ANO DPO "STC "Osnova" invites welders and welding production specialists NAKS to undergo training and certification. Classes are conducted on the basis of PB 03-273-99 and RD 03-495-02. After successfully passing the certification, we ensure that you receive a NAKS certificate and are entered into the NAKS register.
- The activities of NAKS are determined and regulated by the legislative acts of Rostechnadzor.
- Registration of welders and specialists is maintained in the open NAKS Register.
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What it is?
This mandatory document is issued to the employee after certification; it lists the types of work for which the specialist is granted permission .
Without it, the administration of the enterprise cannot really allow the electric welder to work. The certificate is issued by the territorial division of NASK after the employee has passed the qualification commission, tested welding theory and practice. The welder's certificate indicates the worker's full name, year of birth, and a photograph is pasted in. The level of the specialist is indicated, and the specializations in which the welder has the right to work are listed. Groups of materials for the connection of which a specialist has received permission are also given.
The certificate of the NAKS specialist indicates the commission protocol number and the expiration date of the document. The certificate must be certified by the head of the center and his seal.
How much does it cost (price) to obtain a certificate for an electric and gas welder?
There is no clear price or sample either. It all depends on the capabilities of the training centers and their partners. At the time of writing, the price ranged from 4000 and above (you can find our prices in the PRICE section).
There are offers on the RuNet with prices in the region of 500 rubles, but my advice to you is not to get involved with such offers, so as not to bring major troubles on your head from law enforcement agencies.
If you have doubts about the organization where you want to get a “crust”, then here are several options for you to check without leaving the couch:
- 1. An electric and gas welder certificate is issued ONLY upon submission of an application from an organization; it is not issued to individuals. If at the other end of the line they are ready to give you permission (and the certificate is initially permission to work) to a private person without an organization, then you can safely hang up;
- 2. Before calling, look at least briefly at the regulations, make a list of questions, ask them to the operator and watch how he answers them. If there are difficulties at the other end of the line, then I can assure you that at best you are dealing with a manager, and a serious enterprise will not allow a non-professional to work with a client (at least there is no status of a labor safety specialist);
- 3. Ask for materials to study. If this is denied, then draw your own conclusion.
Here are a few options by which you can determine what kind of organization you are dealing with, and you can guess with 90% confidence “what” you will get in the end. The cost of obtaining a certificate for a welder largely depends on the professionalism of the training center’s staff, and the services of qualified specialists cannot be cheap in our time.
Why is it necessary?
With the help of welding, permanent connections are created in the production of machine tools and vehicles, the construction of residential and industrial buildings and pipelines, infrastructure elements, nuclear and chemical reactors, and other technological installations in various fields.
Many of these objects pose an increased danger. The safety of using houses, machinery and infrastructure directly depends on the strength and durability of welds. In addition, the welding process itself is associated with increased danger to humans due to the use of high temperatures, high currents and accompanying ultraviolet radiation.
Therefore, the NAKS welder’s certificate is included in the list of documents required for organizing welding work in production or construction . It confirms the welder’s knowledge of theory and practical skills in a certain specialization, with certain materials, as well as knowledge of safety requirements.
The certificate is required to be presented in the following cases:
- apparatus employed;
- assignment of the next rank;
- registration of insurance compensation for an accident at work;
- inspection of production by regulatory authorities.
The certificate confirms the qualifications of a specialist in exactly the type of welding, for those materials, thickness and shape of workpieces, welding positions, type of welding equipment that he is going to use. In addition, it guarantees that the welder knows safe working techniques so as not to endanger the life and health of both his own and his colleagues.
In terms of importance, the document can be compared to a driver's license for a professional driver, or a pilot's or ship's captain's certificate. They are also issued for a specific class of vehicle and confirm their knowledge of the theory and practice of safe driving.
Job description for the specialty "Chief Welder"
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Job responsibilities of the chief welder
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I. General provisions
1.1. This job description establishes the rights, responsibilities and job responsibilities of the chief welder _____________________ (hereinafter referred to as the “enterprise”). Name of institution
1.2. The chief welder belongs to the category of managers.
1.3. The chief welder is appointed to the position and dismissed from it by order (instruction) of the head of the organization.
1.4. A person appointed to the position of chief who has a higher professional (technical) education and work experience in his specialty in engineering, technical and managerial positions for at least 5 years.
1.5. The chief welder must know:
— specialization, profile and features of the organizational and technological structure of the organization;
— construction technology and organization of welding work;
— administrative and regulatory materials on technological preparation of construction work, legislative and regulatory legal acts;
— welding methods and techniques;
— technical characteristics, design features, production capacities and operating modes of welding equipment, rules of its operation;
— technical requirements for materials used in welding, their consumption rates;
— procedure and methods for planning technological preparation of production and welding work;
— types of welding defects and methods for eliminating them;
— organizing repairs of welding equipment;
— methods of conducting research and development in the field
improvement of technology and organization of welding work;
— advanced experience in the field of technology and organization of welding work;
— standards and technical conditions for welding work;
- building regulations;
— basics of labor and environmental legislation of the Russian Federation;
— rules and regulations for safety, labor protection, industrial sanitation and fire protection;
— basics of production organization, basics of economics, labor and management;
— instructions, regulations and other development guidance materials
and preparation of technical documentation;
— standards of office work (classification of documents, procedure for execution, registration, passage, storage, etc.).
1.6. In his activities, the chief welder is guided by this job description and the organization’s charter.
1.7. The chief welder reports directly to the head of the organization (chief engineer).
1.8. If the chief welder is absent (business trip, vacation, illness, etc.), then his duties are performed by an employee who is appointed in the prescribed manner, acquiring the appropriate rights, and he is responsible for failure to perform or improper performance of the duties assigned to him in connection with the replacement.
II. Functions
2.1 Management and organization of welding work.
2.2. Monitors the quality of welding work.
III. Job responsibilities
The responsibilities of the chief welder include:
3.1. Lead the development of long-term and current plans for the technological preparation of welding operations, schedules for preventive maintenance and major repairs of welding equipment, planning the timing and volume of work, the costs of labor and material resources.
3.2. Provide technical management of departments entrusted with the development and implementation of welding processes and technological equipment for welding operations.
3.3. Analyze and study the quality and technology of welding work.
3.4. Organize the development and introduction into production of progressive welding methods that ensure a reduction in labor costs, compliance with labor and environmental protection standards, and savings in material and energy resources when performing welding work.
3.5. Manage the technological preparation of welding work, ensure the improvement of product designs, their manufacturability, environmental friendliness, and high labor productivity.
3.6. Organize the development and implementation of measures to introduce advanced equipment and technology, improve the use of technological equipment and accessories, improve the quality and reliability of welded structures.
3.7. Participate in the consideration of issues of reconstruction and technical re-equipment of the organization, take measures to introduce new welding equipment, comprehensive mechanization and automation of technological processes.
3.8. Ensure the preparation of requests for equipment and materials required to perform welding work, organization of accounting of welding equipment, its certification
3.9. Monitor the development of the necessary technical documentation and its provision of construction work, strict adherence to welding technological regimes, rules for the technical operation of equipment and the safe conduct of work.
3.10. Organize work to study and implement scientific and technical achievements, best practices in technological preparation and performance of welding work.
3.11. Organize the implementation of work related to increasing the level of production specialization and using reserves to increase labor productivity.
3.12. Review and give feedback and conclusions on the most complex rationalization proposals and inventions relating to welding methods and technology, organization of welding work and improvement of welding equipment.
3.13. Manage the creation of new production units performing welding work, their specialization and equipment loading, taking into account the requirements of rational labor organization and safety regulations.
3.14. Ensure timely development of design capacity and increase the equipment shift ratio.
3.15. Participate in the work to determine the organization’s needs and qualified welders, preparing for their certification in the prescribed manner.
3.16. Ensure coordination of the activities of departments and employees of the organization carrying out technological preparation of welding work, organize work to improve their qualifications.
3.17. Manage research and experimental work to improve methods and technology for welding work.
IV. Rights
The chief welder has the right:
4.1. Endorse and sign documents within your competence.
4.2. Take part in the discussion of draft decisions of the head of the organization.
4.3. Conduct quality checks and timely execution of orders.
4.4. Demand cessation (suspension) of work (in case of violations, non-compliance with established requirements, etc.), compliance with established norms, rules, instructions; give instructions to correct deficiencies and eliminate violations.
4.5. Be the initiator of meetings on organizational, financial and economic issues, and conduct such meetings.
4.6. Dispose of the property and funds entrusted to him in compliance with the requirements determined by legislative and regulatory legal acts, as well as the charter of the organization.
4.7. Contact the management of the enterprise with demands for assistance in
fulfillment of their official duties and rights.
4.8. Take part in the discussion of issues that relate to the duties performed by him.
4.9. Request and receive necessary information and documents from structural units.
4.10. Submit for consideration by the head of the organization proposals on the hiring, transfer and dismissal of employees, on the encouragement of distinguished employees and on the application of disciplinary sanctions to employees who violate labor discipline.
V. Responsibility
5.1. The chief welder is responsible for:
- in case of causing material damage, within the limits determined by the criminal, civil, and labor legislation of the Russian Federation.
- in case of committing an offense in the course of carrying out its activities, within the limits determined by the criminal, civil, administrative legislation of the Russian Federation.
- in case of failure to fulfill or improper performance of their official duties, which are provided for by this job description, within the limits determined by the labor legislation of the Russian Federation.
5.2. The chief welder bears personal responsibility for the consequences of his unreasonable decision, which entailed a violation of the safety of property, its unlawful use or other damage to the organization.
Head of structural unit: _____________ __________________
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When does it lose power?
The certificate is considered invalid in the following cases:
- the expiration date indicated on the first page has expired;
- there was a break in work for more than 6 months;
- the welder was suspended from work due to systematic violation of technological requirements and defects.
Before the expiration date, you should wait for documents to be sent to an accredited certification center. At a meeting of the certification commission, documents are reviewed and a decision is made:
- extend without limitation;
- extend, limiting the scope;
- do not renew.
Re-certification is carried out by a specialist on a general basis.
How to get a?
How to obtain a NAKS certificate? First of all, you need to prepare a package of documents. This is the most labor-intensive stage.
Required:
- certificate confirming welding experience;
- conclusion of the medical commission about the absence of health restrictions, chronic and occupational diseases;
- confirmation of the qualification category in the specialty;
- a diploma from a vocational educational institution that trained a welder in a working specialty;
- certificates and diplomas of professional retraining courses for assignment of the next rank (if available);
- two color photographs 3*4 cm.
A complete list of documents required to pass certification for the chosen specialization and qualification level can be obtained from an organization certified by NAKS as a certification center. The list of such organizations is published on the NAKS portal and is constantly updated .
The next stage: submitting an application and a set of documents to an accredited organization. After checking the completeness and authenticity, the verification date is determined.
On this day, the welder appears before a commission that checks his level of knowledge of the theory and practice of creating welded joints. For each type of welding, it is required to obtain a separate certificate, since both the amount of theoretical knowledge and technological working methods for, say, resistance welding and argon arc welding differ significantly.
Four qualification levels are established:
- welder;
- master welder;
- welding technologist;
- welding engineer.
At the first stage of certification, the worker’s practical skills are tested; in the training workshop, he must weld several seams. If the quality of the connections satisfies the commission members, then they move on to the theoretical part of the certification. The specialist answers approximately twenty questions, using computer tests or in an interview mode.
There are the following types of certification:
- primary , it is passed by employees who do not have permission to work in their chosen specialization, they pass theory and practice;
- additional , for workers who have passed the primary and wish to obtain additional permits, as well as all those who have a six-month or more break in work;
- periodic , for renewal of the certificate, also consists of a practical and theoretical part;
- extraordinary , taken after removal from work for poor quality and non-compliance with technology, in terms of the scope of what should be checked, it corresponds to the primary one.
If both practice and theory are passed successfully, a certificate is issued. This takes up to two weeks. After this, the specialist receives the document and is entered into the general register of welders NAKS.
Buy NAKS welder certification in Moscow, price
Certification of welders, carried out by the state division of NAKS (National Welding Control Agency), aims to identify the compliance of the professional skills of employees with the requirements of their working category. Upon passing all certification checks of the welding staff, a certificate is issued confirming the results of the NAKS certification.
Such testing is carried out on the initiative of the head of the enterprise, and for employees of government agencies with increased responsibility for work, hazardous working conditions and increased requirements for products, such certification of welders is mandatory at least once every three years.
The conditions for certification of cookers are regulated by NAKS, and include three stages:
- Practical aptitude test;
- General exam, including testing of basic technical knowledge;
- Special check.
Every welding master understands that it is quite difficult to go through the entire welder certification cycle given such increased requirements.
What is easier - to pass a welding certification or buy a certificate?
The situation is no less complicated if the reason for passing the certification of welders was the loss of a certificate - this is the most common reason for contacting our company to purchase such a document.
The working conditions of people in this specialty are such that it is not at all surprising when they turn to us with a request to restore a damaged certificate issued by NAKS.
Well, for some experienced Moscow specialists, the prospect of buying such a welder certification certificate is an opportunity to gain time and not lose a current vacancy or promotion. After all, this document confirms professional competence, which gives the right to occupy the position of site foreman, workshop manager.
Therefore, our company has created a well-functioning sale of NAKS certificates for certification of welders of any professional category and with any rank. The purchasing process is much more profitable than actually taking the exams:
- Document preparation is quick;
- The certificate contains only relevant information about the customer’s level of qualifications.
What is needed to purchase a welding certification certificate?
All that is required of you is to provide personal information to be included in the document, and also indicate what level of welder certification is relevant to you.
Data is sent remotely, for which you need to contact us via the feedback form, by email or by phone. You will also need a digital ID photo, which we will print ourselves.
When filling out an application, you must indicate to which address you want the welder certification certificate to be delivered. Receiving the document in Moscow is carried out through our company’s courier and will cost you completely free.
Sample
What certificate is issued by the certification center to a welder after periodic certification?
The form is printed in a NAKS-accredited printing house. Outwardly, it looks like a pass, has a cardboard base and a vinyl coating. Its size is 80*115 mm.
Inside there are 6 pages for entering information about the welder and the approvals he received. Next to the photo there is a QR code containing encrypted information about the entry in the NAKS Register of Welders. Filling out the form columns is carried out only by personnel of an accredited organization .
What is better, buy or register in accordance with HSE
Carrying out certification means that the employee will be removed from the production process for at least 60 hours. In fact, this can take anywhere from a few days to two weeks. Large enterprises can afford to organize NAKS training on site , with teachers visiting, while small ones have to send welders to training centers.
The Internet is full of offers for assistance in obtaining welder certification certificates. The organizations look more or less reputable and offer to issue the document according to an expedited scheme. Some go so far as to offer to do this even without the presence of a welder.
Sometimes managers of small businesses who want to save time and money fall for the bait of such would-be helpers. All pieces of paper issued by such figures last until the first inspection by regulatory authorities . The inspector just needs to scan the QR code and send a request using the code or certificate number to the Agency’s portal - and the fraud is instantly revealed.
And immediately the trouble begins:
- falsification of documents is a criminal offense ranging from a large fine to imprisonment;
- supervisory authorities stop production;
- customers have the full right to make claims regarding product quality.
For a small enterprise, and it is they who most often fall for the bait of scammers, such consequences most often lead to ruin and closure.
These are the consequences for management, and the employee and his family lose the right to insurance coverage in the event of a work-related incident involving personal injury or death. It will be more profitable for everyone to get real welder qualifications .
Welders should be certified only in those training and certification organizations that are accredited by NAKS and conduct training of welders according to NAKS programs and knowledge testing in accordance with its regulations.
Finding those training and certification organizations is not difficult: a complete list of centers is provided on the Agency’s portal.[/stexbox]
Sample welder certification certificate
The sample for issuing a welder’s certification certificate, in contrast to a NAKS welder, is the Appendix from Resolution 1/29.
This direction of “crusts” is an indicator of qualifications for working personnel using welding equipment to connect parts by welding, and an exact sample (like NAKS) does not exist. The main thing is that the certificate (or simply “the crust”) contains the necessary information about the employee and the educational institution that issued the document.
Below we have presented a sample of a certificate issued by our training center for a welder.
The main thing is that the sample contains:
- Data of the training center that issued the certificate (name, seal, signature of the chairman of the commission);
- Employee data (full name, position held, program name);
- Date of issue.
But in different training centers, samples may differ, which is not a violation.
This is what a PTM coupon looks like.
An approximate sample of a coupon is presented in the guidelines for training in industrial safety.
What is a welder certification certificate and what is it for?
From the title it is immediately clear that this document is the result of the employee passing certification, i.e. training in working with welding equipment using safe methods. Or, in other words, he knows how to perform a given task using welding equipment not only competently, but also safely, both for himself and for others.
Not only the welder himself, but also his supervisor should be interested in the safe performance of work. In the event of an accident, injury, or other incident, penalties are imposed on both the employee and the management team.
A legal entity can be fined up to 400 thousand rubles (Administrative Code of the Russian Federation), or imprisoned for up to 4 years (in case of death of employees, Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The employee himself can receive a fine of up to 15,000.
But that is not all.
If an employee who has not passed certification is injured, the commission may not only deprive the employee of the required compensation for harm to health, but also “hang” all losses caused during the incident. And they will be right, a specialist allowed to work without the appropriate certification is not a specialist, but simply a kamikaze, and poses a threat to his own health and the health of others.
Important! Before each shift, the welder must provide a senior person with a “crust” for inspection, and also be ready to provide the certificate upon request to the inspector performing control at the enterprise.
Hence the conclusion: A welder’s certificate is a certification document confirming that an employee has completed training in labor safety requirements, and has acquired the skills to perform a given task using welding equipment safely, both for themselves and for others. Prepared in accordance with regulatory requirements.
What other credentials are needed?
In order to obtain permission to perform welding work, knowledge and skills in the field of welding alone are not enough . It is difficult to imagine a production where the entire metal structure to be welded is placed on a workbench.
As a rule, you have to weld from a scaffold to weld the seams in the upper part of the product. High temperatures and flying sparks during welding and grinding make the production process a fire hazard. Connecting welding equipment means working with electrical equipment, including high voltage.
You will also need to obtain:
- permission to work at height if welding occurs at a level above 1.3 meters;
- for electric welding, an electrical safety permit is required at the level of the second group ; previously this was called a permit for repair personnel;
- fire safety permit (so-called PTM coupon).
Most training and certification centers include these admissions in the training and knowledge testing program . If a specialist has been trained separately and has appropriate certificates with sufficient validity, they can be attached to the package of documents submitted to obtain an attestation certificate.
Electric welder
Manual electric arc welding with a coated electrode is perhaps the most common type of welding of metal structures and pipelines. Most often, consumable electrode welding, where the power source is a step-down transformer, is found in the construction industry, for example, when welding reinforcement joints and embedded parts of buildings and structures. The training course offers to take a professional training course and receive an official and legal certificate of a manual electric arc welder with the assignment of a qualification category. For experienced welding specialists, refresher courses to a higher level are constantly offered.
Manual argon arc welding - this type is much less common, but the prestige of the worker who has mastered it is much higher. It is mainly used for welding non-ferrous metals and alloy steels, and the process itself takes place in an environment of inert gases using tungsten wire. The welder’s certificate states that the specialist is approved specifically for manual argon-arc welding, for example, high-alloy steels and aluminum alloys.
Welding on automatic and semi-automatic machines is another type of electric welder. The qualifications of this specialist should be sufficient for welding metal structures and pipelines made of various steels in all spatial positions. Welding complex building and technological structures, welding defects in machine parts and much more is learned in the process of training to become a welder in this area. After completing these welding courses, students will learn:
- design and principle of operation of electric welding machines and semi-automatic machines;
- purpose and conditions of use of automatic and mechanized welding;
- learn to read the markings of electrode wire and learn about the conditions of its use;
- become familiar with power sources for welding;
- will study the types of welded joints and seams;
- learn about the conditions for using fluxes and shielding gases;
- will consider the causes of metal deformation during welding and ways to prevent it.
Validity
The document is valid for one year from the date of issue . The deadline is indicated on the first page of the document. Upon completion, the specialist will have to undergo certification in order to renew the certificate.
The validity period may expire earlier if the employee was suspended from work for deviations from technological requirements and defects. Then he undergoes an extraordinary certification.
The administration of the enterprise is obliged to monitor the validity of the certificates of its employees and organize recertification in a timely manner. The employee himself is also interested in not missing the deadline - after all, he will lose the right to insurance compensation for accidents and will be removed from his main job.
How many times should I renew?
How many times can the validity of an attestation certificate be extended? No more than two, then the specialist undergoes periodic certification . Only a valid certificate can be renewed.
The enterprise, no less than 15 days before the expiration date, submits an application to the certification center, which describes:
- information about the specialist
- groups of technical objects;
- type of welding;
- group, class and grades of materials being welded (metal, polymer, etc.), their thickness;
- types and types of seams, positions;
- level of automation of welding equipment;
Upon successful completion of certification, the welder's qualifications are extended. The extension period depends on the level of the specialist: 1 - for one year, 2 and 3 - for 1.5 years, 4 - for 2.5 years .
If the welder fails the certification, no entries are made and the certification becomes invalid.
