Inspector Responsibilities, Ethics, and Reporting Flashcards

A client asks a CWI to share confidential inspection data from a different client's project. What should the CWI do?

Answer: Refuse, since inspection information is confidential to the client who commissioned it

Inspectors must keep client information confidential unless authorized or legally required to disclose.

When a CWI's certification lapses, what is the status of inspections the person performs after the expiration date?

Answer: They cannot be represented as performed by an AWS CWI

Representing oneself as a CWI after certification expires violates QC1 and ethics rules.

Which statement best describes the inspector's role relative to production schedules?

Answer: The inspector ensures conformance to requirements and should not let schedule pressure override acceptance criteria

Quality and conformance must not be sacrificed to schedule pressure.

What is the purpose of the CWI stamp or certification card when presented on a job?

Answer: To verify the inspector's current AWS certification and identity

The stamp and card identify the holder as a currently certified AWS CWI.

An inspector observes a welder using a process not listed on the qualified WPS. What should the inspector do first?

Answer: Stop or flag the work and report the WPS deviation to supervision

Welding outside the WPS's essential variables is a nonconformance that must be addressed promptly.

Why should inspection reports avoid vague terms such as 'looks OK'?

Answer: They lack measurable, verifiable data tied to acceptance criteria

Objective reports cite measurements and specific criteria so results can be verified.

A CWI is asked to give expert opinions in public about a product the CWI has not evaluated. Under the Code of Ethics, the CWI should:

Answer: Express opinions only on matters within their competence and based on facts

AWS ethics require public statements to be objective, truthful, and within the inspector's knowledge.