Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations in Canada

• CSA B51 and provincial regulations: AB PESR, SK B&PVR, BC SAD, ON TSSA, others
• overview of CSA, ASME, and related Codes for new construction and in-service integrity

General Review of ASME IX

• detailed review of Part QG – General Requirements
• QG-106 Organizational Responsibility for supervisory personnel performing WPS and performance qualifications and Alberta Welders Regulations
• QG-109 Definitions and AWS A3.0 Standard Welding Terms and Definitions
• detailed review of Part QW - Welding Articles
  • Article I – Welding General Requirements – QW-100
    • test positions and specimen removal
    • tests: tension, guided-bend, and impact specimens, and acceptance criteria
  • Article II – Welding Procedure Qualifications – QW-200
    • WPS and PQR content, changes, and responsibilities (minimum requirements)
    • essential, nonessential variables, and supplementary essential variables for WPS qualification, including QW-250 Tables for SMAW, SAW, GMAW, and GTAW
  • Article III – Welder and Welding Operator Performance Qualifications (WPQ) – QW-300
    • qualification by mechanical tests and volumetric NDE, QW-302
    • performance essential variables, including QW-360 and QW-416 Tables for SMAW, SAW, GMAW, and GTAW
    • retests, expiration, and renewal of qualification
      • Alberta Welders Regulations versus ASME IX requirements
        • welder performance qualification cards in Alberta
        • AB-76A and 76B welding documentation forms
    • QW-423 Alternate Base Materials for Welder Qualification
      • how to correctly assign P-Numbers for welder performance qualification
  • Article IV – Welding Data – QW-400
    • QW-420 and Table QW/QB-422 P-Numbers
    • QW-430 and Table QW-432 F-Numbers
    • QW-440 and Table QW-442 A-Numbers
    • Table QW-451 Procedure Qualification Thickness Limits and Test Specimens
    • Table QW-452 Performance Qualification Thickness Limits and Test Specimens
    • Table QW-461.9 Performance Qualification – Position and Diameter Limitations

Introduction to:

• steel metallurgy and heat treatment using ASTM and ASME standards
• properties and structure of metals based on metallurgy and heat treatment
• steel welding metallurgy

Workshop #1: ASME Section IX, Table QW/QB-422, P-No. and Group No.

• Attendees will develop the basis for establishing P-No. 1, Groups 1 to 4 as they appear in Table QW/QB422.
• This workshop will be reviewed several times during the course to further explain ASME Section IX requirements.

Workshop #2: Reviewing and Understanding Test Results for Procedure Qualification (QW-483)

• Review a set of test results including:
  • ASME Section IX requirements for Test Reports, and
  • ASME Construction Code Requirements versus ASME IX Requirements.

Workshop #3: Practicing with ASME Section IX, Section I, Section II Parts A and C, Section VIII-1, B31.1, and B31.3

• As an exercise as part of developing a new WPS, each attendee will participate in this workshop to practice using:
  • ASME Section IX,
  • base metal specifications: ASME Section II Part A,
  • filler metal specifications: ASME Section II Part C,
  • construction codes: ASME Section I, Section VIII-1, B31.1, and B31.3.
• At the completion of the Workshop, the instructor will interact with all attendees by discussing each Welding Variable, Filler Metal Selection, and Construction Code requirements as they relate to developing a WPS.