# Missing Certification or Compliance Documentation in Division 05 Metals submittals

> Source: https://deviationcheck.com/divisions/05-metals/missing-certification/

A required listing, test report, certification, or compliance document is absent from the submittal package.

## What to look for in Division 05 Metals

Required certifications in metals submittals:
- **AISC certification** (fabricator category: STD, CPT, S, A, or erector categories)
- **AWS D1.1** structural welding code compliance (the governing welding standard)
- **AWS D1.8** seismic welding supplement (for Seismic Force Resisting Systems)
- **Mill test reports (MTR)** per ASTM A6 for structural shapes, plates, bars
- **Bolt test reports** per ASTM F3125
- **Weld Procedure Specifications (WPS)** and Procedure Qualification Records (PQR)
- **Welder qualification records** (WQR) per AWS D1.1
- **ICC-ES evaluation reports** (ESR) for proprietary connections and post-installed anchors
- **IBC/ASCE 7 seismic compliance** for connections in seismic force resisting systems
- **Special inspection documentation** per IBC Chapter 17
- **SJI (Steel Joist Institute)** load tables and design compliance
- **SDI (Steel Deck Institute)** compliance for metal decking
- **Galvanizing certificates** per ASTM A123 (thickness measurements)
- **Paint/coating inspection records** (DFT measurements, surface prep verification)
- **Fireproofing test reports** per ASTM E119 (UL assembly listing)

## Severity

Default grade: Fix and Resubmit. Escalates to Blocker when the missing document is a code or life-safety requirement (UL listing, fire rating).