This specification establishes qualification requirements for aresistance welding technician (RWT). It describes howqualifications are determined, and the practice by whichqualification may be attained and maintained. The user of thisspecification will evaluate the qualifications of each candidate,and provide examinations to test the candidate’s resistance weldingskills and knowledge, as well as, his or her ability to apply theprinciples of resistance welding.
This specification is intended to supplement the minimumrequirements of employers, codes, other standards, or documents,and shall not be construed as a preemption of the employer’sresponsibility for the work or for the performance of the work.Resistance welding processes include spot welding, projectionwelding, seam welding, butt welding, flash welding, micro joining,resistance brazing, resistance soldering and resistance heating. Itis understood not all of these disciplines are used in everysituation and it shall be the responsibility of employers todetermine their employee, who having qualified as a RWT, is capableof performing the specific duties involved in their careerassignments.
While the RWT has established excellent credentials,qualification to this specification alone may not legally qualifythe technician to provide technical services to the public.Contract documents and building or jurisdiction laws may requiretechnical services to be performed under the direction andresponsibility of others such as a registered Professional Engineer(P.E.). The RWT designation DOES NOT imply the status of aregistered P.E. under the laws of any state or other governmentalentity.
As used in this specification, the word shall denotes arequirement, the word should denotes a guideline, and the word maydenotes a choice.
- Edition:
- 3
- Published:
- 01/01/2015
- ANSI:
- ANSI Approved
- Number of Pages:
- 24
- File Size:
- 1 file , 1.3 MB
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