News Archives - Australian Welding Solutions

Unattended boiler operator training hot stuff

Posted by Neville
On August 17, 2020
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Australian Welding Solutions is proud to announce the commencement of a new training course for unattended boiler operators. What is an ‘Unattended’ Boiler? For the uninitiated, working out what unattended boiler operator training may involve is likely to be a little difficult. Showing someone how to boil a kettle may spring to mind or how […]

Featured Project: Flinders Link

Posted by Jade
On November 28, 2019
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AWS is delivering training and inspection work for the major local ‘Flinders Link’ construction project until its completion in 2020. According to DPTI, The Australian and South Australian Governments are jointly funding the $141 million Flinders Link Project to extend the existing Tonsley rail line to the Flinders Medical Centre, creating new connections to […]

Welding Safety- the often unheard-of risks to your ears

Posted by Jade
On March 21, 2019
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PPE, Weld fume, welding, welding safety, WHS

In our last article we shared some shocking truths about the dangers of welding fume, and questioned whether the approach to weld fume extraction was perhaps sometimes a bit lax. Fume can have devastating long-term effects when inhaled, but continuous exposure to weld fume can also cause hearing loss. Anyone on a work site […]

Welding fume: how bad is it?

Posted by Jade
On February 7, 2019
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welding fumes, welding safety

Welding is a high-risk activity in many ways; but the inhalation of welding fumes and gases can have serious effects. Welding fume is made when a metal is heated above its boiling point. The metal cools and then condenses into fume; fine particles that can be breathed in. Welding fumes contain substances including metallic oxides, […]

Posted by Jade
On June 20, 2017
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welding fumes, welding safety

AWS supports SA’s Department of State Development ‘Defence Honours Scholarship’ programs- currently hosting two award-winning Engineering students as interns. Neville and Rahim recently had the good fortune to attend the DSD award night celebrating these high-achievers and the ongoing support for skills in defence. We have been able to take on a number of interns in recent […]

Panama Convention

Posted by Jade
On April 25, 2016
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welding fumes, welding safety

Our Managing Director Neville Cornish just had a working holiday of sorts, attending the American Welding Society Convention in Panama! This event takes place every two years in a different location each time. It allows Agents and Staff from the AmWS to get together and talk business (nothing to do with off-shore tax havens, we promise). As […]

American Welding Society Certification

Posted by Jade
On February 2, 2016
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welding fumes, welding safety

American Welding Society CERTIFICATION NOW AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA THROUGH AUSTRALIA WELDING SOLUTIONS Adelaide-based company, Australian Welding Solutions (AWS) has signed an agreement to be official agents for American Welding Society. This partnership means U.S. Certifications are available throughout Australia and New Zealand for the first time. AWS Australia’s leading trainers AWS has been providing advanced […]

Safety & Compliance: It’s best to know where you stand

Posted by Jade
On January 1, 2016
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welding fumes, welding safety

The ACCC (Australian Competition & Consumer Commission) has recently handed down a hefty $515,000 penalty to an Australian company that misled small businesses over their safety and compliance needs, reminding us we should all be aware of our responsibilities and liabilities. Safety and Compliance are not things you want to be too cavalier about, especially in high-risk industries such […]

Posted by Jade
On August 12, 2015
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welding fumes, welding safety

As Founder and Managing Director of AWS, Neville Cornish has added another qualification to his belt, ensuring we are uniquely positioned in the Australian welding industry. Neville recently became approved as a Canadian Welding Bureau Approved Professional Engineer. He is the only person in Australia to hold this qualification, so is the man to speak to if […]

Under Pressure: Education is needed for pressure plant awareness

Posted by Jade
On July 20, 2015
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welding fumes, welding safety

Most inspection bodies around Australia will be familiar with comments from clients about their requirements for items of pressure plant. ‘Oh I didn’t know that’, ‘It has to be registered?’ ‘I don’t know if we do that’, ‘No one told me that when I bought it’. It’s not unusual to get an urgent inspection request […]

Posted by Neville
On February 3, 2015
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welding fumes, welding safety

When qualifying welders for projects, are we wearing a cost or making an investment? Where do welders fit in a WPS? The requirement for Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) is quite clear under various Australian and International standards, codes, regulations, and in accordance with the client standards. The Welder Qualification is the next step. To apply the […]

Posted by Jade
On November 23, 2014
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welding fumes, welding safety

Australian Welding Solutions delivers another successful Welding 101 & Science of Welding short course program, where participants had the opportunity to see the effects of diffusible hydrogen degassing from a welded coupon. Hydrogen Assisted Cold Cracking is one of the most catastrophic phenomenon’s to occur in welding.

Posted by Jade
On November 23, 2014
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welding fumes, welding safety

Graduates and engineers attended the one day short course Welding 101, participants learned about basic theoretical aspects of various welding processes, fundamentals, defects and metallurgy. Then it was out to the workshop to experience hands on welding of MMAW, GMAW including Modified Short Arc on pipe.

Posted by Jade
On July 4, 2014
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welding fumes, welding safety

When you engage a Welding Consultant to prepare standards based Welding Procedures, ask if they have the intellectual property right to give you the material they provide. Some Welding Consultants copy documents that they do not have the right to copy, as another company owns the copyright. Use of such documents may expose you and […]

Posted by Jade
On July 2, 2014
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welding fumes, welding safety

Australian Welding Solutions has been busy during the past few months in the development of Advanced Welding Techniques for Line-Pipe Welding of X56, X65, Stainless and Duplex materials. The technology of MSA (Modified Short Arc) welding has been around for several years such as (Lincoln STT) (Miller RMD), yet many pipe fabricators and welders still […]

Posted by Jade
On July 2, 2014
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welding fumes, welding safety

Given recent Scaffolding collapses in Sydney and Melbourne this raises the importance for scaffolding to be inspected by qualified welding inspectors. AWS is an inspection body specifically accredited for the inspection of scaffolding. View Scaffolding Safety Alert AWS® Scope of inspection for scaffolding consists of: Inspection of welds by qualified welding inspector Tube inspections—external & […]

Unattended boiler operator training hot stuff

Featured Project: Flinders Link

Welding Safety- the often unheard-of risks to your ears

Welding fume: how bad is it?

Award-Winning STEM Interns at AWS

Panama Convention

American Welding Society Certification

Safety & Compliance: It’s best to know where you stand

Accreditation from the Canadian Welding Bureau

Under Pressure: Education is needed for pressure plant awareness

Weld Procedure: A ‘Cost’ or an ‘Investment’?

Birrana Engineering

Santos

Do you own your Welding Procedure?

Modified Short Arc welding

Scaffolding Safety Alert