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Practical
Welding Today®
Quality as Part
of the Contract
Blending NDT into the welding business
By Jesse A.
Grantham, Ph.D., P.E., Contributing Writer
October 24, 2002
Leaders who
oversee weld designs, materials, methods,
personnel training, and manufacturing teams should
promote welding performance by addressing quality
and testing issues in contracts for any work.
Total quality systems and weld acceptance criteria
must be specific--specified for each contract--and
adherence must be enforced without wavering.
Acceptance criteria for welding should be agreed
to in a face-to-face meeting before fabrication
begins. Before a project begins, all parties
should agree on the retention time for inspection
and test records—including X-rays, personnel
qualifications and other project data--and the
contract should state the location and description
of the records storage facility. |
