Technical Standard Notices

NEW STANDARDS PROJECTS (PINS)

Development work has begun on the following new or revised standards. Directly and materially affected individuals are invited to contribute to the development of such standards. Those wanting to participate may contact the Staff Secretary listed with the document.

Participation on AWS Technical Committees and Subcommittees is open to all persons.

AWS B5.2-202x, Specification for Establishing a Company Program for Qualification and Certification of Welding Inspection Specialists
(revision of ANSI/AWS B5.2-2026)
Scope: This specification provides guidelines for a company to qualify and certify Welding Inspection Specialists for the purpose of recognizing an individual’s ability to perform in-house welding inspection in accordance with contract or industry-specific inspection standards. The program is described in a Written Practice and is controlled by the company. The qualification requires documentation of experience, training, and satisfactory completion of an examination. The examination tests knowledge of welding processes, procedure and performance qualification, destructive testing, nondestructive examination, terms, definitions, symbols, reports, records, safety, and responsibility as specifically applied by the contract or industry standards applicable to the company. Certification as a Welding Inspection Specialist, as described herein, does not, in and of itself, qualify an individual to perform third-party welding inspection.
Project need: This standard provides the minimum requirements for the training, qualification and company certification of welding inspector specialists and welding inspector assistants.
Stakeholders: Welding inspectors, supervisors or welding inspectors, employers of welding inspectors
Staff Contact: B. Boddiger – bboddiger@aws.org

WITHDRAWN STANDARDS PROJECTS (Withdrawn PINS)

None at this time.

STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW

AWS was approved as an accredited standards-preparing organization by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1979. AWS rules, as approved by ANSI, require that all standards be open to public review for comment during the approval process. This column also advises of ANSI approval of documents. The following standards are submitted for public review. A draft copy may be obtained by contacting the staff secretary of the committee as listed below at: AWS, Standards Development, 8669 NW 36 Street, #130, Miami, FL 33166-6672; telephone 305.443.9353.

Please note, due to the nature of publication timelines, not all listed documents are done so in a timely manner. For ANSI Standards Action, listing all projects bi-weekly, please visit: www.ansi.org/resource-center/standards-action

C3.3-202x, Recommended Practices for the Design, Manufacture, and Examination of Critical Brazed Components (revision of ANSI/AWS C3.3-2008 (R2016))
Revised Standard – $44.00 [ANSI Public Review expires 7/13/2026]
Staff Contact: K. Bulger – kbulger@aws.org

NEW STANDARDS APPROVED BY ANSI

B5.2-2026, Specification for Establishing a Company Program for Qualification and Certification of Welding Inspection Specialists
Approval Date: 5/12/2026

REVISED STANDARDS APPROVED BY ANSI

A5.28/A5.28M-2026, Specification for Low-Alloy Steel Electrodes and Rods For Gas Shielded Arc Welding
(revision of ANSI/AWS A5.28/A5.28M-2022)
Approval Date: 5/13/2026

B5.17-2025-AMD1-2026, Specification for the Qualification of Welding Fabricators
(revision of ANSI/AWS B5.17-2025)
Approval Date: 5/12/2026

REAFFIRMED STANDARDS APPROVED BY ANSI

None at this time.

STABILIZED MAINTENANCE STANDARDS APPROVED BY ANSI

None at this time.

WITHDRAWN STANDARDS APPROVED BY ANSI

None at this time.

AMENDMENT STANDARDS APPROVED BY ANSI

None at this time.

ADOPTED STANDARDS APPROVED BY ANSI

None at this time.

NOTICE OF HISTORICAL ANSI

None at this time.