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The publication of AS/NZS ISO 9606.1:2017
Qualification testing of welders – Fusion welding –
Part 1: Steels is seen as a move towards international
best practice.
And is a standard of significance, because it forms
the basis of the next revision of AS/NZS 2980.
For the many users of AS/NZS 2980:2007 it will
mean changes when it comes to their certificate
renewals.
Existing qualifications to the 2007 edition will
remain current until the end of its period of validity
and then will have to be revalidated according
to the range of qualification provided in the 2018
edition.
Options for revalidation now include:
1. Retesting every 3 years i.e. the welding of
another test plate.
2. Every 2 years revalidation for a further 2 years
is possible where there are records of two tests
by radiographic or ultra-sonic testing on the
welder’s production welds in the previous 6
months.
AS/NZS ISO 9606.1:2017 includes a provision not
available in AS/NZS 2980:2007 that allows the
certificate to remain valid indefinitely provided that:
• the welder is working for the same manufacturer
(fabricator) who confirms the certificate every
6 months,
• the manufacturer (fabricator) has a verified ISO
3834 quality programme,
• the manufacturer (fabricator) documents that
the welder has produced compliant welds
based on the NDT reports.
Qualifying welders to AS/NZS ISO 9606.1 can
offer advantages to fabricators and welders as
it’s referenced in AS/NZS 1554.1, AS/NZS 3992,
ASME, EN and other standards. While AS/NZS
2980 is a structural welding standard, AS/NZS
ISO 9606.1 is applicable to a wider range of work
including for example pressure equipment and the
marine industry.
To help improve your understanding of these key
welding standards Welding Standards Update
Seminars are to be held in Auckland, Hamilton and
Christchurch to give you greater insight into how
you can utilise standards to your advantage.
This half-day seminar looks at recent developments
in the key welding standards many work to
on a daily basis including:
• AS/NZS 5131 – the overarching structural
steelwork standard for fabrication and erection
• AS/NZS 1554.1 – our most widely specified
structural welding standard
• AS/NZS 2980:2018 – welder qualification
standard superseding the 2007 edition
• AS/NZS ISO 9606.1 – now the basis of AS/NZS
2980:2018
By attending the Welding Standards Update
2018 Seminar you’ll gain an understanding of
the current requirements of the standards and
get guidance on how to use them to your benefit
across your design, fabrication or inspection
activities.
The seminar allows you to directly tap into the
expertise of HERA staff who are actively involved
in the process of developing and revising AS/NZS
welding standards, and their effective implementation
in fabrication/welding quality management
systems.
Dates for the Welding Standards Update 2018
Seminars: Auckland (HERA House, Manukau) 27
March; Hamilton 28 March; Christchurch 4 April;
Queenstown 5 April; New Plymouth 11 April;
Palmerston North 12 April.
Visit www.hera.org.nz for more information.
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