AISC Fabricator flashcards
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- Responsible Individual (RI)
- The person designated by a certified fabricator with authority and responsibility for the quality management system and for ensuring compliance with certification requirements.
- Organizational chart requirement
- The QMS must include an organization chart showing reporting relationships and the authority lines from inspection staff up to top management and the RI.
- Inspector independence
- Inspection and acceptance decisions must be made by personnel not subject to production pressure, so quality judgments remain objective and code-based.
- Welder qualification records
- Documentation of each welder's performance qualification, including process, position, thickness ranges, test date, and continuity of welding activity.
- Certification categories
- Distinct scopes such as buildings, bridges, sophisticated paint, or fracture-critical work that a fabricator is separately certified to perform based on demonstrated capability.
- Project history evidence
- A list of completed projects with tonnage, contract value, completion year, and complexity used to show experience matching the certification category requested.
- Fracture-critical experience
- Prior documented work on fracture-critical members, or an approved ramp-up with enhanced inspection, required before that endorsement is granted.
- Welder continuity
- A welder's qualification lapses if the welder has not used the process for a defined period; requalification or a continuity record is then required.
- Welding Procedure Specification
- A written, qualified document specifying process, filler metal, positions, preheat, and essential variables within which production welding must be performed.
- Procedure Qualification Record
- The documented test record proving a welding procedure produces sound welds meeting code mechanical and inspection requirements.
- Nonconformance control
- A documented process for identifying, tagging, segregating, and dispositioning material or work that does not meet acceptance criteria.
- Corrective action process
- A documented procedure requiring root-cause analysis of a problem, implementation of a fix, and verification that the problem does not recur.
- Document control
- A system ensuring only current revisions of drawings, procedures, and specifications are available and used at the point of work.
- Calibration traceability
- Inspection and measuring equipment must be calibrated at defined intervals with records traceable to recognized national or international standards.
- Essential variables
- Parameters such as process, filler metal, position, and base metal thickness that, if changed beyond qualified ranges, require requalification of the procedure.
- Discontinuity versus defect
- A discontinuity is any interruption in material uniformity; it becomes a defect only when it exceeds the acceptance criteria of the governing code.
- CJP visual inspection
- Under AWS D1.1, complete joint penetration groove welds require 100 percent visual inspection of the completed weld before acceptance.
- Slip-critical connection
- A bolted connection designed to resist slip, requiring pretensioned high-strength bolts and inspection of installation per the applicable specification.
- Heat input control
- Managing welding energy per unit length, along with preheat and interpass temperature, to control cooling rate and reduce cracking risk.
- Dimensional tolerance
- The permissible variation in member length, camber, sweep, and hole location defined by the contract drawings and the fabrication code.
- Surface preparation standard
- A defined cleanliness level such as SSPC-SP 6 or SP 10 that must be achieved before coating application to meet performance requirements.
- Welding equipment capability
- Machines must deliver the process and current range specified in each qualified WPS, and be maintained with records retained as QMS evidence.
- Out-of-calibration tagging
- Equipment found outside calibration or defective must be clearly tagged and removed from production use until corrected and recalibrated.
- Measuring tape traceability
- Tapes and rules used for acceptance measurements must be checked against a master standard so dimensional decisions are reliable.
- Material handling capacity
- Cranes, magnets, and rollers must be rated for the weights handled and carry inspection records demonstrating safe operating condition.
- Preheat equipment availability
- Shop must have heating devices and temperature measurement tools to achieve and verify the preheat and interpass temperatures required by the WPS.
- Quality policy
- A top-management statement of the fabricator's quality intentions and objectives that frames the documented quality management system.
- Internal audit
- A planned, documented review by the fabricator to verify that QMS procedures are implemented and effective, with findings tracked to closure.
- Measurable quality objectives
- Targets such as weld repair rate or nonconformance closure time that allow the fabricator to track and improve quality performance.
- Management review
- A documented periodic evaluation by top management of QMS performance, audit results, and improvement actions, with records of decisions.
- Training records
- Documentation showing that employees have the competency and quality awareness needed for their assigned fabrication and inspection tasks.
- Notification of change
- The fabricator must inform the certifying body of significant changes, such as key personnel or facility changes, affecting certification compliance.