AS/NZS ISO 3834:2008 and ISO 3834:2005 ‘Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials’ define the requirements for Welding Coordination Personnel in paragraph 7.3 of Parts 2 and 3.
ISO 3834 states that “The manufacturer shall have at his disposal appropriate welding coordination personnel. Such persons having responsibility for quality activities shall have sufficient authority to enable any necessary action to be taken. The tasks and responsibilities of such persons shall be clearly defined.”
The IWT has a specific role to play as a RWC at the specific knowledge level.
The IWT qualification is offered by the WTIA through the IIW programme for distance learning and the IIW CIWT through a certification programme maintained by the WTIA.
Qualification:
Certification:
International Welding Technologist (IWT)
IIW Certified International Welding Technologist (CIWT)
Job Title: Responsible Welding Coordinator (RWC) - Specific technical knowledge based on AS/NZS ISO 3834:2008
Qualification and Certification: IIW International Welding Technologist (IWT) and IIW Certified IWT (CIWT)
Job Description:
Perform, supervise and/or oversee all company welding and welding-related activities;
Have overall responsibility for coordination of all welding and welding-related activities;
Be authorised to sign on behalf of the organisation in all welding quality related matters or delegate such signing e.g. goods release for despatch, inspection sign-off, accepting technical welding requirements, or verifying that the organisation has complied with all relevant quality considerations in the production of the product.
Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA) ABN 69 003 696 526
Unit 50, 8 Avenue of the Americas, Newington, NSW 2127. Australia
Tel + 61 (0) 2 9748 4443 Fx + 61 (0) 2 9748 2858
E-mail:info@wtia.com.au URL: www.wtia.com.au