testing guidelines

Date 01-28-2009 16:35

Gentlemen can someone please tell me where and if it is stated in d1.1, or can provide me with the information on testing procedures concerning time restraints etc.. What I have got is the company is allowing people to take a 3G 1" plate test with flux core and allow them to keep taking the coupon apart and start over until they can acheive 100% penitration with no time restraints. Can you please guide me to the right info. or procedure to provide my company with, as the inspector here this is stupid to me.Thank you.

By UCSB

Date 01-28-2009 17:24

Ask the company how long they would allow this person to make that weld in production.

By gsi

Date 02-04-2009 13:46

I would say if this is something the company is doing to train the individual then this is acceptable. On the other hand I follow the requirement in AWS D1.1 2008...para 4.32 when testing a welder. In addition to this I have a written test procedure that is reviewed prior to testing with the welder.