Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 380 - Department of Labor
Chapter 20 - Welding Rules
Section 380:20-1-3 - Welding inspectors
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) The intent of Title 59 O.S. Section 1627 is that the welding inspector be physically present during the welders fusing of the test materials and that he witness the test fused material from fit up through fusion, preparation of coupons and ultimate destructive test or to the on-site nondestructive examination personnel. Therefore the welding inspectors test report must contain the following statement: "I certify that I personally witnessed all phases of the welding performance test of the above named welder and that the above data reflects a true report of the test results."
(b) The following definitions shall apply to this chapter;
(c) The welding inspector shall forward all welder test results properly certified showing under which qualified procedure the welder tested (as permitted by this Act) to the Department of Labor. Upon receipt of the completed application affidavit, the test results and the twenty-five dollar ($25.00) application affidavit fee, pursuant to 380:20-1-2(2)(C), the certification card will be mailed to the welder.
(d) All welding inspector certifications will specify with which weld-test facility the inspector is associated.
(e) Title 59 O.S. Section 1638 refers to an owner-user inspector and a certified AWS inspector as being exempt from the Act under certain conditions.
(f) A certified welding inspector may witness welder performance qualification in the field, provided the field testing facility is equipped with the proper test equipment (destructive or NDE devices).
(g) Except for owner-user situations and organizations in possession of a valid Certificate of Authorization issued by the ASME or the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector, no certified welding inspector or certified testing facility shall be affiliated with any parent or subsidiary company which builds, constructs, erects or repairs piping systems designed in accordance with the provisions of any of the Codes identified in this Act, 40 O.S. 1624, et seq.
(h) For the purpose of welder certification, no welding inspector or testing facility certified by the Department of Labor shall certify any welders in their own employ or any welders in the employment of any parent organization unless done by an employee of an owner-user organization as per 380:20-1-3(e)(2), or an organization in possession of a valid Certificate of Authorization from the ASME or the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
(i) For the purpose of certifying welders by the Department of Labor, all certified welding inspectors and certified test facilities shall qualify, observe and test welders under one of the procedures and specifications referred to as:
(j) The welder must successfully qualify in all respects to the selected procedure and all new test results forwarded to the Department of Labor shall so specify the welding process or processes used, and the position or positions in which welded. Test results shall remain valid for one year from the date the test weldment was performed.
Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2984, eff 7-13-06; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 198, eff 11-1-08 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2254, eff 7-1-09