Unit of competency Outline

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Maintain weld records

Maintain weld records

Unit of competency
National Code
MEM05065
State Code
OEV98
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
19/12/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
19/04/2023
Field of Education
080999 - Office Studies, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
19/04/2023
Nominal Hours
36
Description
maintaining accurate and compliant weld records associated with enterprise quality system requirements, an individual customer or project, or as part of welder qualification continuity requirements. It defines the knowledge and skills required to establish record keeping requirements, record accurate details of welds in accordance with formal weld record systems and traceability requirements as defined in the unit in conjunction with its prerequisites. Weld record keeping may be undertaken electronically or manually.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.Band: AUnit weight: 4
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify weld record keeping requirements
  • 1.1 Identify general record keeping requirements associated with job
  • 1.2 Identify any regulatory requirements that apply to weld record keeping
  • 1.3 Identify scope of welding records and parameters to be recorded and form of the record
2. Record welds
  • 2.1 Record job and welding task data according to specifications
  • 2.2 Record details of welds performed including any required test pieces and production test plate welds in the required form, together with joint numbers and symbols, and standard identifiers for materials and consumables
  • 2.3 Check that all weld parameters and other data required for traceability has been entered correctly before finalising weld record
3. Participate in maintaining own welder continuity
  • 3.1 Monitor own pre-qualification against relevant standards, codes and weld procedure specifications (WPS)
  • 3.2 Contribute welder pre-qualification data for validation and entry into welder logs or other like records
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