1、 AWS SENSE QC10:2008 Specification for Qualification and Certification of Level IEntry Welder Key Words Entry Welder, Training Organization, performance tests, acceptance criteria AWS SENSE QC10:2008 Specification for Qualification and Certification of Level IEntry Welder Supersedes AWS QC-10:2004 R
2、evision Nov. 2008 Prepared by the American Welding Society (AWS) Committee on SENSE AWS Committee on Education Approved by the AWS Board of Directors Abstract This standard defines the requirements for the American Welding Society to register a Level IEntry Welder to the AWS SENSE program. The AWS S
3、chools Excelling through National Skill Standards Education (SENSE) program began in 1993 with the award of a grant by the US Department of Education to develop a series of standards and a program for the recognition of welders based on welding performance testing and practical knowledge tests. The
4、SENSE welder program is comprised of three levels: Level IEntry Welder, Level IIAdvanced Welder, and Level IIIExpert Welder. The certification of a Level IEntry Welder requires performance qualification (skill) and practical knowledge (written) tests. These tests require reading, computational, and
5、manual skills to complete. 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 AWS SENSE QC10:2008 International Standard Book Number: 978-0-87171-744-3 American Welding Society 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 2008 by American Welding Society All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Pho
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22、ts verbally. Procedures for appeal of an adverse decision concerning all such comments are provided in the Rules of Operation of the Education Committee. A copy of these Rules can be obtained from the American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126. iii AWS SENSE QC10:2008 This page
23、 is intentionally blank. iv AWS SENSE QC10:2008 Personnel AWS Committee on Education E. Norman, Chair T. Lienert, Vice Chair M. Ventura, Secretary A. Godley *D. Klingman S. V. Houston E. Abbot L. Caughron D. Cotner D. P. Hamilton D. Haas M. Harris C. Seeger B. Muehlbrant G. Smith D. Twitty R. Vansco
24、y Southwest Area Career Center Los Alamos National Laboratory American Welding Society Southern Company Generation The Lincoln Electric Company American Technical Publishers Ironworkers International Grand River Technical School PA College of Technology Sequoiah High School Northrop Grumman Internat
25、ional Training Institute United Association The Lincoln Electric Company Ohio Department of Education Doa Ana Community College International Brotherhood of Boilermakers AWS Subcommittee on SENSE S. V. Houston, Chair M. Anderson L. Bower R. Depue E. Norman R. Richwine D. Twitty G. Smith American Tec
26、hnical Publishers New Castle Area Career Programs Blackhawk Technical College Welding Consultant Southwest Area Career Center Ivy Tech Community College Doa Ana Community College Ohio Department of Education *Advisor v AWS SENSE QC10:2008 This page is intentionally blank. vi AWS SENSE QC10:2008 Fore
27、word This foreword is not a part of QC10:2008, Specification for Qualification and Certification of Level IEntry Welder, but is included for informational purposes only. The AWS Schools Excelling through National Skill Standards Education (SENSE) program began in 1993 with the award of a grant by th
28、e U.S. Department of Education to develop a series of standards and a program for the recognition of welders based on welding performance testing and practical knowledge tests. The development of this National Skill Standard has involved the participation of the welding industry through a survey des
29、igned to determine a consensus of welder skills and competencies required for individuals seeking the development of their welding skills. The result of this industry survey was an occupational task analysis that formed the basis for guidelines for the training of welders at three levels: Level IEnt
30、ry Welder, Level IIAdvanced Welder, and Level IIIExpert Welder. Three specifications were developed in the period July 1993 to July 1996: AWS QC10-95, Specification for Qualification and Certification of Entry Level Welders AWS QC11-96, Specification for Qualification and Certification for Level IIA
31、dvanced Welder AWS QC12-96, Specification for Qualification and Certification for Level IIIExpert Welders In addition, guideline documents were developed for each level: AWS EG2.0-95, Guide for the Training and Qualification of Welding Personnel: Entry Level Welder AWS EG3.0-96, Guide for the Traini
32、ng and Qualification of Welding Personnel: Level IIAdvanced Welder AWS EG4.0-96, Guide for the Training and Qualification of Welding Personnel: Level IIIExpert Welder The present standard is the first in a series of revisions to the SENSE program documents and updates QC10:2004. The administration o
33、f the program has been more clearly defined emphasizing the modular nature of the guidelines and allowing for the recognition of welders who complete defined portions of the program. Your comments for improving the Specification for Qualification and Certification of Level IEntry Welder are welcome.
34、 Submit comments to the Secretary, AWS Committee on Education, American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126; telephone (305) 443-9353; fax (305) 648-2396; e-mail educationaws.org; or via the AWS web site www.aws.org. vii AWS SENSE QC10:2008 This page is intentionally blank. viii
35、AWS SENSE QC10:2008 Table of Contents Page No. Personnel v Foreword .vii Table of Contentsix List of Tables .x List of Drawings x List of Figures. x 1. Scope .1 2. Referenced Document .1 3. Definitions 1 4. Requirements for Entry Welder . .1 5. Welding Guidelines . .2 6. Entry Welder Practical Knowl
36、edge QualificationWritten Test. .2 7. Entry Welder Performance QualificationWorkmanship Samples and Test Plates . .2 8. Inspection, Testing, and Acceptance Criteria. 3 9. Documentation 3 10. Records of Welder Certification3 11. Registration of Entry Welders .4 Annex A: Performance Qualification Visu
37、al Inspection Results.7 Annex B: Face- and Root-Bend Test Results . .9 Annex C: Breakdown of Modules and Key Indicators: Level IEntry Welder . 11 List of AWS Documents . 23 ix AWS SENSE QC10:2008 List of Tables Table Page No. 1 Level IEntry Welder Program Structure . .4 2 Entry Welder Performance Qu
38、alification Tests . .5 3 Visual Inspection Criteria for Entry Welders .5 4 Acceptance Criteria for Face- and Root-Bends . 6 List of Drawings Drawing No. Page No. AWS EDU-1 FCAW-G/GM, FCAW-S Carbon Steel Performance Qualification . . .15 AWS EDU-2 GMAW Spray Transfer Carbon Steel Performance Qualific
39、ation. 16 AWS EDU-3 GMAW-S (Short Circuiting Transfer), and GTAW Carbon Steel Performance Qualification . .17 AWS EDU-4 GTAW Stainless Steel Performance Qualification . .18 AWS EDU-5 GTAW Aluminum Performance Qualification. 19 AWS EDU-6 SMAW Carbon Steel Performance Qualification (Test Plates) .20 L
40、ist of Figures Figure Page No. 1 Face- and Root-Bend Test Specimen . . 21 2 Guided-Bend Test Jig. .21 3 Alternative Wrap-Around Guided-Bend Test Jig .22 4 Alternative Roller-Equipped Guided-Bend Jig . 22 x AWS SENSE QC10:2008 Specification for Qualification and Certification of Level IEntry Welder 1
41、. Scope 1.1 This standard establishes the minimum requirements for qualification and certification as a SENSE Level IEntry Welder with the American Welding Society. 1.2 This standard specifies practical knowledge and performance tests that require a minimum level of reading, computational, and manua
42、l skills to successfully complete. 1.3 All individuals meeting the specified performance criteria at a facility that is a training organization will be listed in the AWS database of SENSE Entry Welders. 1.4 Organizations that are not training organizations may use this standard, but individuals they
43、 instruct will not be listed in the AWS database of SENSE Entry Welders. 1.5 Although a written test including questions on safety is required by this standard, this standard is not intended to address safety and health. Safety and health require- ments are provided in ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding,
44、 Cutting, and Allied Processes, other safety and health standards, and federal, state, and local government regu- lations. The responsibility for safety is primarily with the welder, the training organization during training and test- ing, and afterwards, with the employer. 2. Referenced Document 1.
45、 EG2.0, Guide for Training of Welding Personnel: Level IEntry Welder 3. Definitions Welding terms used in this standard are defined in AWS A3.0, Standard Welding Terms and Definitions. Other terms are defined as follows: competency. A set of skills, related knowledge, and attributes that allow an in
46、dividual to perform a task, and that can be verified by performance and practical knowledge testing. Entry Welder (Level I). An individual employed in this position is considered to possess a prerequisite amount of knowledge, attitude, skills, and habits required to perform routine, predictable, rep
47、etitive, and procedural tasks involving motor skills, and limited theoretical knowledge while working under close supervision. module. The collection of training or learning activities defining a particular set of skills for a subject or group of related subjects. A module may contain one or more Un
48、its. There are 9 modules in the Level I Entry Welder program. unit. The collection of training or learning activities defining a particular set of skills for a single subject. A part of a module that focuses on a particular theme or topic. For example, Module 8, “Thermal Cutting Principles and Pract
49、ices,” contains 4 units. 4. Requirements for Entry Welder 4.1 Trainee must be enrolled in and attending a training organization. 4.2 Trainee must be taking coursework that will develop the skills necessary to master the learning modules shown in Table 1. 4.3 Trainee may continue in the program during employ- ment with a signed agreement between the training orga- nization and the trainees employer stating how the trainee will continue in the program. (See Clause 11 for length of registration.) 1 AWS SENSE QC10:2008 4.4 Trainee must pass relevant written and per
