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ASME B31.3-2016 <br /> Chapter V <br /> Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection <br /> 327 GENERAL (b) The employer has qualified at least one welder, <br /> Metallic piping materials and components are pre- brazer, or operator following each WPS or BPS. <br /> pared for assembly and erection by one or more of the (c) The employer's business name shall be shown on <br /> fabrication processes covered in paras.328,330,331,332, each WPS and BPS,and on each qualification record. In <br /> and 333.When any of these processes is used in assembly addition,qualification records shall be signed and dated <br /> or erection,requirements are the same as for fabrication. by the employer,thereby accepting responsibility for the <br /> qualifications performed by others. <br /> 328 WELDING AND BRAZING 328.2.3 Performance Qualification by Others. In <br /> order to avoid duplication of effort and subject to the <br /> Welding and brazing shall conform to the require- approval of the owner, an employer may accept the <br /> ments of this Chapter and the applicable requirements performance qualification of a welder,brazer,or opera- <br /> of para. 311.2. for made by a previous employer. This acceptance is <br /> 328.1 Responsibility limited to performance qualifications that were made <br /> on pipe or tube test coupons. The new employer shall <br /> Each employer is responsible for have the WPS or BPS that was followed during qualifica- <br /> (a) the welding and brazing performed by personnel tion or an equivalent WPS or BPS that is within the <br /> of its organization limits of the essential variables set forth in Section IX. <br /> (b) conducting the qualification tests required to qual- An employer accepting such qualification tests shall <br /> ify the welding or brazing procedure specifications used obtain a copy of the performance qualification test <br /> by personnel in its organization, except as provided in record from the previous employer. The record shall <br /> paras. 328.2.1 and 328.2.2 show the name of the employer by whom the welder, <br /> (c) conducting the qualification tests required to qual- brazer, or operator was qualified and the date of that <br /> ify the welders, brazers, and operators, except as pro- qualification. Evidence shall also be provided that the <br /> vided in para. 328.2.3 welder,brazer,or operator has maintained qualification <br /> 328.2 Welding and Brazing Qualification in accordance with QW-322 and QB-322 of Section IX, <br /> except that this evidence may be provided by an <br /> Welding and brazing procedure specifications (WPSs employer responsible for the individual's welding or <br /> and BPSs) to be followed in production welding shall brazing performance even if not the original qualifying <br /> be prepared and qualified, and welders, brazers, and employer. The new employer's business name shall be <br /> operators shall be qualified as required by the shown on the qualification record,and it shall be signed <br /> ASME BPV Code, Section IX except as modified by and dated by the employer,thereby accepting responsi- <br /> para.333 for brazing of Category D Fluid Service piping bility for the qualifications performed by others. <br /> and by the following subparagraphs. <br /> 328.2.4 Qualification Records. The employer shall <br /> 328.2.1 Standard Welding Procedure maintain copies of the procedure and performance quali- <br /> Specifications. Standard welding procedure specifica- fication records specified by Section IX that shall be <br /> tions published by the American Welding Society and available to the Inspector at the location where welding <br /> listed in Mandatory Appendix E of Section IX are per- is being done. <br /> mitted for Code construction within the limitations <br /> established by Article V of Section IX. 328.3 Welding Materials <br /> 328.2.2 Procedure Qualification by Others. In order 328.3.1 Electrodes and Filler Metal. Welding elec- <br /> to avoid duplication of effort and subject to the approval trodes and filler metal, including consumable inserts, <br /> of the owner,WPSs and BPSs qualified by a technically shall conform to the requirements of the ASME Boiler <br /> competent group or agency may be used provided the and Pressure Vessel Code,Section II,Part C.An electrode <br /> following are met: or filler metal not conforming to the above may be used <br /> (a) The procedures meet the requirements of provided the WPS and the welders who will follow the <br /> Section IX and any additional qualification requirements WPS have been qualified as required by <br /> of this Code. ASME Section IX. Unless otherwise specified by the <br />