Section 2204.1.1 Qualification of Welding Operators.
In addition to Section 2204.1, the following subsections shall govern all welding work:
1. All welding shall be done by qualified operators approved by the Building Official. The Building Official shall prescribe rules and regulations for the tests of welders, and no operator shall be approved by the Building Official unless and until he/she has first successfully completed such tests as may be given by the Department of Adult Vocational Education of the San Bernardino City Schools, or San Bernardino Valley College, or has obtained such approval because he/she holds a current welding certificate issued by an accredited testing agency based upon the requirements of the California Department of Adult-Vocational Education.
A certificate shall be issued to operators by the Building Official upon successful completion of the required test or tests and/or approval as aforesaid being obtained. Requests for the certificate shall be made by the operator within thirty
(30) days after completion of the test. The certificate shall be valid for two years. Subsequent certificates may be obtained by successful completion of required tests, or when the approved operator submits sufficient evidence to the Department of Adult-Vocational Education of the San Bernardino City Schools, or San Bernardino Valley College that he/she has regularly engaged in such work and that such work has been satisfactorily performed during the past year.
2. Every welder employed for welding of steel plate of No. 8 gauge thickness or less shall be qualified for light gauge welding. Every welder employed for field welding shall be qualified to weld in the flat, vertical and overhead positions. Welders, including light gauge welders who are employed for shop welding, shall be qualified in the flat, vertical and horizontal positions.
3. Structural steel welding operators shall be qualified as prescribed by the latest edition of the Structural Welding Code of the American Welding Society.
4. After a welder has passed the required tests, he/ she must be capable of performing neat and consistently good work in actual operation. Carelessness, inability to maintain a uniform arc and poor workmanship will be deemed sufficient cause for revocation of the welder's certificate.
5. A fee of forty dollars ($ 40) will be charged by the City of San Bernardino for each original or renewed certificate, which shall be valid for two (2) years.
6. At the time application is made, a certificate may be issued without examination upon presentation of proper evidence that the welder is currently approved for the position either by the Department of Adult-Vocational Education or other acceptable proof of qualification.
7. Testing shall be done under the supervision of the San Bernardino City Schools, Department of Adult-Vocational Education of San Bernardino Valley College or other accredited testing agency.