2025/2026
How long before a certification is no longer acceptable after not using it? - correct answer ✔6 months
Where do you find detailed information on test requirements? - correct answer ✔specific code
Who considers cost and reliability? - correct answer ✔end user
Who requires a weld fit for service requirements after going through testing? - correct answer
✔Bonding/Insurance companies
What is a WPS? - correct answer ✔Welding Procedure Specification, a set of written instructions to
make a sound weld
What is the structural welding code? - correct answer ✔AWS D1.1
Who requires a specific code or standard to be fallowed? - correct answer ✔local, state, or federal
government
Who lets the code used to be that standard of the industry being in use for a long time? - correct
answer ✔Standard industrial practices
What happens if test samples don't pass when qualifying a WPS? - correct answer ✔They are rewelded
and retested
How long is a qualified WPS good for? - correct answer ✔Indefinitely, or until a more efficient process
is found