Welder Qualifications
QCS.Otago Ltd provides comprehensive Welder Qualification Services, ensuring compliance with Australian, New Zealand, American, and British standards.
Services Offered by QCS.Otago Ltd:
✅ Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ) – Testing welders to meet AS/NZS, AWS, BS, and ISO requirements.
✅ Welding Procedure Qualification (WPS/PQR) – Developing and certifying welding procedures per international codes.
✅ Destructive & Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) – X-ray, ultrasonic, dye penetrant, and bend tests to verify weld quality.
✅ On-Site & Laboratory Testing – Welder testing in controlled lab environments or at job sites.
✅ Certification Issuance – Providing official welder qualification certificates recognized worldwide.
✅ Training & Retesting – Helping welders prepare for certification and retesting if required.
Standards & Codes Covered:
Australian & New Zealand Standards
✅AS/NZS 1554 – Structural steel welding.
✅AS/NZS 3992 – Pressure equipment welding qualifications.
✅ AS/NZS 2980 – Welder qualification testing for fusion welding of steels.
✅AS/NZS ISO 9606-1 – Qualification testing of welders for steel.
✅AS 1796 – Certification of welders for pressure equipment (e.g., Welding Certificate 1-10).
✅ISO 15614-1 – Welding procedure qualification for metallic materials.
American Standards
✅ AWS D1.1 – Structural Welding Code – Steel.
✅ AWS D1.2 – D1.6 – Welding codes for aluminum, stainless steel, bridges, and sheet metal.
✅ ASME Section IX – Welding and brazing qualifications for pressure vessels and piping.
✅ API 1104 – Welding of pipelines and related facilities.
British & International Standards
✅ BS EN ISO 9606-1 – Qualification testing of welders – fusion welding.
✅ BS EN ISO 15614-1 – Welding procedure qualification for metallic materials.
✅ BS 4872 – Welder approval testing for general fabrication.
✅ BS EN 287 – Fusion welding of steels and nickel alloys.
QCS.Otago Ltd ensures welders and companies meet regulatory compliance and industry bestpractices across multiple standards.
