# Qualification of Welders and Welding Operators

**Citation:** 192.227  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Arkansas Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

§ 192.227 Qualification of Welders and Welding Operators (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each welder or welding operator must be qualified in accordance with section 6, section 12, Appendix A or Appendix B of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see § 192.7), or section 

## Document text

§ 192.227 Qualification of Welders and Welding Operators (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each welder or welding operator must be qualified in accordance with section 6, section 12, Appendix A or Appendix B of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see § 192.7), or section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) (incorporated by reference, see § 192.7). However, a welder or welding operator qualified under an earlier edition than listed in § 192.7 may weld but may not requalify under that earlier edition. (b) A welder may qualify to perform welding on pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop stress of less than 20 percent of SMYS by performing an acceptable test weld, for the process to be used, under the test set forth in Section I of Appendix C of this part. Each welder who is to make a welded service line connection to a main must first perform an acceptable test weld under section II of Appendix C of this part as a requirement of the qualifying test. (c) For steel transmission pipe installed after July 1, 2021, records demonstrating each individual welder qualification at the time of construction in accordance with this section must be retained for a minimum of 5 years following construction.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://codeofarrules.arkansas.gov/Rules/Rule?chapterID=40&levelType=part&partID=1394&subChapterID=392&titleID=23>
- Source ID: `ar-car-pipeline-safety`
- SHA-256: `798e2650417d2eafaaada3bd6771614d81fc1f8587483e6625acb686243a7502`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T08:10:37.612Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T12:38:30.923Z
- Document slug: `ar-car-23-500-192-227`

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