6. ITPs, weld records and the data pack

The inspection and test plan

On a draft BOM revision, Inspection and test plan lists the checks every work order from it is signed off against. Each point has a type (Hold, Witness, Review or Surveillance), the check, the acceptance criteria and a reference (the standard and clause, or the drawing).

On the work order, Sign… each point Pass, Fail (say what) or N/A (say why), with a Record reference (a dimensional report, a mill certificate number). An order can't be completed while a hold point isn't passed or marked N/A.

Procedures and welders

Manufacturing → Welding keeps your WPS register (process, standard, revision) and each Welder's Qualification, with when it Expires. Expired ones show red, and ones expiring within 30 days amber. Keep it current: a welder whose qualification had expired by the weld date can't be recorded against a weld.

Weld records

On the work order, under Welds and data pack, Record a weld: the Joint mark on the drawing, the WPS, the Welder, the category (SP or GP, AS/NZS 1554.1), the consumable batch, the Visual inspection, and any NDT with its method, result and report. Set the job's Construction category (AS/NZS 5131) there too.

Handing it over

• Data pack prints the manufacturer's data report: materials with batch and heat numbers and whether the mill certificate is on file, the ITP as signed, the weld register, the QC sign-offs and any non-conformances, ending in a signature block. No prices.
• Certificate of conformance, in the order's actions, prints the certificate for a finished order.

Save either as a PDF from the print dialog and send it with the job.

That's the course

Pass the quiz for Silver. Gold comes from real work: 10 QC or first-article checks you sign off within 90 days, or a manager who watches you take a part from quote to data pack.