This procedure sets out factory production control to BS EN 1090, from equipment, materials and contract review to welder qualification, inspection and the welding quality system.

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• CE and UKCA Marking
• Welding Fume and Welding Safety
• Quality Management Systems
• Management Systems knowledge base

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BS EN 1090 Factory Production Control Procedure Template

The BS EN 1090 Factory Production Control Procedure is a Word template that sets out the processes followed for fabrication and welding of steel and aluminium construction components. It covers the standards in use, equipment and calibration, consumables and parent materials, contract and technical review, purchasing, welding procedures and welder qualifications, production control, traceability and the welding quality management system.

Welding follows a welding quality management system to ISO 3834-3, run by the Responsible Welding Coordinator and deputy. It refers to IMS1 and has Title, File Location, Issue No, Issue Date, Controlled By and Approved By fields, an Amendment Record and a Business Use information classification in the footer.

What the Procedure Covers

• Amendment record, overview, scope and applicability - the control note on amendments, the work the procedure covers, factory production control to BS EN 1090 and welding to ISO 3834-3
• Standards, codes and guidelines - a table of the standards and specifications in use with responsibility for keeping them current, and withdrawal of superseded versions
• Management of equipment - unique identification, calibration with traceable records, measuring equipment, quarantine of faulty items, checks on new equipment and monthly patrol checks
• Consumables and parent materials - receipt, marking, storage, shelf life and issue of welding consumables, and receipt, marking, storage and traceable issue of parent materials and offcuts
• Contract review and purchasing - technical review at enquiry, contract approval and job numbers, supplier requirements, constituent product standards and checks on testing subcontractors
• Welding procedures and welder qualifications - preparing and qualifying welding procedure specifications, qualifying welders, requalification triggers and unique welder IDs that are never reused
• Planning, pre-start checks and fabrication - the responsibilities table, competence and job documentation, cutting, fitting and welding, inspection, despatch and the project folder
• Welding quality management system - checks before, during and after welding, inspection and testing, tack welds, weld quality, the welding environment, repairs and welding records

Built for BS EN 1090 Fabrication

• Work cannot start without a declaration of execution class from the client
• Welding consumables stored at controlled temperature and humidity, with a five year maximum storage period
• Unique welder IDs that are never reused and are retired with the welder
• Visual inspection of all welds, with further testing and NDT as the job specification requires
• Offcuts kept traceable by marking, or else quarantined, scrapped or moved to the Non-FPC storage area

Who Needs a Factory Production Control Procedure?

Steel and aluminium fabricators making structural components for CE or UKCA marking to BS EN 1090, and the Responsible Welding Coordinator, deputy and welders who carry out factory production control.

Included in the BS EN 1090 Toolkit

This procedure is part of the BS EN 1090 Toolkit.

How the Procedure Fits Together

Cutting is logged on F-Q41 Cutting Register and welding traced on F-Q48 Fabrication Job Card, with consumables issued on F-Q54 Materials Issue Log and patrol checks recorded monthly on F-Q43 Premises RWC Patrol Checklist. Completed jobs are indexed on F-Q56 Project Index Sheet and a declaration of performance is prepared on F-Q42 Declaration of Performance - EN 1090.

Using the Procedure

Edit the procedure to match your workshop, such as the standards table, storage conditions, the duties shared between the Responsible Welding Coordinator and deputy, and record retention periods. Name the person in the Controlled By field, give it top level approval and brief all fabricators and welders.

Related Documents

GG-4-02 BS EN 1090 Compliance and FPC Guidance gives further guidance on BS EN 1090 compliance and factory production control, and TT-4-02 BS EN 1090 Compliance and FPC Training Talk can be used to brief fabrication staff.