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

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

  • Posted by Jade
  • On January 1, 2016
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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 […]
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Accreditation from the Canadian Welding Bureau

  • Posted by Jade
  • On August 12, 2015
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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 […]
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Under Pressure: Education is needed for pressure plant awareness

Under Pressure: Education is needed for pressure plant awareness

  • Posted by Jade
  • On July 20, 2015
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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 […]
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Weld Procedure: A ‘Cost’ or an ‘Investment’?

  • Posted by Neville
  • On February 3, 2015
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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 […]
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What is involved for a welder to be qualified online?

  • Posted by Jade
  • On January 27, 2015
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Simply contact AWS regarding your job requirement/welder qualification. One of our inspectors will consult with you regarding your specific needs and then will prepare the documented evidence as required for a Welder Qualification Testing (WQT) record.
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Why qualify welders?

  • Posted by Jade
  • On January 27, 2015
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Welders must be qualified to compliant Welding Procedures that are applied to a task, or to a welded item of plant. Welder Qualification is an essential compliance element examined in Quality Assurance Welding, providing evidence that the welder is qualified to undertake a specific task. Welder Qualification Testing (WQT) is dependent on many technical compliance details and […]
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What is a welder qualification?

  • Posted by Jade
  • On January 27, 2015
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A welder qualification is a process that examines and documents a welder’s capability to create welds of acceptable quality following a well-defined welding procedure in accordance with Australian and or International Standards. This qualification is also a demonstrated and documented measure of competency of the welder for employers who have an obligation to provide training to […]
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Birrana Engineering

  • Posted by Jade
  • On November 23, 2014
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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.
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Santos

  • Posted by Jade
  • On November 23, 2014
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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.
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What is a Pre-Qualified Welding Procedure ?

  • Posted by Jade
  • On October 8, 2014
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Depending on what welding code you are working to, certain welding procedures will require, mechanical or a metallurgical assessment to demonstrate the integrity of the proposed welding procedure. Pre-Qualified welding procedures are derived from the combination of essential variables that have been shown to produce sound structural welds. Each enquiry will be handled by a […]
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What is a Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) ?

  • Posted by Jade
  • On October 8, 2014
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A Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) is required when it is necessary to demonstrate that your company has the ability to produce welds possessing the correct mechanical and metallurgical properties in cases where the use of a Pre-Qualified Welding Procedure is insufficient.
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What is a Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)

  • Posted by Jade
  • On October 8, 2014
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A WPS is a “Welding Procedure Specification” or “Welding Procedure” is a document that details the limits of the essential variables within which your qualified welder must operate to produce a safe and sound weld. A WPS is recommended for all welding operations and most application codes and standards make them mandatory.
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Who needs welding procedures?

  • Posted by Jade
  • On October 8, 2014
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Welding a structure in Australia or for use in Australian, Government Legislation requires a qualified welding procedure. Job specifications, tender documents, drawing or general notes usually specify what code the Welding Procedure should be written to. A welding procedure is documented evidence to show your customer that you CAN carry out a specific welding task. It […]
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Do you own your Welding Procedure?

  • Posted by Jade
  • On July 4, 2014
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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 […]
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Modified Short Arc welding

  • Posted by Jade
  • On July 2, 2014
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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 […]
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Scaffolding Safety Alert

  • Posted by Jade
  • On July 2, 2014
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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 & […]
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