Public Safety
CWB's role has been to protect Canadians for over 75 years. CWB has established service lines for administration, enforcement, product certification, training and education of welding-related standards. Company certification verifies that organizations have implemented operational controls in accordance with Canadian and International standards. These standards also define the criteria for the qualification and certification of welding personnel.
Certification Enforcement
Certified companies are required to demonstrate continued compliance with certification standards. This includes verifying that system controls are implemented and maintained, that personnel are qualified and that the company has approved welding procedures for the work being performed.
Company audits are performed every six months. Companies are required to take action to correct any nonconformances identified during the audit process. Persistent noncompliance or inaction will result in the withdrawal of certification.
How do I know a company is certified?
Learn more about how to validate if a company is certified by the CWB
Public Safety
CWB is the administrator of CSA welding standards and is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). CWB plays an essential role in protecting the safety of the public.
The CWB Office of Public Safety will investigate complaints and provide enforcement related to several issues.
These include:
- Compliance / quality issues for currently certified companies
- Regulated work being undertaken by non-certified companies
- Non-certified fabricators and/or erectors on construction sites
- Weld quality issues which may result in a threat to the safety of the public
- Other related issues
Report a safety concern
Call us at 1-800-844-6790 x717
Complete the Report an Incident / Request Enforcement Form
Use the confidential ConfidenceLine service
Construction Site Visits
The CWB conducts construction site visits to ensure that fabricators and erectors involved in construction projects are correctly certified for the work they are undertaking. The results of these site visits are communicated to the local Site Superintendent. Additionally, should the fabricators and erectors not be correctly certified, the CWB Office of Public Safety will inform the responsible Building Official or regulator of our findings.
Site Visits
- 331site visits
- 5non-certified companies
Enforcement Updates
- 9received
- 9actioned
- 6resolved
- 3investigation on-going
- 2received
- 2actioned
- 1resolved
- 1investigation on-going
- 25received
- 25actioned
- 21resolved
- 4investigation on-going
- 19non-certified companies