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Mohammed Diab. Inspection Supervisor - Saudi Aramco

This document discusses welding repair rate criteria for construction projects. It explains that there are repair rates calculated for individual welders and whole projects. The criteria mandate that welder repair rates not exceed 0.4% linear or 7.5% joint basis, and project rates not exceed 5% joint basis. Setting welder limits lower than project limits forces the use of low repair welders on critical joints. The document recommends setting even stricter upper control limits to require action if exceeded.

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Mohammed Diab. Inspection Supervisor - Saudi Aramco

This document discusses welding repair rate criteria for construction projects. It explains that there are repair rates calculated for individual welders and whole projects. The criteria mandate that welder repair rates not exceed 0.4% linear or 7.5% joint basis, and project rates not exceed 5% joint basis. Setting welder limits lower than project limits forces the use of low repair welders on critical joints. The document recommends setting even stricter upper control limits to require action if exceeded.

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Welding Repair rate

This criteria is usually provided with the project specs, or the client will mandate the contractor to develop it,
subject to his review and approval.

There are 2 Welding Repair Rates that need to be calculated and monitored: Welder repair rate and Project
Welding repair rate.
Both of them have two basis of evaluation: Linear basis and Joint basis. Joint Basis is used to evaluate both the
whole project and the individual welder's performance, while the Liner Basis is mainly for monitoring individual
welder's performance.
Following is the criteria we're mandating the contractor to follow on our current projects:
- Welder's Repair Rate: 0.4% Linear AND 7.5% Joint Basis (MAX.)
- Project's Welding Repair Rate: 5% Joint Basis(MAX.)
You'll see that the total project's Maximum allowed Repair Rate is more than that for the welders (5%
compared to 7.5% Joint Basis). This forces the contractor to keep some welders with repair rates of less than
5% JB to balance the totals repair rates. These welders are required to be utilized whenever there are critical
joints (Tie-Ins, Golden Joints, Hot Tap....etc.)

If you are setting the criteria, you can even include one more figure that's more than what's mentioned above
(e.g. 7% JB for the project and 0.7 LB & 10% JB for the individual welders) to serve as the upper control limit.
Above these figures, An immediate action has to be taken (More NDT for the project, or Revoking for welders).
Between these figures and the previous ones, an investigation with a corrective action is required (training,
directs supervision, higher inspection points...etc.)

Mohammed Diab.
Inspection Supervisor - Saudi Aramco.

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