Sub. H.B. No. 127 Summary

• Requires contractors, subcontractors, and project managers to ensure all welders performing structural steel welding are certified by American Welding Society-accredited facilities and hold valid certifications.

• Mandates that all structural steel welding meets adequate welding standards as defined in the American Welding Society Structural Steel Welding Code D1.1 and the nonresidential building code.

• Requires certified welding inspectors to complete all structural steel welding inspections listed in project specifications.

• Authorizes the superintendent of industrial compliance to certify municipal, township, county building departments, and private third parties to conduct inspections for compliance with the structural steel welding requirements.

• Establishes a reckless violation penalty for failure to comply with the structural steel welding standards and inspection requirements.