WUHUAN Job. No.

17125
WUHUAN
Talcher Fertilizers Project
ENGINEERING 17125-PC10-WD-002
CO.,LTD
WORK PROCEDURE 1 of 9 Rev. 0

WELDER TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE

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CONTENTS

1. Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. References ...........................................................................................................................................................3
3. Scope ...................................................................................................................................................................3
4. Definition ............................................................................................................................................................3
5. Responsibilities ...................................................................................................................................................4
6. The Welder Training and Qualification Acceptance Flow Diagram ..................................................................5
7. Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

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1. Purpose

This procedure establishes the standard work process for the qualification and training of all
sub-contractor and all site welders & welding operators required by WUHUAN on Project.

2. References

 ASME BPVC IX
 Welding Work Management procedure

3. Scope

This procedure is applicable to the site qualification and training of all welders and welding
operators for Sub-contractors and/or WUHUAN's construction team on the project associated.
Any deviation from this procedure shall be documented and submitted to WUHUAN and
Owner in writing.
The application scope of this procedure includes steel structure construction, field equipment
construction and pipe construction.

4. Definition

4.1 Welding engineer

Specific welding management engineers of WUHUAN and Subcontractors.

4.2 NDE Company

The independent third party ( Non Destructive Examination Company) which is appointed
and responsible for the NDT activities in site.

4.3 Welder Training

Welder must be trained if they have not past the examination.

Welder must be trained and pass the examination before new welding work.

4.4 Welder examination

Before welder examination, WUHUAN shall submit the Welder’s Certificate to Owner.

All Welders shall take part in and pass the welder qualification examination in site before any
welding work starting.

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5. Responsibilities

Owner QA/QC has the right of supervision on quality work and welder training and
qualification at all stage.
5.1 WUHUAN QA/QC Manager
The QA/QC Manager is responsible to ensure the program is applied and implemented and
that all welders are qualified as per the Code requirements.

5.2 WUHUAN's Welding engineer

 Ensures the welder qualification examination program is implemented in accordance with
this procedure.

 Organizes the welder qualification examination, and witness the whole process.

 The WUHUAN welding engineer is also responsible for guidance the work of the
Subcontractor's welding engineers.

 Maintain an up-to-date file of the welder qualification log(s) and reject rates.

 Report and renew welder qualification examination status in weekly welding summary
report.
 The WUHUAN welding engineer is responsible for witnessing all welder qualification
examination &testing on site in accordance with the approved welder qualification
examination procedure and relevant standards as required. All the welder qualification
examination &testing on site shall meet the approved applicable WPS.

5.3 Sub-contractor and WUHUAN construction team welding engineer

 Be responsible for preparing qualification.

 Be responsible for guiding the work of the welders.

 Maintain an up-to-date file of welder qualification log(s) and reject rates.

 Report the welder qualification status in weekly welding summary report.

 Be responsible for assistance welder examination &testing.

 Notify WUHUAN and Owner a minimum of 24 hours in advance of any welder
examination &tests, giving the location and number of welders to be tested, including the
applicable WPS.
 WUHUAN and Sub-contractor are responsible for issuing the required welder certificate
in a timely manner, prior to the welder(s) commencing work on permanent facilities.

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 WUHUAN and Sub-contractor are responsible for maintaining and issuing welder
qualification records and certification in accordance with ASME BPVC IX
 Responsible for the welder in-house training.
5.4 NDE Company

 Issuing the NDE report.

 Be responsible for testing result and reports.
 NDE reports shall be approved in three grade signature, the test personnel shall have
condign qualification, Checking and Approval personnel shall have NDE qualification
gradeⅡ.

 NDE reports shall be issued in time according to construction schedule.

 NDE Company shall keep the independent and equitable role.

6. The Welder Training and Qualification Acceptance Flow Diagram

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Preparing PQR &

WPS and Approved
Process& material

Subcontractor
Preparing welder
testing plan

Reject

Check welder
qualification
WUHUAN

Accepted

Organizing
welder testing WUHUAN

Welder
training

Witness tests &

Reject result verdict

WUHUAN
OWNER
NDT
Reject
Accepted

Issue Accepted
Welder Card

7. Management

7.1 General

 When the welders have been properly trained for their intended work on xxxxx
PROJECT and have certificates, each welder and/or welding operator shall pass a welder
qualification examination &testing on site before being permitted to perform any welding
works on site. The qualified welder will not be allowed to perform any welding outside

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the qualification (the process, base metal, thickness/diameter range, position, filling metal
qualified during the test).
 After successful examination& testing, welders will be required to attend a training class
given by the Sub-contractor's welding engineer to explain the project welding
requirements.
 Welders are subject to performance review at all times by the WUHUAN and OWNER
engineer. Whenever deemed appropriate or necessary due to unacceptable repair rates(the
unacceptable repair rates is ≥10%), the welder must be requalified by WUHUAN.

 Qualification testing of welders will be conducted under the supervision of the

Sub-contractor. WUHUAN and Owner welding engineer shall witness and monitor. Each
welder shall be properly trained and qualified for performance of designated welding on
the xxxxx PROJECT.

7.2.Welder Training Work Process

 Sub-contractors and/or WUHUAN's construction team shall issue a list(s) of welder

candidates to perform welding training on xxxxx Project.
 Sub-contractor and/or WUHUAN's is responsible to ensure that every welder has
obtained welder certificate. Sub-contractors and/or WUHUAN's construction team shall
provide their welder candidates with classroom training and practical shop
demonstrations of the welding processes as they deem necessary.

7.3. Welder examination &Testing Facility

 Each Sub-contractor shall provide an appropriate welding testing facility atsite. The
facility shall be suitable for welders testing according to the relevant standards, equipped
with adequate fume extraction, and a separate screened test booth for each welder.
 The test facility shall be provided with safe and calibrated welding equipment for each of
the intended welding processes, all welding equipment shall be maintained in good
working conditions at all times. Unsafe, uncalibrated, damaged, and/or unusable welding
equipment shall be removed from the test facility.
 Each welding machine shall be provided with suitable cables and accessories (holders,
earth clamps, etc.) that are in good safe working order, any found to be unsafe shall be
removed.
 Test facilities shall have suitable baking and holding ovens for the welding electrodes.
The welding electrodes shall be treated in accordance with the manufacturer’s
recommendations.

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 All welders shall be provided with suitable and safe hand tools (grinders, brushes, hand
hammer, etc), and personnel protective equipment (PPE) for performing welding
operations.
7.4 Welder Qualification Testing Process
 When the welder candidate(s) have demonstrated the ability during training to perform
sound welds and/or have passed the relevant Labor Bureau tests, the Sub-contractor shall
submit a list with the qualification certificate of the proposed test candidates to
WUHUAN and Owner on-site at least 24 hours prior to testing.
 Sub-contractor is responsible for the welder qualification testing program. WUHUAN
and Owner welding engineer shall witness and monitor the welder qualification testing
on-site.
 When the welder successfully passes the appropriate qualification test, he/she is required
to attend a training class given by the Sub-contractor's welding engineer to explain the
welding work requirements.

 A welder has two times chance for welding qualification test. If a welder is considered
acceptable for re-testing, he/she shall undergo a further agreed training period prior to a
re-test. Following re-training the welder is only allowed one time to re-test, if the welder
falls he/she shall not be allowed to work .

 Following successful qualification testing, WUHUAN shall issue each welder a personal
ID Card, which shall bear a recent photograph of the welder and the welders unique ID
number, together with the list of the relevant approved qualifications range. The welder
shall carry this ID card at all times when working on xxxxx PROJECT.
 The unique welder identification number given to each welder shall not be re-issued to
any other welder during the life of xxxxx Project.

 Prior to the commencement of any work on site, all welders, welding operators and/or
tack welders shall be qualified to the applicable approved WUHUAN welder
qualification standards.

 On process piping welding, the first two production of butt welds of each newly qualified
welder shall be radiographed test.

 Welding process, base material(s), thickness range and diameter, position(s), filler metal
must been approved and meet the WPS’s requirement.

7.5 Records
 WUHUAN is responsible for issuing all Accepted Welder Card of xxxxx project.

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 Sub-contractor and/or WUHUAN's construction team shall maintain test record lists on a
daily basis for all welder qualifications, weekly qualification maintenance logs, welder’s
weld reject records and any other records associated with the testing and qualification of
welders.
 Sub-contractor shall submit a copy of the welder qualification status log, including reject
rates, to WUHUAN, and Owner on a weekly basis via email.
7.6 Others
 Limits of Qualified Positions and Diameters according to ASME BPV Code Sec. IX

 Acceptance Criteria for Visual Inspection according to ASME BPV Code Sec. IX

 Test Coupons according to ASME BPV Code Sec. IX

 Welding Variables for Welders according to ASME BPV Code Sec. IX

 Alternate Base Materials for Welder Qualification according to ASME BPV Code Sec.
IX

 Acceptance Criteria for Visual Inspection according to ASME BPV Code Sec. IX

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