09 November 2009 Group Five Oil and Gas is the first site-based company to be certified to ISO 3834 in accordance with the SAIW Certification Welding Fabricators Certification Scheme. “GFOG operates under different conditions when compared with factory-based fabricators,” says SAIW Certification’s John McLeish. “Site-based operations often do not have direct control of the welding […]
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The current requirements for applying for certification as an IPE are: 1. SAIW Level 2 Welding Inspector diploma. 2. ASME Codes of Manufacture diploma. 3. Application form including completed practical training log of eighteen inspection tasks carried out by the applicant on five different vessels. 4. Each task on the log has to be signed
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15 October 2009 Nigeria has one of the biggest oil and gas industries in the world and a huge requirement for welders. The SAIW was the obvious choice to partner with the NIW to help in the training programme as it is the most equipped welding training facility on the continent. The PTDF, which was
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14 October 2009 The SAIW is an Authorised National Body (ANB) of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) and was the first body outside of Europe authorised by the IIW to operate their Manufacturer Certification Scheme, which the SAIW has called the SAIW Certification Welding Fabricators Certification Scheme. From a training perspective, Guild says that
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12 July 2009 Louis Steynberg is the 2009 Young Welder of the Year!! Nonhlanhla Zulu first female to win major prize. I’m very happy about winning this and cannot wait to go and compete against the best in the world at the WorldSkills Competition in Calgary, said Louis. I can assure you that I will
12 July 2009 It was also an excellent networking opportunity for people from the various industries and research establishments to meet and share experiences and ideas. Our thanks go to Richard Fowles and John du Plessis and other members of the organizing team for all the work put into the event. The institute’s bi-annual Young
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12 July 2009 Horses for Courses standard gets thumbs up… major boost to Certification Scheme Fitness for purpose describes the use of ISO 3834, whether we are building nuclear power stations or making wheel barrows. – Spencer Erling Richard Fowles, conference organiser, said he had no doubt that end users would be pushing harder in
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07 July 2009 All at the SAIW are deeply saddened by his passing and will miss John, who has been such an important contributor over the years. He was the consummate engineer. Intelligent, practical and precise, and through the years his council and advice has been of great benefit to the Institute. All of us
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01 June 2009 The two most important NDT standards, EN 473 (the predominantly European standard for the qualification and certification of NDT technicians) and ISO 9712 (the equivalent international standard) have been brought in line. There were some significant differences between the two standards but EN 473 was revised in 2008, effectively bringing it in
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