Weld Quality Manual Development & Code Compliance

Role of Manuals & Compliance

Weld quality manuals are essential for ensuring the quality and safety of welded structures and components. By outlining how welding work is to be done and tested, a weld quality manual helps ensure consistency. Manuals are a great tool and support efficiency by providing a very dependable and traceable reference point for:

Welding procedures
Inspection and testing
Welder qualifications
Codes, standards, and regulations

Written documentation is invaluable for any organization and more reliable than relying on the advice of self-proclaimed experts, the internet, or institutional memory.

Overview of Welding Manual Contents

When completed, your facilities’ manual should include detailed instructions and information for the following elements:

Weld material and equipment procurement, control, and storage
Welding procedures for new design, alterations, and repair work
Inspection and testing procedures
Standards which determine pass/failure for welding quality and performance
Documentation guidelines for recording all welding activities such as weld procedure specification (WPSs) from completed procedure qualification records (PQRs) with qualification testing
Job description and qualification requirements for all welding positions including: welders, welding supervisors, inspectors, and quality control personnel.
Relevant information referencing applicable codes and standards.

Regulatory Compliance

The welding manual Advanced Welding Solutions develops for your company will include information relating to the following codes and standards:

• AWS – American Welding Society
• ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• API – American Petroleum Institute
• NBBI – National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
• NAVSEA – Naval Sea Systems Command
• ISO – International Standards Organization
• Customer and project requirements

Keep Your Welding Manuals Current

Weld quality manuals should be regularly reviewed and updated to reflect changes in:

• Welding codes, standards, and regulations
• Capabilities that your company provides

Keeping your welding manuals current and effective will help ensure the quality, consistency and safety of welded structures and components. It will also provide a valuable reference tool employees and new hires.

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