Avadon Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 I'm taking on more welding jobs and wondering if I need a welding certificate. Outside of jobs that clearly call for it the only thing I can find in my state that legally call for it under the ORS revised statues are welding on pressure vessels and boilers. Are there any jobs I would be advised to turn down simply due to intrinsic liability? I've avoided a lot of critical structural welding jobs simply because I haven't purchased expensive business insurance yet. Though I imagine if someone (or something) is injured it's not going to matter if you have a cert or not. All that will matter is whether you have insurance to cover the liability and whether or not your negligence rises to anything above a civil act. Some things I'm concern about welding on are vehicles, trailers, aircraft, handrails, etc. Does anyone here weld on these things where certificates are not needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanglediver Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Not needed for trailer work in what I have seen. Competency certainly is needed, but not always evident in production trailers. You can imagine all the production guys out there just punching a clock trying to make quotas rather than obsessing over quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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