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Does CSA Standard W47.1 specify the requirements for a company seeking certification? correct
answers Yes (Cl. 1.1) This standard provides the requirements for the certification of companies
engaged in the fusion welding of steel and the qualification of their personnel and welding
procedures.
Who is responsible for the welded products a company produces? correct answers The Company
(Cl. 1.2) The requirements of this standard are based on the principle that a certified company
has full responsibility for the quality of the welded product it produces and this responsibility
cannot be transfered to its employed or retained personnel or to the administrator of this
standard.
Does this standard approve the products and services of a certified company? correct answers No
(Cl. 1.3) This standard governs the certification of companies. Certification pertains to the
capability of the company with respect to welding. Certification should not be construed as
approving any products or services of the certified company.
What requirements are stipulated in CSA Standard W47.1? correct answers (Cl. 1.4) This
standard stipulates requirements for:
a. Welding engineers
b. Welding supervisors
c. Tack welders, welders, and welding operators, and
d. Documentation.
What Standard or code reference publications are referred to in CSA Standard W47.1 ? correct
answers This Standard refers to the publications listed in Clause 2.
What is the definition of class? correct answers (Cl. 3) Class - A category of welder qualification,
e.g., the flat (F), horizontal (H), vertical (V), or overhead (O) welding positions.
,What are the welding classifications specified in CSA standard W47.1? correct answers (Cl. 3)
Classification - T,S,FW, or WT welding personnel as follows:
a. "T" refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to weld from one side without backing
and achieve complete penetration in the root pass, e.g., hollow section, pipe, and plate.
b. "S" refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to weld plates and rolled or hollow
sections for the full thickness of material, when welding from both sides without backgouging,
withing the thickness limitations of the accepted welding procedure data sheets for the process
used.
c. "FW" refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to deposit fillet and tack welds.
d. "WT" refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to deposit tack welds.
What is a Welding Procedure Data Sheet (WPDS)? correct answers (Cl. 3)Welding Procedure
Data Sheet (WPDS): A document, used in conjunction with a WPS, detailing the welding
parameters and ranges for welding a specific joint, over a range of thicknesses and weld sizes, as
illustrated on the DATA Sheet.
What is the definition of a welding supervisor? correct answers (Cl. 3) Welding supervisor: The
company's designated person(s) directly responsible for ensuring that qualified tack welders,
welders, welding operators, robotic welding programmer, and robotic welding operator weld in
accordance with approved or accepted welding procedure data sheets in the shop and the field.
Who administers CSA Standard W47.1? correct answers (Cl. 4.1) This standard shall be
administered by the CWB.
For how long does a company's certification remain in effect? correct answers (Cl. 4.5)
Certification shall continue in effect subject to periodic verification by the CWB that the
requirements of this standard are being met. Such verifications shall take place at the location(s)
where welding is being performed by the company.
Can the Canadian Weld Bureau withdraw a company's certification? correct answers Yes. (Cl.
4.6) For a company that is not meeting requirements of certification, the CWB shall notify the
individual identified in Clause 5.1.5 of the specific requirements that are not being met. The
company shall demonstrate to the CWB within a reasonable period of time that the non-
, compliances have been resolved. In the event that a company does not resolve the non-
compliances set out in the initial notification, the CWB shall notify the Chief Executive Officer,
or a person designated by the Chief Executive Officer, that the company's certification will be
withdrawn if the non-compliances are not resolved.
Can individuals seek an exemption from writing examinations? correct answers Cl. 4.9) Where
examinations are required, they shall be administered by the CWB. Individuals may seek
exemption from these examinations on the basis of a combination of education, training, and
experience comparable to formal courses of study in the subjects covered by the examinations. In
the case of refusal of exemption, individuals may appeal to the Advisory Committee.
Does a company doing only erection work involving welding need a plant? correct answers No.
(Cl. 5.1.2) A company doing only erection work involving welding need not have a plant but
otherwise shall conform to all requirements of this standard in order to be certified.
Can a company seek exemptions for certain welding techniques, processes, operations, and
specialized products? correct answers (Cl. 5.1.4) The requirements for the standard may not
appropriate for certain welding techniques, processes, operations, and specialized products. A
certified company, or a company applying for certification, may seek exemption from the
requirements for welding procedure approval, and welder and welding operator testing and
qualifications, for items such as, but not limited to:
Maintenance welding operations;
Friction welding;
Weld overlays; or
products that utilize welding for non-strength operations only.
Such exemptions, when granted, shall be clearly stipulated in the relevant documentation and
shall not contravene the rquirements of any regulatory requirements unless prior approval to do
so is obtained from the regulatory authority.
Is each company required to designate an individual who has the responsibility for ensuring that
the requirements of CSA Standard W47.1 are implemented and maintained? correct answers Yes.
(Cl.5.1.5) The company shall designate an individual who, irrespective of other responsibilities,
Does CSA Standard W47.1 specify the requirements for a company seeking certification? correct
answers Yes (Cl. 1.1) This standard provides the requirements for the certification of companies
engaged in the fusion welding of steel and the qualification of their personnel and welding
procedures.
Who is responsible for the welded products a company produces? correct answers The Company
(Cl. 1.2) The requirements of this standard are based on the principle that a certified company
has full responsibility for the quality of the welded product it produces and this responsibility
cannot be transfered to its employed or retained personnel or to the administrator of this
standard.
Does this standard approve the products and services of a certified company? correct answers No
(Cl. 1.3) This standard governs the certification of companies. Certification pertains to the
capability of the company with respect to welding. Certification should not be construed as
approving any products or services of the certified company.
What requirements are stipulated in CSA Standard W47.1? correct answers (Cl. 1.4) This
standard stipulates requirements for:
a. Welding engineers
b. Welding supervisors
c. Tack welders, welders, and welding operators, and
d. Documentation.
What Standard or code reference publications are referred to in CSA Standard W47.1 ? correct
answers This Standard refers to the publications listed in Clause 2.
What is the definition of class? correct answers (Cl. 3) Class - A category of welder qualification,
e.g., the flat (F), horizontal (H), vertical (V), or overhead (O) welding positions.
,What are the welding classifications specified in CSA standard W47.1? correct answers (Cl. 3)
Classification - T,S,FW, or WT welding personnel as follows:
a. "T" refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to weld from one side without backing
and achieve complete penetration in the root pass, e.g., hollow section, pipe, and plate.
b. "S" refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to weld plates and rolled or hollow
sections for the full thickness of material, when welding from both sides without backgouging,
withing the thickness limitations of the accepted welding procedure data sheets for the process
used.
c. "FW" refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to deposit fillet and tack welds.
d. "WT" refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to deposit tack welds.
What is a Welding Procedure Data Sheet (WPDS)? correct answers (Cl. 3)Welding Procedure
Data Sheet (WPDS): A document, used in conjunction with a WPS, detailing the welding
parameters and ranges for welding a specific joint, over a range of thicknesses and weld sizes, as
illustrated on the DATA Sheet.
What is the definition of a welding supervisor? correct answers (Cl. 3) Welding supervisor: The
company's designated person(s) directly responsible for ensuring that qualified tack welders,
welders, welding operators, robotic welding programmer, and robotic welding operator weld in
accordance with approved or accepted welding procedure data sheets in the shop and the field.
Who administers CSA Standard W47.1? correct answers (Cl. 4.1) This standard shall be
administered by the CWB.
For how long does a company's certification remain in effect? correct answers (Cl. 4.5)
Certification shall continue in effect subject to periodic verification by the CWB that the
requirements of this standard are being met. Such verifications shall take place at the location(s)
where welding is being performed by the company.
Can the Canadian Weld Bureau withdraw a company's certification? correct answers Yes. (Cl.
4.6) For a company that is not meeting requirements of certification, the CWB shall notify the
individual identified in Clause 5.1.5 of the specific requirements that are not being met. The
company shall demonstrate to the CWB within a reasonable period of time that the non-
, compliances have been resolved. In the event that a company does not resolve the non-
compliances set out in the initial notification, the CWB shall notify the Chief Executive Officer,
or a person designated by the Chief Executive Officer, that the company's certification will be
withdrawn if the non-compliances are not resolved.
Can individuals seek an exemption from writing examinations? correct answers Cl. 4.9) Where
examinations are required, they shall be administered by the CWB. Individuals may seek
exemption from these examinations on the basis of a combination of education, training, and
experience comparable to formal courses of study in the subjects covered by the examinations. In
the case of refusal of exemption, individuals may appeal to the Advisory Committee.
Does a company doing only erection work involving welding need a plant? correct answers No.
(Cl. 5.1.2) A company doing only erection work involving welding need not have a plant but
otherwise shall conform to all requirements of this standard in order to be certified.
Can a company seek exemptions for certain welding techniques, processes, operations, and
specialized products? correct answers (Cl. 5.1.4) The requirements for the standard may not
appropriate for certain welding techniques, processes, operations, and specialized products. A
certified company, or a company applying for certification, may seek exemption from the
requirements for welding procedure approval, and welder and welding operator testing and
qualifications, for items such as, but not limited to:
Maintenance welding operations;
Friction welding;
Weld overlays; or
products that utilize welding for non-strength operations only.
Such exemptions, when granted, shall be clearly stipulated in the relevant documentation and
shall not contravene the rquirements of any regulatory requirements unless prior approval to do
so is obtained from the regulatory authority.
Is each company required to designate an individual who has the responsibility for ensuring that
the requirements of CSA Standard W47.1 are implemented and maintained? correct answers Yes.
(Cl.5.1.5) The company shall designate an individual who, irrespective of other responsibilities,
