African Fusion November 2015

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SAIW’s entry-level courses for fabrication personnel

I n support of the upskilling of welders, shop floor personnel and fabrica- tion supervisors, SAIW has introduced modular short courses, most notably a welding symbols course and an intro- ductory welding quality control course. The Basics of WeldingQuality Control is a course that enables peoplewhohave no industry experience to familiarise themselveswith the importance and the basic principles of welding quality. The course content –which includes an intro- duction to common welding processes; material science; inspection techniques; welding and fabrication codes; quality control documentation and basicmath- ematics and science – is derived fromthe foundation week of the SAIW Welding Inspector Level 1 course. It is, therefore, ideal for those who do not meet entry requirements for longer courses. “This two-week course, whichmeets the syllabus requirements for Module 0 of the IIW suite of courses, can be used for access to IIW Welding Inspection, Welding Coordination and Welding Supervision courses – and these are becoming increasingly important for

symbols so that the joints they produce meet requirements. The course covers the European system for welding symbols (ISO 2553) as well as the US system (AWS A2.4). In addition to upskilling in-house- trained welders, the course is ideal for welding supervisors, quality controllers and welding inspectors. It is also valu- able for engineering design, detailing and draughting personnel entering the fabrication field. shelton.zichawo@saiw.co.za

companies that wish to comply with ISO3834or tobe certified toEN15085 for railway vehicles,” says Shelton Zichawo, SAIW training manager. About Welding Symbols is a one-day course that reviews the use of welding symbols in the fabrication environment. Welding symbols convey towelders/fab- ricators the position and size of welds, the amount of weld metal to be depos- ited and the types of joint. Welders who work with fabrication drawingsmust be able to understand and interpret these

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