Canadian Welding Bureau

1. Canadian Welding Bureau Presentation to ACBOA

2. Topics To Be Covered • Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) – Who Are We? • CWB – What’s New? • CWB Company Certification - Overview • National/Provincial Building Codes – Welding Requirements • Canadian and American Welding Standards - Review • International Welding Standards - What’s Happening?

3. CWB – Who Are We? • CSA welding standard administrator-individuals/products/companies • Independent 3rd party body • Canadian Authorized National Body (ANB) for International Institute of Welding (IIW) qualifications • Actively involved in Standards (CSA, AWS, IIW and ISO) • Accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) • A private sector, not-for-profit organization • Offices and staff across Canada

4. CWB – What’s New? • New CSA Welding Standards - W47.1/W47.2/W55.3/W178.1/W178.2 • Industries increasing use of CWB Certification • Transportation, Oil and Gas, Wind Turbines, LNG • New Training Programs • Welding Design for Engineers, Welding Inspectors (Level 1, 2, 3) • CWB Funding to Universities/Colleges/High Schools • Promoting Public Safety (Engineers and Building Officials) • International Welding Standard Development (ISO and IIW)

5. CSA Certification Programs Administered by CWB

6. CWB Company Certification – Overview CSA W47.1 “Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel” Four main requirements: Qualified welders Qualified welding supervisor(s) Qualified welding engineering (Div. 1 & 2) Accepted welding procedures

7. Requirement #1 – Qualified Welders Must pass a practical test For all positions and processes used Issued a Welder Card, or “Ticket” Valid for the certified company named on the ticket Tickets transferable between certified companies Use of Ticket Valid only while employed by a CSA W47.1 company Careful with Union tickets – who are they working for? Pressure vessel tickets are not W47.1 welder tickets

8. Welder’s Ticket

9. Welder’s Ticket

10. Requirement #2– Qualified Welding Supervisor(s) • Employ at least one Welding Supervisor • Minimum education & experience requirements • Responsible for the welding operations and to ensure that welders are qualified & welding procedures are followed

11. Supervisor’s Ticket(Not a welding ticket!)

12. Requirement #3 – Qualified Welding Engineer(s) Companies choose certification in 1 of 3 divisions: Division 1 - Welding engineer employed Division 2 - Welding engineer retained Division 3 - No welding engineer Division requirement normally specified in the design/product/safety standard

13. Requirement #4 – Qualified Welding Procedures • A document of welding details & parameters • “A welder’s recipe book” • CWB accepted to ensure the requirements of both the certification & governing fabrication standards are met

14. Welding Procedure Data Sheets

15. Maintaining CWB Certification Certification is an ongoing process To maintain certification, companies must: Qualify new & check test existing welders every 2 years Submit new or revised welding procedures, as required Continually verify visual acceptance of welded product(s) Ensure any CWB “scope” work subcontracted to a CWB certified company The CWB audits each company every 6 months

16. Verifying Certification • Verify company status on CWB website • Company web listing updated weekly • www.cwbweb.org • Ask company for current Letter of Validation • Annual letter given to certified clients • Verify dates • The following items are not proof of certification on their own: • Welder Tickets • Welding Procedures • Wall Certificates • Welding Supervisor Certificates • Call any local CWB Regional Office or staff

17. Wall Certificate(not proof of certification)

18. Letter of Validation

19. Benefits of CWB Certification Independent review of company’s capability & conformance to owner/project requirements Helps to reduce fabrication costs Increases technical competence Helps to improve quality Forms an integral part of any quality assurance system Develops a disciplined approach to welding fabrication Helps demonstrate due diligence & enhances safety & reliability Recognized worldwide

20. Worldwide CertificationApprox. 5000 Companies Argentina Austria Brazil Belgium Canada Chile China Czech Rep. Finland France Germany Holland India Indonesia Italy Japan Korea Malaysia Mexico Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States

21. Estimated Certification Costs & Time to Certify a Company CSA W47.1 • Depends on the company • Average - 6 months • Annual fee • 1-2 welder companies: • $2,800 (1st year) • $1,400 (subsequent years)

22. National/Provincial Building Codes - Welding Requirements NATIONAL& PROVINCIAL BUILDING CODES CSA S16 CSA S157 CSAA23 Steel Structures for Buildings Aluminum Precast Concrete CSA W47.2 CSA W59.2 CSA W186 CSA W47.1 CSA W178.1 CSA W59 CSA W178.2 CSA W48

24. CAN/CSA Standard S16-01“Limit States Design of Steel Structures” • Individual visual inspectors used must be CSA W178.2 (Level II minimum) or W178.1 Company • Level I inspectors must be employed by a W178.1 company Welding Requirements • Fabricator shall be a CSA W47.1 certified company in Division 1 or 2 • Fabricator may sublet to a Division 3 company (assist in fabrication or erection) Inspection Requirements

25. Examples of Standards Which “Specify” Certification - S37 Antenna Towers and Support Structures - S157 Strength Design in Aluminum - S473 Steel Offshore Structures - W59 Welded Steel Construction - Z98 Passenger Ropeway - Z185 Personnel Hoists - Z248 Tower Cranes - Z256 Material Hoists - Z267 Amusement Rides - Z271 Powered Platforms - A23.4/A251/S304.1 Concrete Construction Standards - B44 Elevators, Escalators, Moving Walkways - B167 Electric Overhead Traveling Cranes - B311 Manlifts - G40.20 Fabricated Three Plate Beams - S6 Design & Fabrication of Highway Bridges - S136 Cold Formed Steel Structure Members - S16 Steel Structures for Buildings

26. Fabrication (materials, electrode storage) Welder Testing Self administered Initial testing only Welding Procedures Self administered Prequalified joints Testing requirements Weld Quality and Inspection Weld Design Canadian and American Welding Standards - Review CSA W59-03 AWS D1.1-06 CSA W47.1-03 • Company Certification • CWB on-site audits every 6 months • CWB qualified Welding Supervisor • CWB qualified Welding Engineer • CWB welder testing every 2 years • CWB consumable certification • CWB accepted Welding Procedures • Testing requirements Not inAWS D1.1-06 Fabrication (materials, electrode storage) Welding Procedures Pre-qualified Joints Weld Quality and Inspection Weld Design

27. International Welding Standards - What’s Happening? • ISO TC 44 • ISO TC 44 • S/C 10 • Quality Systems (ISO 3834) • Welding Procedures (ISO 15614) • S/C 11 • Welder Testing (ISO 9606) • International Institute of Welding (IIW) • CWB is the ANB for Canada • Welding personnel qualifications • Welding engineers, supervisors, welders, inspectors, etc. • Over 5,000 certified worldwide and growing

28. CWB Services Available • Auditing Job Sites • Call any regional office or staff • Inform us of non CWB certified companies on job sites • Enquire the status of individual/company certification • Check our website www.cwbweb.org • Call any regional office or staff • Inspector Qualification? • Welding Information • Welding Design Book, Modules, On-line services coming • Welding Training • Weld Symbols, Weld Faults, Welding Safety, Welding Inspectors

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