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qualitynewbie87
Hello,
I'm in the process of getting our weld shop up & running. We are working towards our Nadcap accreditation and currently meet the requirements of AWS D17.1
I have a question about the control of filler material. I have been working with a retired welding consultant, and they tell me that we need to do bi-monthly verification of the filler material in the storage crib. Not verification testing, but basically inventory the crib to ensure what we have, to make sure nobody else has placed any un-approved filler in the crib, and to ensure the material isn't co-mingling. Also, we must keep a log of this or else it will be a finding during an audit. They told me this must be done, or how else do we know what is in the crib?
Where is this a requirement? I have read through all of my customers specifications, AWS D17.1 and all applicable Nadcap checklists & handbooks and found nothing related to this. Why would we have to do bi-monthly checks if our crib was controlled by upper management, and the crib remains locked at all times. The filler undergoes strict receiving inspection verification testing prior to being placed in the crib.
Thanks in advance for the help.
I'm in the process of getting our weld shop up & running. We are working towards our Nadcap accreditation and currently meet the requirements of AWS D17.1
I have a question about the control of filler material. I have been working with a retired welding consultant, and they tell me that we need to do bi-monthly verification of the filler material in the storage crib. Not verification testing, but basically inventory the crib to ensure what we have, to make sure nobody else has placed any un-approved filler in the crib, and to ensure the material isn't co-mingling. Also, we must keep a log of this or else it will be a finding during an audit. They told me this must be done, or how else do we know what is in the crib?
Where is this a requirement? I have read through all of my customers specifications, AWS D17.1 and all applicable Nadcap checklists & handbooks and found nothing related to this. Why would we have to do bi-monthly checks if our crib was controlled by upper management, and the crib remains locked at all times. The filler undergoes strict receiving inspection verification testing prior to being placed in the crib.
Thanks in advance for the help.