INSIDE WELD AUSTRALIA
THE CHANGING FACE OF AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS Australian Standards are living documents. They reflect progresses in science, technology and systems. To maintain their relevancy, all Standards are periodically reviewed, with amendments and revised editions published. The last few months have seen several developments, including an urgent review into Standards related to rubber hoses for welding, cutting and allied processes, and ongoing reviews into Standards related to pressure equipment and steel structures. Pressure Equipment Committee ME-001 has revised AS 1796 Certification of welders and welding supervisors, and public comment on the draft has been resolved. The committee ballot to approve the final draft for publication has been completed and the standard was published on 24 June 2022. As previously reported, users have reported a number of issues with the revised AS 3992 Pressure equipment—Welding and brazing qualification (published in June 2020), and amendments have been
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prepared to address the issues raised. The proposed amendments opened for public review on 13 May 2022 and will close on 15 July 2022. The revision of AS/NZS 3788 Pressure equipment—In‑service inspection commenced on schedule in October 2021 and preparation of the draft for public review is well advanced. Completion of the draft for submission for preparation for public comment is currently on schedule. Welding of Structures The revision of AS/NZS 1554.2 Structural steel welding—Part 2: Stud
welding (steel studs to steel) has been completed and the standard was published in December 2021. A conflict with another standard has been reported and a minor revision will be required to resolve the issues raised. Welding Consumables Committee WD-002 met in March 2022 to review Australia’s suite of ISO-based welding consumable standards. Projects have been initiated to revise the GMAW and FCAW suite of Standards including a proposal to supersede AS 4882 Shielding gases for welding with
