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Welding coordination

This section exists because of what happened in 2021. The previous system was well written and went dormant when the H&S and Compliance Manager left. Nothing in a document set prevents that — only a recorded, recurring coordination routine does.

Current position

The RWC's IWE/EWE competence evidence is not yet held, which means the appointment is not operative and TWI cannot process the application. Twenty-five welder continuity confirmations are overdue. The activity log holds no entries.

The cadence

When What happens Who
Per job Technical review before job cards are released Welding Coordinator · RWC authorises
Per job Welder allocation checked against qualification and continuity Welding Coordinator
Monthly Confirmations falling due identified and sent to the RWC Welding Coordinator
Monthly RWC signs confirmations; signing recorded in the activity log RWC
Quarterly WPS/WPQR validity, welder coverage, NDT personnel currency RWC
Quarterly Welding non-conformance trends reported RWC
Annually Internal audit, management review, standards check, manual review RWC · GM

A period with no entries in the activity log is a non-conformance against the manual and is raised under QP03.

Activity log

The activity log is a candidate for live entry through this portal — see Registers for the standing lists that record it.

Controlled copy. The controlled master of every document in this system is the file held on the IDM server in the welding management system folder structure. This portal is a controlled view of it. Where the two differ, the server file governs.