WELDING ACTIVITY AUDIT

WELDING ACTIVITY AUDIT

Welding activity audit is done to ensure that all welding related activities are taking place in the required manner. Audit is done for ensuring qualified welders, qualified welding procedures , compliance of proper electrode handling and related methods and good engineering practices are adhered in the welding production process.

The audit is to be done by a team of welding engineers, site engineers and welding supervisors.

Necessary remedial action to be taken, if any failures are there in those activities and proper system to be implemented to avoid the repetition of the same.

The points that are inspected in the welding audit process are,

1. Identity card availability with welders.
2. Certificate of welders.
3. Whether the welder doing the job is having the Qualifications ,Based on thickness, based on the position of the job, based on material to be welded, based on electrode/filler to be used.
4.Proper weaving is done.
5. Cleaning after welding is done.
6. Small pits if any due to the removal if tacks are properly filled and grinded.
7. Whether all the portable ovens are having proper valid calibration certificate.
8. Whether all the mother ovens and holding ovens are having valid calibration certificate.
9. Whether all the potable ovens are properly electrically connected.
10. Check the temperature inside the portable oven. If not proper send for repair.
11. Check for electrode mix in the portable oven.
12. Check whether all the electrodes/ filler wires are returning to the electrode storage area after a days work.
13. Check whether the baking register records are properly maintained.
14. Check whether re-baking is done, if so check the condition of the electrode .
15. Check whether all the filler wires are properly stored in the electrode storage area.
16. Check whether the electrode storage area is properly protected from weather conditions.

17. Knowledge of welders and welding helpers regarding welding, cleaning of the job, baking of electrodes etc. If not tool box talk is to be conducted.

18. Check whether the welder is having the knowledge of different materials and welding electrodes.

19. Check whether the welder and welding helper is familiar with the electrode issue process.

20. Check whether the welder is aware about the safety aspects.