Frequently Asked Questions

CWB  and  AWS  Certified Welding Inspector.

CGSB / ONGC / RNCan   Certifications.

A Key component in Certification Programs, is the Documentation of all Welding Operations.

Through Approved Welding Procedures and the Certification of Welders.

Various Welding Processes: SMAW, GTAW, SAW,FCAW & STT.

In various "P" numbers such as: P1, P8, P4, P5, P5A, P5B, P8, P23, P25, P42, P43, P45, P51, etc.

Here are some free interactive PDF forms that you can use.

Contact me for help with your welding procedures and welder's qualifications.

ASME  WPS, Welding Procedure Specifications                                

ASME  PQR, Procedure Qualification Record                                         

  ASME  Welder or Welding Operator Qualification Test                                                                                                

Shop and Site Supervision, Coordination of NDE as well as Heat Treatments.

- Non-Destructive Testing.

- Radiography  (X-Ray).

- Magnetic Particle  (MT).

- Hardness Testing  (HT).

- Liquid Dye Penetrant  (LPI).

- Ultrasound testing  (UT).

- Positive Material Identification  (PMI).

- Visual Inspection  (VT).

- Hydrostatic & Pneumatic Leak Testing.

- Dimensional Inspection.

- Heat Treatments.

- Weld Logs.

- Videoscope (Boroscope) Inspection.

- Inspection and Test Plans.

- QA and QC day to day Operations.     

ASME Quality Assurance Specialist

- For a, ASME “U” Stamp Company. 

- History Dockets, Inspection and Test Plans, MITP's, ITC's.

- Calibration of Tools and Record Keeping,

- Employee Training, Field and Shop Surveillance

- Preparing Welding Procedures (GTAW, GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, Lincoln STT & RSW)

- Certifying Welders to ASME Section IX & ASME B31.3.

- Research and Development for Welding Procedures: GTAW, GMAW, SMAW, FCAW,

  Lincoln STT & RSW, in materials such as; P5A (SA-387 grade 22), P43 (INCONEL 625),

  P8 (Stainless Steel types 304, 308, 310, 316, 321 & 409) and P1.

Experience

- Hydro-Quebec; Pylons and Sub-Stations Structures.

- Hydro-Ontario; Pylons and Sub-Station Structures.

- OPG and AECL; ASME; Pressure Vessels, Flexible Piping, Fittings,Rubber and Steel Expansion Joints.

- CN and Boston Major Artery; Fracture Critical Structures and Bridges.

- Ultramar, Syncrude, Shell; Isometric Drawings for Piping and Expansion Joints.

- Foster Wheeler; Expansion Joints made of steel and fabrics.

- Piping for Refineries and other Industrial Projects.

- Calibration of Measuring Instruments.

- Micrometers, Calipers, Manometers, etc.

- Calibration of Welding Equipment.

- Using Transits and Levels.   

- Verification of elevations and slopes, of 80 feet girders during trial assemblies prior to final cut.   

- Verification of level on large diameter components prior to machining.

- Day to Day inspections on Refineries.

ACCREDITATIONS & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

American Welding Society  (AWS)

- CWI,   Certified Welding Inspector.

Canadian Welding Bureau  (CWB)

W178.2,  Level 2 Welding Inspector in the Following Codes.

- CSA W59 & CSA W47.1;  Structural Steel.

- ASME B31.3;  Chemical Plant & Petroleum Refinery Piping.

- CSA Z662;  Gas & Petroleum Piping.

- ASME Sections VIII-1 and IX;  Boiler and Pressure Vessel.

CGSB /ONGC / RNCan

- Magnetic Particle, Level 2   

- Liquid Penetrant, Level 2   

- Ultrasound, Level  2

Industrial Security Course for Refineries

Commissioner for Oaths

All judicial Districts of Quebec