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0 Responsibilities
The responsibility for co-ordinating welding controls detailed in this procedure is divided between
the Welding Engineer, Production Supervision and the QC department. Prime responsibilities
are as follows:
1.1 Welding Engineer
 The development of Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and Site Welder Instruction
Sheets (SWIS).
 Supervising the qualification, NDT and specifying the type and quantity of mechanical
testing of welding procedures.
 Controlling welder qualification tests ensuring all welder qualification tests are witnessed by
the QC Dept / Welder Trainers and carried out in accordance with the applicable Code of
Practice.
 Provide production supervision with verified qualified welder lists.
 Check manufacturers’ consumable certificates for compliance, endorse as approved and
distribute copies to stores as an approval to issue.
 To review the weekly weld repair status and implement corrective action as necessary.
 Evaluation of welding failures and implementing corrective actions.
 Monitor PWHT of welds and approve reports. C02

 Assessment of materials for their weldability.

 Review and approval of any sub contractors’ welding procedure specifications, welding
procedure qualification records and welder qualifications.
 Implementation of the programme for daily welder audits, review of audit results and
preparation of the monthly welder audit summary report.
 Liaison with Company on a regular basis and providing Company with updated reports and
documentation as agreed.
1.2 Production Supervision
 To ensure all work is carried out in a safe and proper manner in accordance with ATA HSE
Procedures.
 To ensure that welders are cleaning the exterior of the machine; checking the exterior of the
machines for obvious signs of damage; checking the condition of the welding cable, earth
clamp and welding output connectors for damage and any sign of over-heating; checking the
condition of the mains cable and plug.
 To supervise all welding activities to ensure that work is carried out in accordance with the
relevant procedures and specifications.
 Use verified qualified welder lists for allocating welding personnel to tasks for which they
are qualified.
 To check that there is a suitably approved WPS for the work prior to starting.
 To ensure that the welding personnel are issued with a copy of the project welding
procedures and associated documents are updated with any revisions.
 To provide good access and environmental protection to all welding activities prior to starting
the work, including inspection.
 To ensure work is completed to the required visual acceptance standard in accordance with
applicable project specifications and record all completed weld acceptance before release
to QC inspection.
 To notify QC prior to carrying out modifications to welds for dimensional purposes after NDE C02
 is complete.
 To notify QC for inspection points in accordance with applicable ITP.
 To monitor and ensure that all personnel involved in the welding, cutting and gouging
operations, comply fully with the minimum technical requirements of the project procedures,
WPS, SWIS and project specifications.
 Notification to the Company of specific inspections, Witness or Hold points as defined in the
ITP.
1.3 Senior QC Inspector
 To ensure that the minimum inspection requirements are issued and implemented by the
QC inspectors.
 To distribute and ensure that all inspection personnel are kept updated with the latest
revisions of project drawings, procedures and specifications.
 To ensure that QC personnel have access to the applicable codes, standards, procedures
and forms.
 To monitor the effectiveness of the inspection routines.
 To assign tasks, supervise and monitor the QC inspectors on a daily basis.
 To advise inspectors on best methods of inspection and specific visual inspection
requirements.
 To review inspection findings and highlight non-conformances and implement corrective
action.
 To co-ordinate welding inspection activities and liaise with the NDE co-ordinator, endorse
area release certificates.
 Regular review of radiographs and liaise with production on welding repairs. C02
 Monitor welder qualification.
 Monitor consumable control.
 Call for dimensional control checks on areas of difficult fit-up, etc.
1.4 QC Inspector
 To carry out fit up inspection and monitor material preparation methods.
 To carry out daily surveillance inspection on welding, checking welder qualification,
consumables used, material welded, welding parameter checks and compliance with
welding procedures, recording findings on QAF-021 Welding Audit Report.
 Carry out final visual inspection and endorse visual reports.