RECENT CHANGES TO GUIDANCE NOTES Weld Australia’s Guidance Notes have been updated recently. Some of the changes are noted below. All our Guidance Notes are available via the website, free of charge for Weld Australia members. Weld Australia Guidance Note TGN-SG03 – AS/NZS 2980 - A Summary of Changes Published in 2018, this Technical Guidance Note contains basic information relevant to the qualification of welders using AS/NZS 2980 for structural applications. It is designed to be read in conjunction with the standard, and, to assist users in the transition from the 2007 edition to the 2018 edition of the standard. Weld Australia Guidance Note TGN-SG04 Understanding AS/NZS 1554.1 Published in 2019, this Technical Guidance Note contains basic information relevant to the application and use of the standard AS/NZS 1554.1 Structural steel welding Part 1: Welding of steel structures. It is designed to be read in conjunction with the standard, and, to assist users in understanding their requirements. Additional information can be found in Weld Australia’s Technical Note 11 Commentary on the Structural Steel Welding Standard AS/NZS 1554. Weld Australia Guidance Note TGN-SG05 Fabrication of Steel Structures: A Guide to AS/NZS 1554.1 and AS/NZS 5131 Published in 2019, this Technical Guidance Note contains basic information on the qualification of weld procedures, primarily utilising the requirements of AS/NZS 1554.1 as an example. It provides information on the terminology used, and the various methods commonly applied to establish the suitability of the procedure for the defined application. It is designed to be read in conjunction with the standard, and, to assist users in understanding its requirements. Weld Australia Guidance Note TGN-SG07 Standards Map Published in 2021, this Technical Guidance Note provides the user with a map of applicable Australian and Australian/New Zealand standards utilised by the welding industry across a wide range of applications.
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