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A Welding Coordinator is a key technical person responsible for ensuring welding activities in an organization meet quality and compliance standards. This role is often mandatory in industries that follow international standards such as ISO 3834 and EN 1090, especially in structural steel fabrication, oil & gas, shipbuilding, and pressure vessel manufacturing.

�� Who is a Welding Coordinator?

A Welding Coordinator is typically a qualified engineer or welding expert who plans, supervises, and ensures proper execution of all welding-related activities, including the competence of welders and quality assurance processes.

�� Responsibilities of a Welding Coordinator (per ISO 14731)

According to ISO 14731: Welding coordination — Tasks and responsibilities, the Welding Coordinator is responsible for:

1. Review of Requirements

   • Understand project/welding requirements from codes, standards, and client specs.

2. Technical Review

   • Select appropriate welding processes and procedures (WPS, PQR, WPQR).

   • Define base materials, filler materials, joint types, and positions.

3. Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS)

   • Prepare, approve, or verify WPS and PQR documents.

   • Ensure they comply with standards like ASME, ISO, or AWS.

4. Qualification of Welders

   • Oversee welder qualification testing as per ISO 9606, ASME IX, AWS D1.1, etc.

5. Production Planning

   • Allocate skilled welders.

   • Define welding sequences, jigs, fixtures, and consumables.

6. Inspection & Testing

   • Coordinate or conduct visual and NDT inspections.

   • Ensure compliance with ISO 17635 (visual), ISO 17640 (UT), ISO 17636 (RT), etc.

7. Quality Assurance & Documentation

   • Maintain welding records, inspection logs, NDT reports, and traceability.

8. Training & Supervision

   • Train welders and provide technical guidance.

   • Work with Welding Inspectors and QA/QC teams.

�� Qualifications (as per ISO 14731)

ISO 14731 classifies Welding Coordinators by levels of technical knowledge:

�� Where It's Required

• ISO 3834 – Welding quality systems (requires appointed Welding Coordinator)

• EN 1090 – Structural steel fabrication in Europe

• Pressure vessels, pipelines, aerospace, automotive, railways

Course Duration: 5 Days (40 Hours) Course Level: Lead Auditor Standard Covered: ISO 14064-1:2018 Target Audience:

• Environment professionals

• Sustainability managers

• Carbon auditors / verifiers

• ISO consultants

• Internal auditors

• ESG professionals

• Factory & plant managers

• Students and early-career climate professionals

COURSE OVERVIEW

The ISO 14064-1:2018 Lead Auditor Training equips participants with the knowledge and skills required to audit an organization’s greenhouse gas (GHG) quantification, monitoring, calculation, reporting, and verification system.
This standard is the foundation for carbon footprint assessments, net-zero strategies, climate disclosures, and sustainability performance.

Participants learn:

• GHG sources and sinks

• Direct and indirect emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3)

• Quantification methodologies

• Emission factors & calculation principles

• Uncertainty analysis

• Carbon accounting tools

• GHG inventory documentation

• Verification & validation processes

• Audit principles & techniques

• Preparing audit reports

• Managing audit teams

----------------------------------------- DAY-WISE TRAINING STRUCTURE (5 DAYS) ----------------------------------------- DAY 1 — INTRODUCTION TO GREENHOUSE GASES & ISO 14064-1 FRAMEWORK

(Theory + Activities)

1.1 Global Climate Change Fundamentals

• Climate change science

• Greenhouse effect

• Global warming potential (GWP)

• IPCC guidelines overview

• Kyoto Protocol & Paris Agreement basics

1.2 Introduction to Greenhouse Gases

• 7 Key GHGs covered under ISO 14064

  • CO₂

  • CH₄

  • N₂O

  • SF₆

  • HFCs

  • PFCs

  • NF₃

1.3 Carbon Footprint Fundamentals

• Definition

• Boundaries: organizational & operational

• Direct vs indirect emissions

• Scopes 1, 2, 3 overview

1.4 Introduction to ISO 14064 GHG Standards Family

• ISO 14064-1: 2018 — Organization level

• ISO 14064-2: 2019 — Project level

• ISO 14064-3: 2019 — Verification and validation

• ISO 14065 — Accreditation

• ISO 14066 — Competence of GHG auditors

1.5 Structure of ISO 14064-1:2018

• Clause-by-clause overview

• Relationship to ISO 14001 & GRI

1.6 Workshop

• Identifying GHG impacts in different industries

DAY 2 — GHG INVENTORY PLANNING, BOUNDARIES & QUANTIFICATION

(Theory + Calculations + Tools)

2.1 Organizational Boundary Setting

• Control approach: operational/financial

• Equity share method

• Multinational and multi-site boundaries

2.2 Operational Boundary Setting

• Scope 1 emissions: Fuel combustion, fugitive emissions

• Scope 2 emissions: Purchased electricity, heat, steam

• Scope 3 emissions:

  • Upstream activities

  • Downstream activities

  • Product life-cycle emissions

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