One area that we often hear both individuals and companies questioning is the need to qualified weld procedures and qualified welders. No matter what the code, whether Australian or International, they all specify the same requirements. While there are many companies who have their own staff qualified and capable of handling this area, there are many more who struggle with understanding and meeting the requirements as set by their nominated standard.
The team at the Australian Welding Academy is uniquely qualified to assist in resolving these issues! Whether you are a labour hire company looking to qualify guys before placing them on a new job, a fabricator who has won a contract and requires weld procedures or qualified welders or an individual who wants welder qualifications to show a prospective employer we can help.
We offer several different options, depending on your needs.
Option 1 Qualifying a Weld Procedure
We can come to site or work in our Canning Vale workshop, we can qualify the procedures for you or use one of your own staff or we might even have what you require in our existing library of procedures. Obviously everyone has different requirements, and while we would like to have a ready made solution for all of them, we cant. however, what we can offer is flexibility and the ability to think outside the square – working with you to achieve the best possible outcome – whether that is in terms of budget, timing, accommodating unusual requirements or even helping you work out exactly what you need.
Option 2 Qualifying Welders
Again, there are options. We can come to your site or we can bring your staff into our workshop. Often we have clients, particularly labour hire clients, who on very short notice contact us to get staff tested prior to sending them to site. Wherever possible we will accommodate these requests – we keep a fairly well stocked supply of materials on hand in anticipation of just this type of event. If you require more exotic materials then we will source them as quickly as possible, or even use your materials if you have the appropriate material certificates available. We are also happy to supply test plates when we come to site – many clients find this a much easier option rather than having to source and prepare unusual items.
LMATS onsite testing and inspection facility expedites the welder and welding procedure qualification process. LMATS is NATA accredited for comprehensive range of testing and inspection services. In most cases we can have the results of a welder qualification test back within 2 hours of the completion of welds. The welders can get test results before they leave the workshop. LMATS understands this as a huge advantage for any businesses – no more waiting 1-2 weeks to find out if the new guy is going to be able to go to site, or weld on the major project you have in the workshop.
Option 3 VOC’s
Verification of Competency or VOC’s are becoming increasingly common amongst many of the bigger sites and even local workshops at employers look to fulfil their workplace health and safety obligations. A VOC involves an individual being accessed against an existing unit or competency to ensure they are performing the tasks correctly and safely. VOC’s are valid for 6 months and provide an employer with an independent, third party assessment to confirm that the individual is aware and capable of meeting their obligations in relation to a specific task or unit.
AWA can offer VOC’s at your site, or in our Canning Vale workshop. We are happy to customise the requirements to suit your needs, and it is possible to VOC an individual for multiple units of competency as part of the same assessment. Please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss your needs today.