General Welding Safety Standards
Welding Safety Standards address everything from nuanced specifics relevant to only a small subsection of the welding industry to generally applicable considerations that promote safety in a variety of practical welding engineering situations. Detailing safety promoting features such as consistent wordless precautionary labels and welding symbols or fire precautions, general welding safety standards play an important role in providing a strong foundation for a thorough welding safety program.
AWS A1.1:2016
Metric Practice Guide for the Welding Industry
This metric practice guide is based on the International System of Units (SI) as defined in the U.S. Federal Register notice of July 28, 1998, “Metric System of Measurement: Interpretation of the International System of Units for the United States.” It includes the base units, derived units, and rules for their use. Also covered are conversion factors and rules for their use in converting U.S. customary units to SI units. Recommendations are presented for style and usage in such areas as prefixes, punctuation, number grouping, etc. There are also suggestions to industry for managing the transition.
AWS C7.4/C7.4M:2017
Process Specification and Operator Qualification for Laser Beam Welding
This specification on laser beam welding discusses applicable specifications, safety, requirements, fabrication, quality examination, equipment calibration and maintenance, approval of work, and delivery of work.
AWS D17.1/D17.1M:2017-AMD1
Specification for Fusion Welding for Aerospace Applications
This specification provides the general welding requirements for welding aircraft and space hardware. It includes but is not limited to the fusion welding of aluminum-based, nickel-based, iron-based, cobalt-based, magnesium-based, and titanium-based alloys using electric arc and high energy beam processes. There are requirements for welding design, personnel and procedure qualification, inspection, and acceptance criteria for aerospace, support, and non-flight hardware. Additional requirements cover repair welding of existing hardware.
ISO 17846:2004
Welding and allied processes - Health and safety - Wordless precautionary labels for equipment and consumables used in arc welding and cutting
ISO 17846:2004 specifies the format and symbols for wordless precautionary labels placed by manufacturers on their equipment and consumables used in arc welding, plasma arc cutting, and thermal/flame cutting processes. It addresses neither workplace safety signs (as might be specified by ISO 3864) nor operator training. In addition, the wordless precautionary labels specified in ISO 17846:2004 are not intended to replace other mandatory labels or signs (e.g. material safety data sheets) required by certain countries or regions.
AWS SGSH-2003
AWS SGSH THE INDEPENDENT SHOP'S GUIDE TO WELDING SAFETY AND HEALTH
This document describes the common potential health and safety hazards that may be present in a small welding and cutting shop and provides practical advice on protecting workers and property.
AS 1674.1-1997 (R2016)
Safety in welding and allied processes - Fire precautions (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Specifies precautions to be taken prior to and during hot work (including welding and allied processes), to prevent the possibility of fire or explosion, which may result in harm to persons or property. In particular, such precautions apply to hot work during manufacturing, construction, maintenance, repairs, demolition and where plant or equipment has contained flammable, combustible or explosive material. Measures for the protection of operators against electric shock, asphyxiation, poisoning and other hazards are not covered by this Standard, which also does not deal with protective clothing. Although primarily oriented to hot work that is related to welding and allied processes, this Standard can generally be applied to other forms of ignition sources in hazardous areas. RECONFIRMATION NOTICE Technical Committee WD-003 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change. Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice. Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 12 May 2016. The following are represented on Technical Committee WD-003: Australasian Corrosion Association Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australian Industry Group Australian Steel Association Australian Steel Institute AUSTROADS Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia Energy Networks Association Engineers Australia New Zealand Heavy Engineering Research Association New Zealand Non-Destructive Testing Association Steel Reinforcement Institute of Australia The University of Sydney Welding Technology Institute of Australia
AWS DPW-99
AWS DPW:1999 DESIGN AND PLANNING MANUAL FOR COST EFFECTIVE WELDING (AWS DPW)
A practical guide for engineers. planners. and handson professionals to improve scheduling and lessen rework regardless of industry. Past AWS board member Eugene Hornberger has edited. updated. and expanded the original text developed under the auspices of the Maritime Administration with support from the U.S. Navy. The Design and Planning Manual for CostEffective Welding contains 18 sections. each with its own table of contents numerous drawings. tables. charts. and checklists and a bibliography and recommended reading list. Topics include welding cost analysis. modular construction. concepts of welding design. fatigue considerations. joint design. weld distortion and control. information for the welder. NDE. and defects and discontinuities.
AWS PRGQA-2001
AWS PRGQA THE PRACTICAL REFERENCE GUIDE FOR HIGH QUALITY FUSION WELDING OF ALUMINUM
If you need Xrayquality aluminum welds. then you need this title in The Practical Reference Guide series. written by Bob Schneider. Jr.. author of The Eagle Has Landedwith a Little Help from Welding. This crisp. succinct publication gives engineers. designers. and technicians stepbystep directions in proper use of cleaning tools. assembling. and welding procedures. The premise is that cleanliness leads to highest quality. Heres an example Abrupt changes in weld bead height such as the termination of a weld bead over a previous weld pass should be sloped by grinding with a clean router and vacuumed prior to continuing the weld pass.
AWS PWE-2000
AWS PWE PRACTICAL WELDING ENGINEER
This valuable book offers a practical approach to the application of welding theories. Two expert authors with nearly 60 years of hardgained experience in heavy engineering offer solid advice in realworld application of welding metallurgy. materials behavior. fracture mechanics. and much more. Key topics include contracts and specifications. selection of welding processes. welding procedure qualification. production welding control. estimating and reducing welding costs. common weld defects. and practical problemsolving. By J. Crawford Lochhead and Ken Rodgers.
