1、Specification forthe Qualificationof Welder TestFacilitiesAWS B5.4:2005An American National StandardReproduced by Global Engineering Documents With the Permission of AWS Under Royalty Agreement 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, Florida 33126AWS B5.4:2005An American National StandardApproved byAmerican N
2、ational Standards InstituteMarch 11, 2005Specification forthe Qualification ofWelder Test FacilitiesSupersedes in part QC4-89Prepared byAWS B5J Subcommittee on Test FacilitiesUnder the Direction ofAWS Personnel and Facility Qualification CommitteeApproved byAWS Board of DirectorsAbstractThis specifi
3、cation defines the requirements to qualify welder test facilities. It details the methods of qualification, testfacility requirements, and the assessment requirements.Key WordsTest facility, qualification, laboratory, welders, assessor, assessmentiiStatement on Use of AWS American National Standards
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17、interpretation.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the AWS Personnel and Facilities Qualification Committee. It must bereviewed every five years, and if not revised, it must be either reaffirmed or withdrawn. Comments (recommendations,additions, or deletions) and any pertinent data t
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21、by the American Welding Society (AWS) provided that theappropriate fee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, Tel: 978-750-8400;online: http:/.iiiPersonnelAWS Personnel and Facility Qualification CommitteeJ. F. Harris, Chair Ashland Chemical CompanyP. R. Ev
22、ans, 1st Vice Chair PCI Energy ServicesW. F. Behnke, 2nd Vice Chair VisteonSterling PlantS. P. Hedrick, Secretary American Welding SocietyK. W. Coryell ConsultantJ. A. Grantham Welding theword should denotes a nonmandatory provision but isrecommended as good practice; and the word maydenotes an opti
23、onal provision. Additionally, welder shallbe construed to include welder, welding operator, tackwelder, brazer, and brazing operator; welding shall beconstrued to include both welding and brazing.2. Referenced Documents(1) ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting andAllied Processes1(2) AWS QC1, Stand
24、ard for AWS Certification ofWelding Inspectors1(3) AWS A3.0, Standard Welding Terms andDefinitions1(4) AWS A5.01, Filler Metal ProcurementGuidelines1(5) AWS B4.0, Standard Methods for MechanicalTesting of Welds1(6) AWS B5.15, Specification for the Qualificationof Radiographic Interpreters1(7) ASNT S
25、NT-TC-1A, Recommended Practice:Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestruc-tive Testing23. DefinitionsTerms used in this specification are defined in AWSA3.0, Standard Welding Terms and Definitions, and asfollows:acceptance criteria. Specified limits placed on charac-teristics of an item
26、, process or service as defined incodes, other standards or other contract documents.accreditation body. Any organization qualified to certifytest facilities as acceptable suppliers of services includ-ing but not limited to AWS Certification Committee.assessment. A systematic review and verification
27、 of afacility and operations in accordance with its QualityControl Manual.assessor. A third party who is qualified for the task ofperforming assessments. (See Annex B.) In the caseof self-assessing test facilities, the agent designatedand trained by the test facility.1. Available from Global Enginee
28、ring Documents, an Infor-mation Handling Services (IHS) Group company, 15 InvernessWay East, Englewood, CO 80112-5776; telephones: (800)854-7179, (303) 397-7956; fax: (303) 397-2740; Internet:.2. Available from the American Society for NondestructiveTesting, Inc., 1711 Arlingate Lane, Columbus, OH 4
29、3228-0518.Specification for the Qualificationof Welder Test FacilitiesAWS B5.4:20052AWS. The American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeuneRoad, Miami, FL 33126.certification. The act of determining, verifying, andattesting in writing to the qualification of personnel inaccordance with specified require
30、ments.Certification Department. The Certification Depart-ment of the American Welding Society, Miami, Florida.essential variable. A change in a welding parameterwhich requires requalification.facility representative. Individual(s) designated by thetest facility to make legally binding commitments an
31、dstatements on behalf of the test facility.inspection. An examination or measurement to verifywhether an item or activity conforms to specifiedrequirements.inspector. A person who performs inspection activitiesto verify conformance to specified requirements.performance test description. A document w
32、hichdefines the dimensions, positions, and welding proce-dure specification to be used to make a test weldment.qualification. Conformance to a prescribed set ofparameters.Qualification Committee. The Qualification Committeeof the American Welding Society.qualified facility. A facility which meets or
33、 exceeds therequirements of this specification.test facility. A facility that has met the qualificationrequirements of this specification as verified by adesignated third party assessor.test supervisor. A current AWS Certified WeldingInspector (CWI) designated by the test facility.test weldment. Wor
34、kpieces joined by welding to qualifywelding procedures, welders, or welding operators.verification. The act of reviewing, inspecting, testing,checking, auditing, or otherwise determining anddocumenting the conformance of items, processes,services, and documents to specified requirements.weldment. An
35、 assembly whose component parts arejoined by welding.4. Levels of QualificationThere is one level of qualification for test facilities.Once the test facility has met the requirements of thisstandard, the test facility shall be known as a qualifiedtest facility.5. Test Facility Requirements5.1 Genera
36、l Requirements. The test facility shall havethe following:(1) An organizational structure, including a qualitycontrol program, that enables it to maintain the capabilityto perform satisfactorily the technical functions forwhich qualification is sought.(2) The ability to demonstrate on request from a
37、sses-sors, that it is capable of administering and evaluatingthe required welder qualification tests.(3) A written company policy that staff membersshall have the freedom and authority to identify problemsto a supervisor.(4) An organization in which each staff member isaware of both the extent and l
38、imitation of areas ofresponsibility, and a clear designation of who is the“facility representative.”(5) A facility representative who has the overallresponsibility for the technical operation of the testfacility.(6) Adequate security rules and measures for protec-tion of proprietary and confidential
39、 information.(7) Personnel having responsibility for quality verifi-cation shall be designated by the test facility manage-ment. Personnel shall have access to top management.5.2 Quality Control Program. The test facility shalloperate under a Quality Control Program appropriate tothe type, range, an
40、d volume of work performed. Thisprogram shall be documented in a Quality Control Man-ual to be used by the test facility staff for the purpose ofmaintaining quality control. The manual shall be main-tained current at all times, and shall be available forreview by both internal and external assessors
41、.5.2.1 Manual. The Quality Control Manual shall con-tain information regarding the following:(1) Company Quality Policy.(2) The organizational structure of the personnel ofthe test facility (organizational charts).(3) The operational and functional duties of individu-als performing quality functions
42、 and services pertainingto quality, so that those concerned will know the extentand limits of their responsibilities (job descriptions).(4) General Quality Control Procedures. (These pro-cedures are to include but not be limited to materialtraceability, employee training, employee qualifications,pur
43、chasing, order review, etc.)(5) Quality Control Procedures specific for eachinspection or test including welding procedure specifica-tions (WPSs), as appropriate.(6) Procedures for equipment maintenance andcalibration.AWS B5.4:20053(7) Arrangements for timely feedback and correctiveaction whenever n
44、onconformances are detected.(8) Procedures for assessing customer satisfaction.(9) Provisions for any subcontracted activities(machine shop, nondestructive examination tests) tocomply with the quality control requirements of the testfacility and the methods used by the test facility to verifythe com
45、pliance.(10) Procedures for preparing and reviewing requiredrecords.(11) Assignment of a schedule and an individualresponsible for review of the Quality Control Manual.(12) A record retention policy.(13) Procedure for positive identification of a testcandidate(14) For self-assessed test facilities o
46、nly, the provisionsgoverning assessors.5.2.2 Management Review. The Quality ControlProgram shall be systematically reviewed by, or underthe supervision of, test facility management to assure thecontinued effectiveness of the organization, personnel,and procedures. The review shall be performed at a
47、mini-mum frequency of once a year and shall be documentedwith the results of the corrective actions initiated by thereview and the outcome of previous corrective actions.5.3 Personnel. Test facility personnel shall have the nec-essary education, training, technical knowledge, andexperience for their
48、 functions. The minimum personnelrequirements for the test facility shall be:(1) The inspection and testing services of the testfacility shall be under the direction of a person chargedwith technical managerial responsibility. This personshall be a full-time employee of the facility having atleast f
49、ive documented years of technical experience ininspection and testing of welds.(2) Welder qualification shall be administered by atest supervisor who holds current credentials as a Certi-fied Welding Inspector (CWI) or Senior Certified Weld-ing Inspector (SCWI) under the AWS Standard QC1.Caution: Some jurisdictions may require inspectionpersonnel to be supervised by a professional engineer.(3) This specification requires nondestructive exami-nation (NDE) personnel to be qualified in accordancewith and certified to AWS B5.15, Specification for theQualific
