AWS D16.4M D16.4 2005 Specification for the Qualif

SpecificationfortheQualificationofRoboticArcWeldingPersonnelAWSD16.4M/D16.4:2005AnAmericanNationalStandardReproducedbyGlobalEngineeringDocumentsWiththePermissionofAWSUnderRoyaltyAgreement550N.W.LeJeuneRoad,Miami,Florida33126AWSD16.4M/D16.4:2005AnAmericanNationalStandardApprovedbyAmericanNationalStandardsInstituteJanuary13,2005SpecificationfortheQualificationofRoboticArcWeldingPersonnel2ndEditionSupersedesAWSD16.4:1999PreparedbyAWSD16CommitteeonRoboticandAutomaticWeldingUndertheDirectionofAWSTechnicalActivitiesCommitteeApprovedbyAWSBoardofDirectorsAbstractThisspecificationprovidesrequirementsforthequalificationofroboticarcweldingsupportpersonnelatthreedifferentlevels—CRAW-L1,CRAW-O,andCRAW-T.Therevisionsinthiseditionaligneducationandexperiencerequirementsmorerealisticallywiththoseinindustry.KeyWords—Robot,roboticarcwelding,welderqualification,robotweldingsystems,roboticweldingoperator,qualifiedrobottechnicianiiStatementonUseofAWSAmericanNationalStandardsAllstandards(codes,specifications,recommendedpractices,methods,classifications,andguides)oftheAmericanWeldingSociety(AWS)arevoluntaryconsensusstandardsthathavebeendevelopedinaccordancewiththerulesoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI).WhenAWSstandardsareeitherincorporatedin,ormadepartof,documentsthatareincludedinfederalorstatelawsandregulations,ortheregulationsofothergovernmentalbodies,theirprovisionscarrythefulllegalauthorityofthestatute.Insuchcases,anychangesinthoseAWSstandardsmustbeapprovedbythegovernmentalbodyhavingstatutoryjurisdictionbeforetheycanbecomeapartofthoselawsandregulations.Inallcases,thesestandardscarrythefulllegalauthorityofthecontractorotherdocumentthatinvokestheAWSstandards.Wherethiscontractualrelationshipexists,changesinordeviationsfromrequirementsofanAWSstandardmustbebyagreementbetweenthecontractingparties.InternationalStandardBookNumber:0-87171-731-XAmericanWeldingSociety,550N.W.LeJeuneRoad,Miami,FL33126©2005byAmericanWeldingSociety.AllrightsreservedPrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaAWSAmericanNationalStandardsaredevelopedthroughaconsensusstandardsdevelopmentprocessthatbringstogethervolunteersrepresentingvariedviewpointsandintereststoachieveconsensus.WhileAWSadministerstheprocessandestablishesrulestopromotefairnessinthedevelopmentofconsensus,itdoesnotindependentlytest,evaluate,orverifytheaccuracyofanyinformationorthesoundnessofanyjudgmentscontainedinitsstandards.AWSdisclaimsliabilityforanyinjurytopersonsortoproperty,orotherdamagesofanynaturewhatsoever,whetherspe-cial,indirect,consequentialorcompensatory,directlyorindirectlyresultingfromthepublication,useof,orrelianceonthisstandard.AWSalsomakesnoguarantyorwarrantyastotheaccuracyorcompletenessofanyinformationpublishedherein.Inissuingandmakingthisstandardavailable,AWSisnotundertakingtorenderprofessionalorotherservicesfororonbehalfofanypersonorentity.NorisAWSundertakingtoperformanydutyowedbyanypersonorentitytosomeoneelse.Anyoneusingthesedocumentsshouldrelyonhisorherownindependentjudgmentor,asappropriate,seektheadviceofacompetentprofessionalindeterminingtheexerciseofreasonablecareinanygivencircumstances.Thisstandardmaybesupersededbytheissuanceofneweditions.Usersshouldensurethattheyhavethelatestedition.Publicationofthisstandarddoesnotauthorizeinfringementofanypatentortradename.Usersofthisstandardacceptanyandallliabilitiesforinfringementofanypatentortradenameitems.AWSdisclaimsliabilityfortheinfringementofanypatentorproducttradenameresultingfromtheuseofthisstandard.Finally,AWSdoesnotmonitor,police,orenforcecompliancewiththisstandard,nordoesithavethepowertodoso.Onoccasion,text,tables,orfiguresareprintedincorrectly,constitutingerrata.Sucherrata,whendiscovered,arepostedontheAWSwebpage().Officialinterpretationsofanyofthetechnicalrequirementsofthisstandardmayonlybeobtainedbysendingarequest,inwrit-ing,totheManagingDirector,TechnicalServicesDivision,AmericanWeldingSociety,550N.W.LeJeuneRoad,Miami,FL33126(seeAnnexA).WithregardtotechnicalinquiriesmadeconcerningAWSstandards,oralopinionsonAWSstandardsmayberendered.However,suchopinionsrepresentonlythepersonalopinionsoftheparticularindividualsgivingthem.TheseindividualsdonotspeakonbehalfofAWS,nordotheseoralopinionsconstituteofficialorunofficialopinionsorinterpreta-tionsofAWS.Inaddition,oralopinionsareinformalandshouldnotbeusedasasubstituteforanofficialinterpretation.ThisstandardissubjecttorevisionatanytimebytheAWSD16CommitteeonRoboticandAutomaticWelding.Itmustbereviewedeveryfiveyears,andifnotrevised,itmustbeeitherreaffirmedorwithdrawn.Comments(recommenda-tions,additions,ordeletions)andanypertinentdatathatmaybeofuseinimprovingthisstandardarerequiredandshouldbeaddressedtoAWSHeadquarters.SuchcommentswillreceivecarefulconsiderationbytheAWSD16CommitteeonRoboticandAutomaticWeldingandtheauthorofthecommentswillbeinformedoftheCommittee’sresponsetothecomments.GuestsareinvitedtoattendallmeetingsoftheAWSD16CommitteeonRoboticandAuto-maticWeldingtoexpresstheircommentsverbally.ProceduresforappealofanadversedecisionconcerningallsuchcommentsareprovidedintheR