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7.1 General
The manufacturer shall have at his disposal sufficient and competent personnel for the planning, performing and supervising of the welding
production according to specified requirements.
7.2 Welders and welding operators
Welders and welding operators shall be qualified by an appropriate test.
The ISO documents to which it is required to conform to fulfil the quality requirements are specified in ISO 3834-5:2005, Table 1, for arc
welding, electron beam welding, laser beam welding and gas welding, and in ISO 3834-5:2005, Table 10, for other fusion welding processes.
7.3 Welding coordination personnel
The manufacturer shall have at his disposal appropriate welding coordination personnel. Such persons having responsibility for quality activities
shall have sufficient authority to enable any necessary action to be taken. The tasks and responsibilities of such persons shall be clearly defined.
The ISO documents to which it is required to conform to fulfil the quality requirements are specified in ISO 3834-5:2005, Table 2, for arc
welding, electron beam welding, laser beam welding and gas welding, and in ISO 3834-5:2005, Table 10, for other fusion welding processes.
10.3.1 General
Welding coordination according to ISO 14731 addresses the management and execution of those
manufacturing and technical activities undertaken to control the welding. It should be noted that welding coordination is usually performed by
various categories of personnel, many of whom are not traditionally considered to be part of the welding technology team. The following points
are highlighted.
1. Large organizations performing extensive and complex welding activities will usually employ a number of persons who deal exclusively
with the control of welding. Those persons can have titles such as welding engineer or welding technologist and are normally recognized
as full-time welding coordinators.
2. In small organizations, similar duties may be allocated to persons having other titles (e.g. production manager, foreman) and performing
other tasks in addition to welding coordination (part-time welding coordinators).
3. Some welding coordination activities, typically related to the storage and handling of consumables, and maintenance and calibration of
equipment, can be allocated to persons having titles which bear little connection to welding. Such people are generally qualified for only
a few specialized welding coordination tasks.
4. Some manufacturers allocate the responsibility for some of the detailed planning to welders or welding operators. In such cases, the
manufacturer should ensure that the welders and welding operators have the necessary knowledge and competence.
5. Control of inspection and testing activities that are also welding coordination activities are usually performed by persons bearing titles
such as welding inspector, NDT engineer or quality manager. However, in smaller organizations, such activities may be allocated to
foremen or other personnel.