• Company CertificationStandards in

Welding

What is a code:

A systematic collection of regulations and rules of procedure

IPC – Indian Penal Code - It is a comprehensive code, intended to

cover all substantive aspects of criminal law.

IBR – Indian Boiler regulation - Regulations in respect of materials,

design and construction, inspection and testing of boilers and boiler

components for compliance by the manufacturer's and users of

boilers in the country.

ASME BPVC Section IX - Welding and Brazing Qualifications

What is a standard: • A Standard can be defined as a set of technical definitions

and guidelines that function as instructions for designers, manufacturers, operators, or users of equipment.

• Different standards adopted :

• American Welding Society Standards (AWS)

• American petroleum institute standards (API)

• Australian / New zealand standards (AS/NZS)

• British Standards (BS)

• International Organisation for standardisation (ISO)

• European Union Standards (EN)

• German Standards (DIN)

• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

Difference between a code and a standard

• A code is a model, a set of rules that knowledgeable people

• recommend for others to follow. It is not a law, but can be

• adopted into law.

• A standard tends be a more detailed elaboration, the nuts

• and bolts of meeting a code.

• A standard becomes a Code when it has been adopted by • one or more governmental bodies and is enforceable by law,

• or when it has been incorporated into a business contract.

SOME OF THE MANAGEMENT STANDARD.

• ISO 900O -QMS• ISO 14000 -EMS• ISO 18000-Occupational Health and Safety

Management System (OH& S MS) And International Standard OHSAS 18001:1999

• ISO 27000-ISO/IEC 27002 provides best practice recommendations on IS security management systems (ISMS).

EMERGING STANDARDS

• ISO-3834 –Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.• EN -15085- Welding of railway

vehicles and components.• IRIS- International Railway

Industry Standard

Welding is a Special Process-Why

• 7 - Product realization

• 7.5 Production and service provision

• 7.5.2 Validation of processes for production and service provision

– The organization shall validate any processes for production and service provision where the resulting output cannot be verified by subsequent monitoring or measurement and as a consequence, deficiencies become apparent only after the product is in use or the service has been delivered.