WMS-A-08
Rev 0
IDM Engineering (Chester) Ltd
- Owner
- CRGI > IDM
- Approval
- Auditor · RWC — reviewed · General Manager — actions accepted
- Standard
- BS EN ISO 3834-2 · ISO 9001:2015
- Filed
- 00 System Manual and Control/05 Internal Audit and Management Review
Welding System Internal Audit Checklist
Controlled master
The controlled master is the file on the IDM server, at the location shown above.
Download it here; the text below is a convenience rendering of the same document.
Where the two differ, the server file governs.
Conducted annually under QP02 by a competent auditor independent of the activity audited. This checklist supplies the welding content; the audit process, reporting and follow-up remain those of QP02.
| Audit date |
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Auditor |
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| Areas audited |
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Report ref |
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A. System and coordination
| Question |
Evidence to seek |
C / NC / OFI |
Finding |
Ref |
| Is the current revision of IDM-FPC-WQM-001 in use, and are superseded revisions withdrawn? |
Manual, master document register |
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| Is the RWC appointment current, with competence evidence on file and verified? |
WMS-A-05, IWE/EWE certificate |
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| Has the RWC exercised coordination in every period since the last audit? |
Welding activity log — look for gaps |
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| Are the monthly, quarterly and annual cadence items in Section 16 all evidenced? |
Welding activity log |
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| Is the deputy arrangement in place and has it ever been used? |
WMS-A-05, activity log |
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| Have referrals to the RWC been answered in writing within the agreed response time? |
Coordination correspondence |
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| Is the scope of certification statement current and does actual work fall inside it? |
WMS-A-02, recent job files |
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B. Personnel
| Question |
Evidence to seek |
C / NC / OFI |
Finding |
Ref |
| Does every welder working on certified product hold a current qualification? |
Welder qualification register, certificates |
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| Are continuity confirmations signed within the required interval for every welder? |
Continuity confirmation records |
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| Take three welds at random — was the welder qualified for that WPS on that date? |
Weld log, allocation record, certificates |
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| Is the welder ID and stamp roster current and does it match the weld log? |
WMS-C-08, weld logs |
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| Is inspection and NDT personnel certification current, IDM and sub-contract? |
Personnel certificates |
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| Where the internal coordinator welds, was an independent inspector used? |
Allocation records, inspection records |
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| Is the competence matrix current and are training actions closed? |
WMS-D-10 |
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C. Procedures and qualification
| Question |
Evidence to seek |
C / NC / OFI |
Finding |
Ref |
| Is every WPS in production use supported by a valid WPQR? |
WPS and WPQR registers |
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| Is every WPS signed by the RWC at its current revision? |
WPS set |
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| Are superseded WPS and retired WPQR out of circulation? |
Superseded folders, workstations |
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| Do the welding stations hold the correct current WPS? |
Physical check at the booth |
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| Is every material and filler combination welded covered by the approval matrix? |
WMS-C-09, weld logs, job files |
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| Has any out-of-scope combination been welded since the last audit? |
Job files, NCRs, activity log |
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D. Production control
| Question |
Evidence to seek |
C / NC / OFI |
Finding |
Ref |
| Take two recent jobs — is the contract and technical review complete and signed? |
Job folders |
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| Was the weld map produced and approved before welding started? |
Job folders |
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| Is the weld log completed as work proceeded, or reconstructed afterwards? |
Weld log — check handwriting, ink, date sequence |
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| Is material traceable from certificate through cutting to the finished weld? |
Material certs, issue records, weld log |
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| Is consumable batch traceable to the weld? |
Consumable issue record, weld log |
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| Are storage condition checks being recorded? |
Storage condition records |
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| Is welding plant within calibration and is expired plant withdrawn? |
Calibration register, physical check |
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| Question |
Evidence to seek |
C / NC / OFI |
Finding |
Ref |
| Was 100% visual inspection carried out and recorded on every contract? |
Visual inspection records |
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| Was NDT carried out to the extent required by the inspection class? |
ITP, NDT reports |
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| Are welding NCRs referred to the RWC and dispositions authorised by him? |
NCR register, NCR records |
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| Were weld repairs carried out to an approved repair procedure? |
NCR records, repair WPS |
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| Is the documentation pack complete before dispatch? |
Release notes, job folders |
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| Is the certificate of conformity signed by the correct authority? |
Release notes |
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F. Standards and customer requirements
| Question |
Evidence to seek |
C / NC / OFI |
Finding |
Ref |
| Is the controlled standards register current and has it been checked this year? |
WMS-A-11 |
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| Is any standard in use superseded? |
WMS-A-11, physical copies |
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| Are customer standards held at the revision the customer currently requires? |
WMS-D-11, customer correspondence |
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C = conforms · NC = non-conformance, raise under QP03 · OFI = opportunity for improvement. Every NC is entered in the welding activity log as well as the QP03 register.
| Role |
Name |
Signature |
Date |
| Auditor |
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| RWC — reviewed |
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| General Manager — actions accepted |
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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.