Shop Inspection:

Real/Unreal Give and Take

Author
ohn Zak is a quality assurance
manager/project manager for
Canam Steel Fabricator's, a
Category III Fracture Critical
Endorsement located in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida. A graduate
engineer from Illinois Institute of
Technology, he began his career
in the steel industry in 1977. In
1990, he joined Canam Steel
Fabricators as a project manager.
Mr. Zak is a member of the
American Welding Society and a
Certified Welding Inspector.

Summary
his presentation will describe
the many changes in shop
inspection and quality control.
One of the biggest changes is the
involvement of each employee in
quality control. Productivity
increases when employees
accept the responsibility for quality and quantity.
Producing a quality product is
essential for increasing productivity and profits. Each employee
must know and understand the
quality requirements for the work
they perform. Allowing sufficient
time for training is a vital part of
the quality control process.
Written operation and inspection
procedures are made available to
the employees at their work stations. Employees but into a quality program where they are trained
and understand the work and quality requirements.
Additional changes are reporting operation activities and quality
control inspections. Each
employee is responsible for
reporting work activities and quality inspections. Each employee is
responsible for reporting work
activities and quality inspections.
The operation and inspection
report is condensed into one form
that travels with each member
through processing. The report
data is collected electronically at
each work station as the required
activity is completed. The reports
and drawing are collected when

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the materials are loaded for shipment and filed together for future
reference.
The number of personnel performing full-time quality control
inspection is reduced when
employees perform their own
inspection. As the program progresses, the facility needs only
quality assurance personnel.
Personnel assigned to quality
assurance work throughout all
departments to assure procedures are in place, followed and
the required quality is maintained.
Routing and inspection reports
are available for outside inspectors' review throughout the plant.
It is much easier to work with out-

side inspectors and customers

when this information is open for
their review.
Making each and every
employee responsible for the
quality control of their work builds
quality into the product.

Quality Control Interaction With Production

Until recently Quality controls main function was to monitor productions capabilities
and its shortcomings. Many times the two became hostile enemies with no regard
to the end users actual requirements.
Quality controls main objective: to produce structural steel which meets or exceeds industry
standards such as AWS, AISC, ASTM, AASHTO and contract specifications. The
amount of information encompassed by these publications is enormous and subject to
many interpretations leaving somewhat of a gap for definite answers.

Contrary to many beliefs I feel that Quality Control should become more of a
Guidance counselor to aid production in lieu of stuffed shirt policeman.
At present many inspection agencies do not allow their inspectors to get involved
with the production personnel in their plants simply on the basis that they feel that they are
exposing themselves to potential liabilities from their helpfulness. If we can fabricate
material correctly the first time are we not apt to continue fabricating it correctly from

there on. The interaction of inspectors and production before material is fabricated can
lead to full understanding what is expected by both parties.
The following scenarios are important in producing the biggest bang for the smallest buck:
1.

Before the start of any project Quality Control must determine the guidelines and
specifications on which the production people must control this work. Quality control
must fully understand the capabilities of the production people and the equipment by
which this work shall be performed.

2.

Special procedures if required should be initiated by QC and be subject to the perusal

and acceptance of production. An open mind by QC must be available at this time to
keep good ideas from being squandered. Asking for deviations from certain
specifications at the inception of a project can eliminate future confrontations.
Acceptance of these deviations should be presented by QC to the engineer in formal
submittal describing the reasons for the change.

3.

Quality Control must then take a hard look at its self to see that it can sustain monitoring
the project meeting its expectations without infringing productions responsibility to
fabricate the steel as efficiently as possible.

4.

Inspection or hold points must be determined prior to any start of fabrication and must
have guidelines established to identify what the extent of the inspection will be required
at each area.

5.

Defective workmanship should be reported immediately verbally to production personnel

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and in written form to supervisor in charge. This is the time that decisions should be
made identifying problems and causes to eliminate future problems.
SETTING UP A QUALITY PROJECT

Upon acceptance of a project by our firm certain documentation is set up in the files
to alert departments on the scope of work which everyone is to follow. Items
concerning Q.C. specify what AISC category of fabrication will be required. Category II
should not be specified if Category II or none at all is actually required. Specifications for the
project are noted on this report and distributed to all concerned parties. Special
coatings, inspections, and material requirements are also noted. See attachment "A" production
order.
Production schedules are indicated to allow QC to prepare documentation and determine
the extent of inspection time required prior to shipping. Random sampling of certain
materials such as coupons of steel, paint and bolts must be arranged ahead of time
with purchasing to alleviate any potential delay in production.
Quality Control must familiarize itself with the contract specifications and drawings
and submit the paperwork such as welding procedures, inspection criteria, QC documentation
inspector and company qualifications prior to fabrication. Deviations from contractual
requirements must identified and submitted for approval to the engineer or the owner.

Non-destructive testing requirements should be noted and reporting personnel should

prepare reports identifying what is required for shop splices, full penetration welds,
fillet welds and stud welding.
One of quality assurance's most important roles in aiding production is the formulation of
welding procedures which take into consideration the following aspects:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Availability of qualified personnel to perform the various welding processes.

Equipment and maintenance of it to assure good results.
Training of personnel in the welding processes to achieve the highest amount of
production while achieving the lowest amount of rejects.
Constant monitoring of the procedures and personnel to maintain a high level of success.
Assist engineering and production people to simplify procedures.
Identify then allowable tolerances and parameters which are acceptable to alleviate
production from trying to meet meaningless and sometimes unattainable results.
Procedures must be written so that all persons who are required to use the documentation
can understand and implement them.

Another role Quality Assurance must play in is the monitoring and implementation of
acceptable fabrication and industry standard practices which are normally found in the latest
AISC, ASTM and AWS codes. Many of these practices are taken for granted when in fact

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9 out of 10 people have never read the standards fully and even those that have probably have
not been able to comprehend the requirements. As QC we must educate these persons on
what is acceptable and what is not and why they are not accepted. The reason that a piece or
a process is found to be incorrect and rejected and red tagged accomplishes nothing without an
explanation. Communication between production and quality control can achieve results
which allows both sides to feel that they have had meaningful input and resolution of a problem
with all parties involved leaving with a good taste in their mouth. A constant line of
communication between production and QC allows both sides to indoctrinate themselves to a
level of expected workmanship therefore minimizing potential downtime and loss in profit.
QUICK TURNAROUND RESPONSE TIME

One of productions common problems is that inspections when required have always had a
tendency to hinder production. QC's normal response to this occurrence is not enough notice
is given to them to allow proper time to inspect the work. QC personnel working on the shop
floor full time at all times have produce very good results not only in the quality but have had
pronounce impact on meeting schedules and reducing wasted production costs. Production
personnel should not be spending their time looking for inspector's instead of producing steel.
Adhering to common belief that the presence of a police officer is a good deterrent to crime so
should the presence of a inspector on the floor help minimize potential problems from occurring
over and over again. The inspector must be aware at all times on what is happening on the floor
before the production people. Engineering, shop or material questions should be forwarded to
the inspector and they must take the initiative to get the questions answered as soon as possible.
In most cases the QC supervisor or manager can get quick answers and many times these can be
handled with a simple memo in lieu of changing and resubmitting those shop drawings which is
costly and time consuming. Record keeping in cases like this should be a function of QC and no
one else. QC should also inform the shop of the remedial repair or procedure and allow them to
continue production of the piece.
REPAIRS DONE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL

Due to the nature of quick schedules, inconsistent shop drawings and the simple fact that
building it quicker has a tendency to make more money and keep everyone happy especially the
owner's, quick concise answers are need on the floor immediately. QC must be able to take the
forefront in determining the extent of a problem and make an immediate decision on when and
how to repair on the spot.
QC can make a determination, prepare a sketch if necessary, or simply inform the persons
involved on how to make the necessary repairs. Non-critical repairs should be made this way
to eliminate a slowdown in the production process. There is plenty of documentation that
is at the inspector's disposal to make precise sound judgements.

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TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF SHOP INSPECTORS

1.0

PURPOSE

The purpose of this procedure is to establish guidelines for the qualification of shop
inspectors.
2.0

Responsibility

The responsibility for carrying out this procedure shall be with the Quality Assurance
Manager.
3.0

Procedures
3.1

All inspectors performing inspections other than N.D.T. shall have minimum of
One Year fabrication experience in layout, fitting, welding and/or inspection.
They shall receive an additional three months of on the job training conducted by
the Quality Control Supervisor, and shall pass a written examination on the
following:

1.
2.
3.
4.

Drawings
Weld Inspection
Specifications
Shop Mathematics

They shall also pass an eye examination to assure natural or corrected near visions
acuity in at least one eye, such that they are capable of reading a minimum of
Jaeger Number 2 letters at a distance of not less than 12 inches on a standard
Jaeger Test Chart annually. See Page 2 of this procedure for certification on this
test, which is filed in the Quality Control Supervisor's office. An example of the
Jaeger Test is shown on Page 3 of this Procedure.
3.2

Upon completion of all of the above, the inspector shall be considered quailed as a
shop inspector.

3.3

All records and tests (including results) establishing qualification shall be

maintained on file by the Quality Assurance Manager.

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JAEGER CERTIFICATION TEST - PROCEDURE NO. 501

Employee Name
has passed reading of
Jaeger Number 2 letters at a distance of not less than 12" on a standard Jaeger Test Chart.
Test Date:

Next Required Test Date

Certified By:
Title:

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PROCEDURE NO. 504

IN-PLANT INSPECTION BY CUSTOMER OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE
1.0

PURPOSE

The purpose of this procedure is to assure that in-plant inspection by the customer or his
representative is conducted in complete accordance with the specifications and contract
documents.
2.0

RESPONSIBILITY
The responsibility for carrying out the procedure shall be with the Quality Assurance
Manager and Quality Control Supervisor and the Operations Manager.

3.0

PROCEDURE
3.1

The Operations Manager will:

3.1.1 Maintain adequate office space for outside inspectors.

3.1.2 Inform Quality Assurance Manager and/or Quality Control Supervisor of

fabrication schedule.
3.2

The Quality Assurance Manager and/or Quality control Supervisor will:

3.2.1 Notify the customer and/or his representative of fabrication schedule in
accordance with specifications and/or contract documents.
3.2.2 Assist the customer and/or his representative in the identification and
resolution of any non-conforming items.

3.3

The customer or his representative shall have access only to those areas necessary
to facilitate inspection or required material.

3.4

All communication from the customer or his representative regarding quality shall
be directed to the Quality Control Department.

3.5

The customer or his representative's initial contact when calling or visiting the
plant shall be with the Quality Assurance Manager and/or the Quality Control
Supervisor.

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KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONNEL

Quality control personnel in order to function with production must have their respect
based on their knowhow, understanding of problems and the ability to formulate remedial work
to gain acceptance of the product. Inspectors must understand the specifications, whether
they are the latest AWS, AISC or contract documents. They must have a thorough knowledge of
the fabrication process, be able to read and interpret drawings, set-up welding procedures,
and monitor all phases of the work. They are not required to be experts in each of these
areas but they must be able to hold their own when conversing in them.
In the past we have encountered many inspector's especially those furnished by the owners
that do not understand the steel fabrication process as much as we would like them to.
We have encountered inspector's that had us do repairs mostly cosmetic with no other
intent but to make look like they actually accomplished something. The majority of people
we have encountered do not understand the AWS or even worse do not even own one.

Owner's or their representatives must choose people with and educational be it by

formal or actual shop experience or also by certification to insure that they are receiving
the best inspection for their dollar. We find it very frustrating dealing with people who
do not understand our type of work. The fabricator wastes a lot of its time in persuading or
even worse educating people in what is right and what is wrong. Also, we have seen an increase
in outside inspector's without the proper experience making wishy-washy decisions
which vary from day to day or from project to project. Inspection criterions which change on
these basis have a tendency to create ill will feelings among shop personnel and lose trust in the
inspector's ability to perform his job.
OVER INSPECTION

There are many areas which I feel cause the above scenario to start and then propagate
to a point where major problems occur between Quality control and production.

A.

Inspection criterions which do not reflect the actual nature of the project but are specified
by the owner or it's consultants.

B.

Specifications are written by persons who do not have the knowledge or understanding
of what their actually meaning consist of.

C.

Even worse many specifications found in contract documents do not relate to the actual
conditions encountered in the scope of work.

D.

Specifications nowadays seem to act as a catch all so that the owner or it's representative
have are trying to cover every imaginable problem which may occur.

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E.

Contradictions in specifications has become an increasing problem due to the fact that the
specification such as the AISC, AWS and ASTM is specified but is contradicted by a
paragraph in that section.

EXAMPLE: "No repairs to base metal shall be made without prior approval from the
engineer." The AWS and ASTM allow the fabricator to make certain repairs
which fall in to their guidelines
F.

Specifying 100% Non-destructive testing of all welds can become very costly and
cumbersome to all parties involved and with no practical rate of return. Requiring the
fabricator to perform a 100% Ultrasonic and Radiography of a same joint is totally
preposterous. In a statically loaded structures Ultrasonic testing of the welds by qualified
personnel should be accepted by all parties concerned. Radiography inspection is a costly
nightmare for the shop because of the following reasons:

1.

Radiography inspection is scheduled on a basis that requires the shop to have so

many pieces which make it economically practical for the owner and shop.
Production usually suffers from the fact that they have limitations such as
availability of space, equipment and manpower to work efficiently. Many times
production must work overtime to compensate slippages in schedules.

2.

When Radiography is in process in the shop the area where it is taking place is off
limits to all personnel, therefore actually shutting down production for the shift
and sometimes the day.

3.

When rejects are found by x-ray, usually no repairs can be done until the
following day and then the process is repeated all over again.
INSPECTION OF BOLTS

When work is in progress the inspector should require and inform the shop of the bolting
requirements that are expected by the contract documents. The inspector shall observe the
calibration procedures and shall monitor the installation of bolts to determine that all plies of
connected material have been drawn together and that the selected procedure is properly
used to tighten all bolts.

In addition to the requirement of the foregoing paragraph, for all connections specified to be slip
critical or subject to axial tension, the inspector shall assure that the specified procedure was
followed to achieve the pretension specified by Table 4 of the AISC RCSC Specification
for structural joints using ASTM A325 and A490 bolts.
The most common type of connection now being used is the snug tight condition. Snug tight is
defined as the tightness that exists when all plies are in firm contact. In most normal shops this
can easily be achieved by a electric impact wrench. Upon visual inspections of a few joints the
inspector should be satisfied that his inspection could be done on a periodic basis.

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The use of TC bolts is starting to gain popularity both in the field and shop due to the fact
the inspection is minimized because visual inspections can be done quickly and usually
from the ground.
BASIC GUIDELINES IN SHOP FABRICATION

Quality control can aid itself greatly by educating shop personnel on what is an acceptable or an
unacceptable procedure for certain fabrication processes.
1.

Cambering, Curving, and Straightening:

A.
Beams should always be fabricated with positive camber up when none is
specified.

B.

When camber is required it shall be place with the beam in the no load
situation unless blocks or stops are used.

C.

Mechanical means may be used as long as they do not introduce any sharp
bends or kinks which are cause for rejection.

D.

When heat is used to perform the above operations the temperatures of the
areas should not exceed 1200degrees Fahrenheit for A36, A572, and
A588.

Production personnel should monitor this by means of temperature indicating crayons

Which are relatively inexpensive compared to the cost of rejected material.

E.

2.

3.

Rapid cooling of material by pouring of water on heated areas must be

discouraged Not only because it is a cause for rejection but also dangerous
to the workers.
Thermal cutting:
A.

When burning members which are subject to tensile stress the finished
product shall be free of gouges greater than 3/16". Gouges which are
greater than 3/16" should be removed by grinding or repaired by welding.
Cut edges which are to have weld metal deposited upon them, shall be
reasonably free of an notches or gouges.

B.

When burning beam copes and weld access holes they should have a
reasonable smooth curved transition.

Shop painting:
A.

Most structural projects only receive a prime shop coat of paint which
requires minimum preparation. The shop should be very aware of grease

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and oil from the mills and shop equipment should be removed before any
paint is applied.
B.

Special surface preparation when required should be monitored

immediately by the inspector when the project is started so that a basic
criteria can be established and in place throughout the project.

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PROCEDURE NO. 500

INDEPENDENT TESTING SERVICES

1.0

PURPOSE

The purpose of this procedure is to establish guidelines for the selection of independent
testing services.
2.0

RESPONSIBILITY

The responsibility for carrying out this procedure shall be with the Quality Assurance
Manager and/or Project Manager.

3.0

The Quality Assurance Manager shall maintain a file of qualifications of any independent
testing laboratories used by Steel Fabricators, Inc.
3.1

This file shall consist of a letter stating general qualifications.

3.2

Prior to performing any inspection services, personnel employed by independent

laboratories shall present their qualifications to Steel Fabricators, Inc. for review.
3.2.1 The Quality Assurance Manager shall review these qualifications for
compliance to contract specifications.
3.2.2 These personnel qualifications shall be maintained on file for the duration
of the contract.

3.3

Only those laboratories with personnel and procedures meeting the contract
requirements shall be used.

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PROCEDURE NO. 502

IN-PROCESS INSPECTION

1.0

PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is to establish guidelines for in-process inspection of
materials and assemblies.

2.0

RESPONSIBILITY
The responsibility for the implementation and execution of this procedure shall be with

the Quality Assurance Manager.

3.0

PROCEDURES

3.1

During fabrication, the Quality Control Department shall maintain an on-going

inspection.

3.1.1

Inspectors shall, prior to welding, inspect material for proper markings,

size, grade, shape, length, hole size, hole locations, and fit-up and tacking

of detail. Accurate records of these inspections shall be maintained in the

form of notes on the Quality Control detail drawings and reported to the
Quality Assurance Manager, Operations Manager and other personnel they
designate by piece mark on the Daily Inspection Report. Inspectors shall
indicate acceptance of material by code on each piece inspected and
accepted. Rejected material shall be recorded and tagged in accordance

with Procedure No. 503, "Handling Non-Conforming Material". See

Pages 2 and 3 for these codes.
3.1.2 Prior to cleaning and painting, welding shall be visually and dimensionally
inspected. Accurate records of this inspections shall be maintained in the
form of notes on the Quality Control detail drawings and reported to the
Quality Assurance Manager, Operations Manager and other personnel they

designate by piece mark on the Daily Inspection Report, see Page 4 of this
Procedure. Inspectors shall indicate acceptance of material by code on
each piece inspected and accepted. Rejected material shall be recorded
and tagged in accordance with Procedure No. 503, "Handling NonConforming Material".

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PROCEDURE NO. 502

INSPECTION CODE FOR RECORDING ERRORS
ON SHOP DRAWINGS & INSPECTION REPORTS

CODE

CODE DESCRIPTION

Preparation
IMU
ISU
MML
COT
OLW
HSP
HOP
HSD
HOD
DMW
DNC

Incorrect Grade Material Used (A36, A571, A588, etc.)

Incorrect Size Material Used
Mill Material Laminated
Sawed, Milled or Cut Out of Tolerance
Overall Length Wrong
Holes Punched Wrong Size
Holes Omitted at Punch
Holes Drilled Wrong Size
Holes Omitted at Drill
Detail Made Wrong
Detail Not Made Complete
Layout

LDI
HLW
IDU
DLO
HOS
HSI
CBW
GOH
PMW
NPM

Location of Detail Incorrect

Holes Located Wrong
Incorrect Detail Used
Detail Left Off
Holes Omitted in Shop
Holes Incorrect Size
Cope or Bevel Wrong
Gage Off on Holes
Piece Marked Wrong
No Paint Areas not Marked
Quality

QHN
QBN
NIT

Quality of Holes Non-conforming

Quality of Cope or Bevel or Re-entrant Radius Non-Conforming
Not in Tolerance - Camber - Sweep - Distorted, etc.

Welding
WNV

Quality of Welding Non-Conforming - Visual Inspection

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CODE
WNN
WJP

IWE
WIW

CODE DESCRIPTION
Quality of Welding Non-conforming - NDT Inspection
Welded Joint not Prepared in Accordance with Approved Detail Drawing or Weld
Procedure
Incorrect Weld Electrode Used
Welded Incorrectly

Painting and Shipping

CPI
PQI
IPU
MLS

Cleaning Prior to Painting not According to Specifications

Paint Coverage or Quality not According to Specifications
Incorrect Paint Used
Material Loaded for Shipment Incorrectly

Detailing
DED
ADR

Detailing Error on Drawing

Approval for Deviation from detail drawing not Received

NEF

No Errors Found

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PROCEDURE NO. 503

REPORTING & HANDLING NON-CONFORMING WORK

1.0

PURPOSE

The purpose of this procedure is to establish guidelines for handling of non-conforming

work.
2.0

RESPONSIBILITY

The responsibility for the execution of this procedure shall be with the Quality Assurance
Manager and the Quality Control Supervisor.
3.0

PROCEDURE

3.1

Non-conforming tag method.

3.2.1.1

Initiate a non-conforming tag, see Exhibit #1, Page 3. The hard

copy (red) of the tag shall be attached to the non-conforming
material. The white copy of this tag shall be turned in to the
Operations Manager. The canary copy shall be forwarded to the
Production Foreman. The hard copy tag shall remain on the
material until repairs have been reinspected and accepted. The
hard copy of the tag can only be removed from material by the
Quality Control Department.

3.2.1.2

The inspector shall indicate on the Quality Control Detail Drawing

those items which are rejected by writing the proper code next to
the piece mark, see Procedure 502.

3.2.1.3

Upon reinspection and acceptance of repairs, the inspector will:

remove the non-conforming tag; indicate in the appropriate blanks
his reinspection and acceptance, make appropriate notes on Quality
Control Detail Drawings, add the piece mark to the Daily
Inspection List, Procedure No. 502, and place a check mark and
the inspection code in the appropriate column, see Procedure No.
502. The non-conforming tag removed will be filed by the Quality
Control Supervisor.

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REPORTING & HANDLING NON-CONFORMING WORK (Continued)

3.2.2 White Chalk Method.

3.3

3.2.2.1

Mark the material with white chalk.

3.2.2.2

Make the appropriate notes on the detail drawings.

3.2.2.4

Upon reinspection and acceptance of repairs, the inspector will

remove the white chalk mark and make appropriate notes on the
detail drawings, and add the piece mark to the Daily Inspection
Report, and place a check mark and inspection code in the
appropriate column, see Procedure No. 502.

3.2.2.5

In the even necessary repairs are not made, the inspector shall use
the non-conformance tag method to prevent further production on
the material until a proper solution or further instructions are
obtained.

The Quality Assurance Manager shall monitor the procedure and reports.
Appropriate action to prevent reoccurrences of errors shall be taken by the
Operations Manager. Additional reports may be generated by the Operations
Manager to single out particular contract or employee problems.

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PROCEDURE NO. 506

QUALITY CONTROL CHECKLISTS IN-PROCESS INSPECTION

CHECKLIST CL-10

1.

Check main member for steel stamp piece mark.

2.

Visually check welds to assure the following:

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

f.

The weld has no cracks.

Thorough fusion exists between weld metal and base metal.
All craters are filed to the full cross section of the welds.
The sum of diameters of piping porosity does not exceed 3/8 inch in any linear
inch of weld and does not exceed 3/4 inch in any 12 inch length of weld.
Fillet welds in any single continuous weld do not underrun the nominal fillet size
required by more than 1/16 inch which shall be permitted - without correction
provided the undersize weld does not exceed 10 percent of the length of the weld
(on web to flange welds on girders, no underrun is permitted at the ends for a
length equal to twice the width of flange).
Fillet weld profiles are not more than slightly convex or slightly concave.

3.

Check to assure any or all N.D.E requirements have been complied with and fill out the
N.D.E Inspection form included in this Checklist with those inspectors performing the
inspection. These forms with the inspectors forms shall be filed by contract in the
Quality Control Supervisor's office.

4.

Check to assure Bolting Procedure has been complied with.

5.

In the even any "In-Process Corrections" are required, notify the fitter or welder and/or
Foreman and re-inspect after completed.

6.

In the even any Non-Conforming Items are discovered, follow Procedure No. 503
depending on what the category of the problem requires and re-inspect after completed.

7.

After above items have been checked, mark the piece OK for the next operation to follow,
should additional work need to be completed.

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8.

This is a witness point and all material checked is to be recorded daily on the form
supplied in Procedure No. 502 for in process inspection and turned in daily to the Quality
Assurance Manager, Operations Manager and other personnel they designate. This form
in Procedure No. 502 provides verification that the material has been processed properly
and should be turned in by the individual performing the inspection.

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