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AWS REVISES SPECIFICATIONS AND CODES

SPECIFICATION FOR USE AND PERFORMANCE The 94-page book applies to all structural welds used in
OF TRANSPARENT WELDING CURTAINS AND the manufacture and repair of earthmoving, construction
SCREENS and agricultural equipment. It reflects the welding practices
employed by manufacturers within the industry and
A revised edition of the American Welding Society’s AWS incorporates various methods which have been proven
F2.3M, Specification for Use and Performance of Transparent successful by individual manufacturers.
Welding Curtains and Screens, has been published. The
standard known as F2.3M:2011 supersedes the 2001 edition. The publication is the joint effort of the D14 committee on
Machinery and Equipment. The committee is made up of
The 24-page book applies to transparent welding curtains volunteer industry suppliers, end-users, and researchers.
and screens used for all welding and cutting operations or
processes where harmful sparks, spatter, and radiation are AWS D14.3/D14.3M:2010 is available at (888) WELDING or
emitted, and excludes those sources that emit x-rays, gamma www.aws.org/standards for $80.
rays, particulate radiation, laser light or electron beams. The
purpose of the standard is to provide reasonable and adequate BRIDGE WELDING CODE REVISED
means, ways, and methods for the testing, selection, and safe
use of transparent welding curtains and screens. The revised edition of the American Welding Society’s D1.5M/
D1.5:2010 Bridge Welding Code has been published. The
The publication is the joint effort of the AWS Safety and new standard known as AASHTO/AWS D1.5M/D1.5:2010
Health Committee. The committee is made up of volunteer supersedes the 2008 edition.
industry suppliers, manufacturers, end-users, and researchers.
AWS F2.3M is available at (888) WELDING or www.aws. The 478-page book was undertaken in response to a need for
org/standards for $52. a common welding specification for the fabrication of steel
highway bridges by welding. The departments of highways
WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION FOR GAS and transportation in the 50 states, the District of Columbia
TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING OF ALUMINUM and Puerto Rico that make up the American Association of
State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) have
The American Welding Society and the Welding Research routinely used the specifications of the American Welding
Council have joined in a cooperative effort to generate Society Structural Welding Committee, with appropriate
standard welding procedures for industry by producing AWS modifications, to produce contract documents suitable for
B2.1-22-015:2011, Standard Welding Procedure Specification the construction of bridges using Federal Highway funds.
(SWPS) for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of Aluminum (M/P-22 The proliferation of requirements by the 50 states, District of
to M/P-22), 18 through 10 Gauge, ER40403 or R4043, in the Columbia and Puerto Rico that make up the AASHTO resulted
As-Welded Condition, with our without Backing. in the recognition of the need for a single document that could
produce greater economies in bridge fabrication, while at the
The 18-page book is an outgrowth of the coordinated work of same time addressing the issues of structural integrity and
the Welding Procedure Committee of the Welding Research public safety.
Council and the AWS B2 Committee on Welding Procedure
and Performance Qualifications. AWS B2.1-22-015:2011, is The publication of AASHTO/AWS D1.5/M/D1.5:2010 was
available at (888) WELDING or www.aws.org/standards for justified by the need to monitor, revise, and update code
$248. provisions based on the needs of AASHTO member states and
industry. The code was prepared by the AASHTO/AWS Bridge
SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING EARTHMOVING, Welding Committee operating as a Subcommittee of the AWS
CONSTRUCTION, AND AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT Structural Welding Committee. The Committee is made up of
representatives from the AWS Structural Welding Committee
A revised edition of the American Welding Society’s AWS and the AASHTO Technical Committee for Welding.
D14.3, Specification for Welding Earthmoving, Construction,
and Agricultural Equipment, has been published. The standard AASHTO/AWS D1.5M/D1.5:2010 is available at (888)
known as D14.3M:2010 supersedes the 2005 edition. WELDING or www.aws.org/standards for $264.

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