SWI- GENERAL THEORY. (SITUATIONS).

Q1:
YOU ARE AN SWI WHO HAS TAKEN OVER FROM AN SWI WHO HAS BEEN ON SITE FOR A FEW
MONTHS. IT BECOMES OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A COMPLETE LACK OF MORALE AMONGST YOUR
INSPECTORS BUT THEY DO NOT APPROACH YOU WITH ANY GRIEVANCE.

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR APPROACH TO THE SITUATION?

1) HOLD A MEETING WITH THE INSPECTION TEAM REVIEWING RECENT SITUATIONS.

2) IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS.

3) SHOW A WILLINGNESS AND ENTHUISIASM FOR WANTING A SPEEDY RESOLVE.

4) SEEK CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEMS.

5) INVOLVE ALL INSPECTORS IN ASSISTING AND TACKLING THE PROBLEMS AND HELP REBUILD THE
TEAMS MORALE.

6) HOLD REGULAR FOLLOW UP MEETINGS AND KEEP A RECORD AND TRACK OF PROGRESS.

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Q2:
YOU ARE AN SWI RESPONSIBLE FOR A TEAM OF WELDING INSPECTORS WHO HAVE BEEN ON SITE FOR
2 MONTHS. A WELDING INSPECTOR WHO HAS BEEN ON SITE FOR ONLY 1 WEEK INFORMS YOU THAT
THE CONTRACTOR HAS APPROACHED HIM WITH AN OFFER OF MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR TURNING A
BLIND EYE WHEN CERTAIN WELDING WORK IS BEING PERFORMED

DISCUSS YOUR COURSE OF ACTION?

1) BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS TO THIS CASE THE APPROACH MUST BE MADE
CAUTIOUSLY.

2) FIRSTLY REQUEST A BRIEF WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE APPROACH MADE BY THE

CONTRACTOR FROM THE INSPECTOR DETAILING THE ITEMS INVOLVED AND WHO IT WAS
THAT MADE THE APPROACH.

3) INFORM MY DIRECT SUPERIOR OF THE ALLEGATIONS.

4) HOLD A MEETING WITH MY SUPERIOR, MYSELF AND THE INSPECTOR CONCERNED.

5) ASIGN MYSELF TO THE ITEMS INVOLVED AND BE EXTRA VIGILANT FOR DETECTIVE WORK IN
AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN MORE INFORMATION.
 6) TRANSFER / REPLACE THE INSPECTOR TO ANOTHER LOCATION ON THE PROJECT.

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Q3:
YOU ARE AN SWI ON A PIPELINE PROJECT. THE RADIOGRAPH INTERPRETER INFORMS YOU THAT HE
BELIEVES THE SAME WELD HAS BEEN RADIOGRAPHED WITH A DIFFERENT WELD No ON A NUMBER OF
OCCASIONS AND THE RADIOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

WHAT ACTION DO YOU TAKE?

1) RECALL ALL RADIOGRAPHS, REPORTS AND CERTIFICATES.

2) IDENTIFY ALL RADIOGRAPHS AND WELDS IN QUESTION.

3) HAVE ALL RADIOGRAPHS IN QUESTION INDEPENDANTELY INTERPRETED.

4) IF THE SUSPECTED DUPLICATION IS CORRECT THEN NOTIFY SUPERVISION AND IDENTIFY THE
SOURCE OF THE DUPLICATION.

5) TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

6) RE-SHOOT ALL WELDS IN QUESTION.

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Q4:
YOU ARE AN SWI WORKING ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT ON A PROJECT TO BUILD AN OFFSHORE
PLATFORM. YOU DISCOVER THAT 1 OF THE INSPECTORS, SUPPLIED FROM A DIFFERENT AGENCY WHO
HAS BEEN ON SITE FOR 1 WEEK DOES NOT HOLD A VALID WELDING INSPECTOR APPROVAL.

STATE THE ACTIONS YOU WOULD TAKE?

1) REMOVE THE INSPECTOR FROM THE PROJECT.

2) NOTIFY THE AGENCY OF YOUR ACTIONS AND SUGGEST RE-CERTIFICATION.

3) NOTIFY SUPERVISION.

4) IDENTIFY ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR AND STOP ANY
FURTHER WORK ON THOSE ITEMS UNTIL ALL THE WORK HAS BEEN RE-ASSESSED BY AN
APPROVED WELDING INSPECTOR.

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Q5:
YOU VISIT A FABRICATION COMPANY AS AN SWI ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT AND YOU DISCOVER IN A
WELDING QUIVER A NUMBER OF INCORRECT WELDING ELECTRODES AMONG SOME THAT ARE
CORRECT WHICH ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE SPECIFIED FOR THE ITEM BEING WELDED. THE
WELDER INSISTS THAT HE HAS ONLY USED THE CORRECT ONES.

STATE YOUR COURSE OF ACTION?

1) STOP ALL WELDING WORK,

2) CHECK FOR OTHER INCORRECT ELECTRODES.

3) INVESTIGATE THE STORAGE, HANDLING AND ISSUE OF ELECTRODES PROCEDURE.

4) IF PROCEDURE IS INADEQUATE STOP ALL WELDING AND NOTIFY CLIENT OF THE PROBLEM.

5) IDENTIFY ALL WELDS MADE BY THE WELDER.

6) ASK FOR A REPLACEMENT WELDER.

7) CONSULT WELDING ENGINEER TO DETERMINE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

8) REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE WELDS MADE BY THE WELDER.

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