS

FROM UNWELDED JOINTS

RE-STRESSING OR CAMBERING IS
NEEDED FOR WELDS SUBJECTED TO
DISTORTION AS A RESULT OF
SHRINKAGE STRESS

OFFER THE SUGGESTIONS OF

PROCEDURE MODIFICATIONS TO THE
PROJECT ENGINEER, NOT TO THE
FOREMAN
 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS & MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES TEST
CONFIRMATION OF TESTS FOR
INCOMING MATERIALS

THE PURCHASES FROM THE LOWEST

BIDDER ON A CONTRACT,MAY NOT MEET
THE FULL REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB

THE NUMBER OF TESTS REQUIRED

DEPENDS ON THE INSPECTORS
JUDGEMENT AND PAST EXPERIENCE

THE INSPECTOR SHOULD REQUEST

TESTS ON REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES
OF CRITICAL INCOMING MATERIALS

MATERIALS ONLY FROM RELIABLE

SUPPLIERS ,I.E. SUPPLIERS ACCREDITED
THROUGH A QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN
OR SPECIFICATION
 INVESTIGATE BASE METAL
IMPERFACTION & DAVIATIONS
THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS SUPPLIED FOR
A JOB MUST EQUAL OR EXCEED THE
QUALITY SPECIFIED FOR THE FINAL
WELDMENT OR STRUCTURE

BASE METALS ALMOST ALWAYS CONTAIN

MANY SMALL DISCONTINUITIES, THEIR
EFFECT DEPENDS ON THE THICKNESS OF
THE METAL

FORGINGS OF ALL SIZES MAY DISPLAY

SPLITS, TEARS AND SURFACE
IRREGULARITIES

DUTY TO SEE THAT DISCONTINUITIES IN

THE BASE METAL ARE DETECTED,
IDENTIFIED, EVALUATED, AND REPAIRED
WHERE NECESSARY

COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESPONSIBLE

ENGINEER ABOUT MAJOR DEFECTS
 QUALIFICATION OF A WELDING
PROCEDURE
THE FABRICATOR MUST PRESCRIBE
THE DETAILS OF THE WELDING
PROCEDURE FOLLOWED IN
PRODUCING WELDMENTS

WELDED JOINTS SHOULD BE WITH

ACCEPTABLE MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES BY THE PARTICULAR
SPECIFICATION OR CODE

QUALIFICATION LIMITED TO THE

ESSENTIAL VARIABLES OF THE
SPECIFIC PROCESS

PROVES THE QUALITY & PROPERTIES

OF WELD JOINT PREPARED BY A SET
OF WELDING VARIABLES
 QUALIFICATION OF WELDER & WELDING
OPERATOR
CODES AND SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRE
QUALIFICATION OF ALL WELDERS AND
WELDING OPERATIONS

VERIFICATION OF EVERY WELDER AND

WELDING OPERATOR FOR PROPER
QUALIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE SPECIFICATIONS

LIMIT TO WORK WITHIN THEIR

QUALIFICATIONS

ASSURE THAT PROCEDURES & WELDERS

OR WELDING OPERATORS ARE
ADEQUATE FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE

ASCERTAIN THE SKILL OF A WELDER OR

A WELDING OPERATOR TO PRODUCE
DEFECT FREE/SOUND WELD
 SELECTION OF PRODUCTION TEST
SAMPLES
INSPECTION OF THE PRODUCT ON
SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE
PRODUCTION LINE

TYPICAL TESTS ARE RADIOGRAPHY &

OTHER NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTS,
HYDROSTATIC TESTS, CHEMICAL
ANALYSIS, METALLURGICAL
EXAMINATION & MECHANICAL
TESTING TO DESTRUCTION

SAMPLES SELECTED BY CHANCE OR

ACCORDING TO AN ESTABLISHED
ORDER

WITNESS OF THEIR SELECTION AND

TESTING
 EVALUATION OF TEST RESULTS

IMPRACTICAL TO WITNESS ALL TESTS

WITNESS ENOUGH TO ENSURE THAT

THE TESTS ARE BEING PERFORMED IN
THE PROPER MANNER & THAT THE
RESULTS, ARE ACCURATE

MAKE SURE THAT THE TESTING

EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN CALIBRATED &
IS ACCURATE

EVALUATE THE RESULTS & MAKE

DECISIONS
 MAINTAINING RECORDS AND REPORTS

CODE WORK ALWAYS REQUIRES RECORD

KEEPING

KEEP COMPLETE RECORDS, MAY BE IN FORM

OF DETAILED NOTES

CHECK OFFICIAL RECORDS FOR

COMPLETENESS & ACCURACY AND MAKE
CERTAIN THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE

ERRORS ARE TO BE CROSSED OUT AND NOT

ERASED

FINAL REPORT SHOULD COMMENT ON THE

GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE WORK, HOW
WELL IT STAYED WITHIN PRESCRIBED
TOLERANCES, DIFFICULTIES THAT OCCURRED
AND ANY DEFECTS. REPAIRS SHOULD BE
EXPLAINED

DISTRIBUTE THE NECESSARY COPIES, AND

KEEP A COPY IN OWN FILE
 THE RESPONSIBILITES OF WELDING
INSPECTOR (THREE STAGES)
A. INSPECTION BEFORE WELDING

CODE WORK ALWAYS REQUIRES

RECORD KEEPING
APPLICATION STANDARD
WELDING PROCEDURE SHEETS
DRAWINGS
WELDER QUALIFICATIONS
MATERIAL COMPOSITION
CONDITION OF MATERIAL
TYPE OF EDGE PREPARATION,
METHOD AND FINISH
CONSUMABLES, I.E., TYPE OF
ELECTRODES, FILLER WIRES, FLUXES,
SHIELDING AND BACKING GASES
(COMPOSITION) AND SPECIAL DRYING
REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRODES
WELDING PROCESS-PROCESSES
 CONT.

B. INSPECTION DURING WELDING

CODE WORK ALWAYS REQUIRES

RECORD KEEPING
WELDING PROCESS
PREHEAT AND INTERPASS
TEMPERATURE
INTER-RUN CLEANING
JOINT PREPARATION
FILLER METALS
CONTROL OF DISTORTION
ROOT AND SUBSEQUENT RUNS
WELDING CURRENT AND VOLTAGE
CHIPPING, GRINDING, GOUGING
FLUXES AND SHIELDING GASES
COMPLIANCE WITH WELD
PROCEDURE SHEET AND
APPLICATION STANDARD
 CONT.

C. INSPECTION AFTER WELDING

DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY
CONFORMITY OF DRAWINGS AND
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS
ACCEPTABILITY OF WELDS
REGARDING APPEARANCE
POST-HEAT TREATMENT (IF ANY)
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