Posted by Certification on April 14, 2011 at 23:59:42 from (68.149.56.30):
In Reply to: Re: OT/Rant posted by 1950whiteC on April 14, 2011 at 23:05:29:
It depends a lot on where you are. Some places require you to be a registered apprentice or licensed journeyman in order to work as a welder. Other times, anyone who can pass a weld test can be "certified" for that type of welding. The biggest advantage a licensed welder has is they know the theory and procedures behind welding as well as the actual welding. It doesn't neccessarily mean they can weld better, but being able to weld is only part of what a welder needs to know. The same as a carpenter or electrician. Anybody can pound a nail or change a receptacle but not everybody would know how to frame a house or wire it. Welding is the most tested trade there is.
In the other post about a certified welder putting his stamp on a non certified welders work, that shop could get fined and shut down depending on how critical the work is. I know of a shop that lost it's U stamp to build pressure vessels. Not sure why but that would certainly do it. The welder using his stamp could lose his welding license and be fined as well. If he was watching the other welder to make sure it was done properly, he might have authority to put his stamp on the weld. On large heavy vessels it's not uncommon to see 4 or more different welders stamps on the same weld. In this case if he needed to be certified, they should have asked that as question number 1 in the interview, not strung him along for the job tests and more interviews, only to tell him he needed to be certified.
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