role of the human factor in issues such as ensuring the quality of work, one of the key.Especially important is the level of competence of specialists in the field of welding production, because of their professionalism depends on the security of the object, the life and health of people.Therefore NAKS certification is the main criterion for assessing the qualifications of the welder.
Activities NAKS
National Agency for Control of Welding:
- developed a complete package of regulatory and procedural documentation required for certification of welding production;
- provide advisory and methodological assistance to assessment centers and monitoring of their activities;
- formed part of the expert for personnel certification, welding equipment, materials and technologies;
- created NAKS registry, which records details of all successfully passed certification audit;
- produced technical policy appraisal system, coordinated and improved its activities.
What welder held Conformance Test
Welder NAKS - demanded highly qualified specialists with the right to work under the control of Rostekhnadzor hazardous production facilities.During certification, you acknowledge that there is sufficient for admission to the carrying out of complex welding level of their professional skills and theoretical knowledge available.
How and where certification is carried out NAKS
- certification test procedure includes three mandatory exams: general, practical, specific.
- first stage of the examination chain - practical exam.He may be the last and if Appraisee welder or a specialist welding business can not cope with the task and will receive a failing grade.Next time for certification, he will be allowed only after a month, subject to the passage of additional practical training and payment for the re-examination.
- To obtain a satisfactory evaluation and admission to the general and special examinations necessary to demonstrate the ability to perform welds, observing the requirements set out in the technical documentation, and knowledge of occupational health and safety.
- Simultaneous certification NAKS one specialist on several types of welding.
- welders or specialists of welding can be certified in any region of the Russian Federation.The place of certification exams is the production base of certification centers or certification of (regional offices) NAKS.
Who are the certifying commission
the commission takes the exam and efferent their follow-up decision on awarding the training attestation:
- representative of Rostekhnadzor (mandatory);
- staff certification bodies, which are welding specialists (at least Level II) and received special certification, which gives them the right to carry out training and take exams at the appropriate level of professional training.
levels of certification
| level training | Personnel category welding production | certifies mandatory |
| I | welder | |
| II | master welder | superintendents, masters or other experts, oral or written instructions that are required for welding work |
| III | welder technologist | engineering and technical personnel responsible for the development, approval and control of welding procedures - the heads of the business units (laboratories, technical bureaus, divisions and so forth.) |
| IV | welding engineer | chief engineers, chief welders, head of welding and other professionals whose duties include the approval of all documentation on the implementation of welding in the enterprise |
Important: Commission NAKS levels does not change and is not a substitute assigned to the welder qualification category.
Preparation for certification
Applicants for NAKS level, in addition to having the relevant requirements of the system of certification of work experience, qualifications, general and vocational education should take place in the training centers of special additional training to strengthen and expand existing skills.
program under which training is conducted NAKS, tailored to the industrial specialization and the level of professional training attestation specialist.The number of required sections are included:
- safety and protection of labor in the production of welding;
- technologies perform welding and welded joints;
- welding materials and equipment;
- methods for quality control of welding;
- remedies identified defects.
If the specialist has mastered the curriculum of special training on their own, it can be admitted to the certification by the decision of the Certification Commission.
What documents are issued at the end of testing
welder or welding engineers, Qualified National Agency for Control of Welding must be issued:
- NAKS attestation certificate, valid on the entire territory of the Russian Federation;
- copy drawn up in accordance with the approved protocol model of primary, periodic, extraordinary or additional attestation;
- certificate confirming the fact of the special certification training.
How can I check the authenticity of documents NAKS?Register, which contains data on all past certification of welders and welding engineers can be found on the official website of the organization.
Important: Certified specialists and welders may be allowed to perform only those tasks that are within the scope of their certification and are listed in the certificate issued.
Validity certificates
obtained after successful completion of exams (for primary certification) certificate valid for:
- two years - for welders, certified at Level I training;
- three years - for welding engineers certified on II or III level of vocational training;
- five years - for welding engineers certified to Level IV training.
When are additional and extraordinary inspection
Additional certification NAKS carried out in the case of need for a welder for admission to types of welding work, not specified in the attestation certificate obtained after the initial certification or if a break in the specialist specified types of work more than six months.For only a practical and a special exam.
basis for the extraordinary attestation - suspension of the execution of the welding work has repeatedly revealed the poor quality of welds performed welder or violation of the welding procedure.Shall all three examinations (general, practical, special).
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