Create a specific post-weld visual inspection commitment before handing off a practice or production weld.
a post-weld visual inspection sweep After a practice coupon, bracket weld, multi-pass bead, or WPS-controlled weld before handoff or the next pass After I finish [specific weld], I will clean enough to inspect and run a five-point visual sweep: toes, bead face, starts and stops, required size or profile, and fit or distortion. If I see porosity, undercut, slag, missed tie-in, or a crater issue, I will record it and ask or correct before handoff. In 3 days, check whether the five-point sweep was used and which defect or confirmation it produced. After a stick welding fillet practice bead before…
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