American Welding Society (AWS) SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTOR SPECIALISTS AND WELDING INSPECTOR ASSISTANTS B5.2:2018

This specification defines the requirements and program for an employer (company) to train, qualify, and company certify Welding Inspector Specialists and Welding Inspector Assistants to contract or industry-specific inspector standards. The program is developed as a written practice and controlled by an employer. The qualification requires documentation of experience, training, and satisfactory completion of an examination. The examination tests knowledge of welding processes, welding procedures, welder qualification, destructive testing, nondestructive testing, terms, definitions, symbols, reports, records, safety, and responsibility as specifically applied by the contract or industry standards applicable to the employer. ISBN: 978-0-87171-925-6