This standard establishes the minimum requirements for qualification and certification as a SENSE Level I—Entry Welder with the American Welding Society.

This standard specifies practical knowledge and performance tests that require a minimum level of reading, computational, and manual skills to successfully complete.

All individuals meeting the specified performance criteria at a facility that is a training organization will be listed in the AWS database of SENSE Entry Welders.

Organizations that are not training organizations may use this standard, but individuals they instruct will not be listed in the AWS database of SENSE Entry Welders.

Although a written test including questions on safety is required by this standard, this standard is not intended to address safety and health. Safety and health requirements are provided in ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, other safety and health standards, and federal, state, and local government regulations. The responsibility for safety is primarily with the welder, the training organization during training and testing, and afterwards, with the employer.