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- - By mrwelder (*) Date 11-08-2009 04:34
Does anyone know what they will do or ask when they come for auditing for a CTF.
Parent - - By 803056 (*****) Date 11-08-2009 14:35
Everything that is in you QC manual is fair game. If something, such as calibration, is not addressed by your QC manual, they may request that it be addressed by revising your manual. However, your QC manual is usually reviewed before hand and changes already completed before the audit.

Best regards - Al
Parent - - By flamin (**) Date 11-08-2009 15:00
We recently had an audit, which we passed (whew), but some of the things they looked at, aside from our quality manual, were
-Welder Continuity Log
-Content of Weld inspection reports
-Code books we had on hand.
-WPS,PQR,WPQ we were using.
-Filler metal certs.
-Machine calibrations.
-Filler metal accessibility, our welders are only to have access to filler they are qualified to weld with.
-They also walked through our shop to see for themselves if we were doing what we said we were doing.

We have been fortunate to have auditors willing to work with us in certain areas, it's tough when you get an auditor who's only priority is to
bust your balls.
Parent - - By 803056 (*****) Date 11-08-2009 15:01
Didn't the QC manual address or include those items you listed?

Best regards - Al
Parent - By flamin (**) Date 11-08-2009 15:29
For the most part, I would say yes.

Jason
Parent - By Mikeqc1 (****) Date 11-08-2009 15:55 Edited 11-08-2009 16:05
here is a check list, it may help.
Not everything will be applicable, but like the others mentioned go through your manual and check off anything that is relevant.

http://www.aisc.org/assets/0/270/278/fd00f606-fdd2-4dc3-94e4-36ec7f6d862b.pdf

http://www.aisc.org/assets/0/270/278/fd00f606-fdd2-4dc3-94e4-36ec7f6d862b.pdf

http://files.aws.org/certification/ATF/QC4-89.pdf

http://files.aws.org/certification/docs/cert5101.pdf

http://files.aws.org/certification/docs/cert5102.pdf

You may get some good direction as to what is requred @ these links.
Parent - - By Mikeqc1 (****) Date 11-08-2009 20:48
Didn’t they send an Audit scope with all applicable code requirements sometimes a check list is provided( I know I provide them).
I would find a copy of that document see what the scope is, get those requirements along with your QC manual and walk through them make sure everything is addressed.
Then take the manual list all the examples of documentation and be prepared to produce them .
Most of all self auditing is paramount.
MDK
Parent - By mrwelder (*) Date 11-09-2009 01:07
Yea they did. I didn't know if there are other stuff I should be aware of.
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