CWI Inspector Responsibilities, Ethics, and Reporting 5

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

They cannot be represented as performed by an AWS CWI

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Quality and conformance must not be sacrificed to schedule pressure.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

To verify the inspector's current AWS certification and identity

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

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