{"id":"19431564-90d0-4b21-bf52-936c58d09b62","task":"Determine the correct verification path when a customer asks a fab shop to prove its welders' qualifications are traceable to specific WPS/PQR records rather than just holding generic certifications","domain":"welding procedure traceability","steps":["Confirm the shop maintains a Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) supported by a Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) for each combination of process, material, and joint design used in production","Confirm each welder has a Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ) record tied to a specific WPS (not a generic 'certified welder' claim disconnected from any WPS), documenting the essential variables (process, position, material thickness range, filler metal) the welder actually tested on","Check that the shop's quality system (or ASME/NBIC-required quality manual, if applicable) defines how WPS/PQR/WPQ records are retained, revised, and cross-referenced to job traveler/router documentation for the specific job in question","If the shop uses a WPS/PQR management software platform, confirm records can be exported or cross-referenced by job number for the specific customer audit, rather than only living in disconnected paper files","Escalate to the shop's certified welding inspector (or third-party CWI) to sign off on traceability completeness before representing the records as audit-ready to the customer"],"gotchas":["A welder having a generic AWS CW/CWI credential does not by itself prove WPS/PQR/WPQ traceability for a specific job — the customer is asking about job-specific documentation linkage, which is a distinct requirement from personal certification status","Essential variables differ between codes (D1.1 vs. ASME IX vs. API 1104) — confirm which code's essential-variable set governs the specific WPS/PQR/WPQ chain being audited before evaluating completeness"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T21:38:20.417Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/19431564-90d0-4b21-bf52-936c58d09b62"}