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COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF AWS D1.1-04 vs. CSA W47.1-03 8 W59-03 �• <br /> AWS D1 1 2004 - 'Structural Weldmg Code Steel" covers welding design, weldmg procedure qualification, fabncation, inspec6on, stud <br /> welding, and sirengthening and repairing existing siructures In comparison CSA Standards W59 — "Welded Steel Construc6on (Metal Arc <br /> Welding)" covers simdar subjects to AWS D1 1 and C5A Standard W47 1-03 —"Certi(icafion of Companies for Fusion Weldmg of Steel" covers <br /> the sub�ects pertaining to weiding procedure qualification, welding personnel qua6ficalion and company cerlificaLon and third party <br /> venficaUon The latter two sub�ects constitule the major difference between AWS D1 1 and CSA Standards The CSA W47.1 Standard is <br /> administered by the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB), which is mandated tu certify fabricators and morntor their conformance to the <br /> Standard's reqwrements Whereas the AWS D1 1 is a volunlary Standard and AWS does not monitor or enforce a company's conformance <br /> to ds provisions. <br /> There(ore. the following are the major reqwrements in CSA W47 1-03 that are not reqwred in AWS D1 1-04. <br /> • CSA W47 1 Standard requires all companies to be certitied by the CWB Company Certi(ication entails the followmg <br /> " Semi-annual audds <br /> • The CWB mondors coniormance to the Standard by its staff (rom regional offices throughout the country <br /> Oualitied Welding Engmeers <br /> • Comparies must employ/retain a CWB quahfied Weldmg Engineer (Division 1 and 2 only) <br /> • CSA W47 1 ouUmes the expenence and educahon reqwremenls for quahhcation of these indwiduals <br /> Ouali(ied Welding Supervisors <br /> • All ceridied companies are required to employ at least one full-lime CWB qualdied Weldmg Supervisor <br /> • CSn W47 1 outlines expenence and education requuemenis for qualdicahon of thr_se individuals <br /> Ouahiied Tackers. Weldcrs and/or Welding Operalors <br /> • All companies must have Iheir�ar,kers, welders or weldmg operators CWB quahfied <br /> • CSA W47 1 requires welders to progress through a hierarchy ol welding positions starLng wdh the flat posrtron wdh no <br /> one position quahfymg the other (unlike with �WS D1 1 where a wclder quahiies only m the position required in <br /> production) <br /> • CSA W47 1 requues fillel weld tesliny in adddion to groove weld teshng (AWS Dt 1 quahlies fillet welds en the basis of <br /> groove weld tests) <br /> • CSn W47 1 reqwres welders to be check tested every lwo years to ensure they mamtam the required �veldu �cdl level <br /> ihrough visual ability and manual dextenty (nWS D1 1 only requires tesling once which is good (or life) <br /> • CSA W47 1 reqwres all welder quah6cation tests to be witnessed by ihe CWB representahve (AWS D1 1 allows testing <br /> lo be witnessed by the company with no mdependent wdnessing p e the Company records the weldmg parameters and <br /> qualdies its own personnel w�ihout independent witnessing and ven!ication)) <br /> Ouahfied Welding Procedures, <br /> • All welding procedures used by the r,ompany rTwst be reviewed and acr.epted by Ihe CWB <br /> r.�a,• i <br />