Certifications and safety
What our certification covers, who we answer to, and how we keep crews safe in the shop and on site.
- Welding
- CWB · CSA W47.1 Div. 2
- Memberships
- CISC-ICCA, WCA, CCA
- In progress
- Pressure welding
CWB certified to CSA W47.1, Division 2
CSA W47.1 is the Canadian standard for companies that fuse-weld steel. Certification is held by the company, not just the welder: the Canadian Welding Bureau checks our welding procedures, our welders’ qualifications and the people responsible for welding quality.
Division 2 requires a welding supervisor on staff and access to a welding engineer. It’s the level many structural specifications call for, and it’s why general contractors can put our welds in their buildings.
Merit Iron also reports that it is near completion of pressure welding certification. Call to confirm the current status if your job needs it.
Memberships
Industry associations that keep us connected to the people who build Manitoba.
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
Member of CISC-ICCA, the national association for the structural steel industry.
Winnipeg Construction Association
Member of the WCA — “Together We Build Manitoba.”
Canadian Construction Association
Member of the national construction association.
Safety on every job
Steel work means heavy lifts, hot work and working at height. Every field job starts with a site safety plan, and lifts are planned before the crane arrives.
- Written site safety plans
- Rigging and crane coordination planned ahead
- A posted safety program in the shop
- PPE, hot-work and fall-protection practices on site
Need our safety documentation for prequalification? Ask when you request a quote.
Need a certified steel trade on your job?
Send the specs and drawings. We’ll confirm what we can certify and quote the package.