1、BSI Standards Publication PD CEN/TR 15589:2014 Non destructive testing Code of practice for the approval of NDT personnel by recognised third party organisations under the provisions of Directive 97/23/ ECPD CEN/TR 15589:2014 PUBLISHED DOCUMENT National foreword This Published Document is the UK imp
2、lementation of CEN/TR 15589:2014. It supersedes PD CEN/TR 15589:2007 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee WEE/46, Non-destructive testing. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Th
3、is publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2014. Published by BSI Standards Limited 2014 ISBN 978 0 580 83138 6 ICS 19.100 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer
4、 immunity from legal obligations. This Published Document was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 28 February 2014. Amendments issued since publication Date T e x t a f f e c t e dPD CEN/TR 15589:2014TECHNICAL REPORT RAPPORT TECHNIQUE TECHNISCHER BERICHT C
5、EN/TR 15589 February 2014 ICS 19.100 Supersedes CEN/TR 15589:2007 English Version Non destructive testing - Code of practice for the approval of NDT personnel by recognised third party organisations under the provisions of Directive 97/23/EC Essais non destructifs - Code de pratique pour lapprobatio
6、n du personnel charg des END par des entits tierces parties reconnues en application des dispositions de la Directive 97/23/CE Zerstrungsfreie Prfung - Verfahrensregeln fr die Anerkennung von ZfP-Personal durch anerkannte dritte Organisationen nach den Vorgaben der Richtlinie 97/23/EUThis Technical
7、Report was approved by CEN on 9 December 2013. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 138. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany,
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9、UNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2014 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. CEN/TR 15589:2014 EPD CEN/TR 15589:2014 CEN/TR 15589:2014 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword . 3 1 Scope 4 2 Terms and
10、 definitions . 4 3 General . 5 4 Approval of NDT personnel requirements 5 4.1 General . 5 4.2 Route A . 5 4.3 Route B . 5 4.4 Route C . 5 5 Approval attestation 6 6 Renewal of approvals 7 Annex A (informative) Flow diagram 8 Annex B (informative) Model approval attestation 9 Annex C (informative) Gu
11、ideline 6/13 Adopted by Working Group Pressure . 10 Bibliography 11 PD CEN/TR 15589:2014 CEN/TR 15589:2014 (E) 3 Foreword This document (CEN/TR 15589:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 138 “Non- destructive testing”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This document superse
12、des CEN/TR 15589:2007. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC Article 13 s
13、ection 1, it is essential that European Union Member States and EFTA countries notify the European Commission and the other Member States of the Third Party Organizations (RTPO) which they have recognized for the purposes of the tasks referred to in Annex 1, section 3.1.3, namely the Approval of NDT
14、 personnel to test permanent joints of categories III and IV pressure Equipment and Pressure Assemblies 1. The methodology for Approval of NDT personnel is not specified in Directive 97/23/EC, and it was agreed by the European Conformity Assessment Bodies Forum (CABF) that guidance was required in o
15、rder to ensure a consistent approach to the application of the Directive and the implementation of Working Group Pressure Guideline 6/13 (17th March 2004) by Recognized Third Party Organisations (RTPO) (see Annex C). As a result, a Code of Practice (CoP) was developed from a draft proposed by The Eu
16、ropean Federation for NDT. This CoP was published as CABF TRG 0034 on 24th November 2004, with a recommendation that this document be submitted to CEN for possible development as a Technical Report (TR) or Specification (TS). PD CEN/TR 15589:2014 CEN/TR 15589:2014 (E) 4 1 Scope This Technical Report
17、 provides a methodology for approval of NDT personnel under the provisions of Directive 97/23/EC, Annex 1, section 3.1.3. The provisions of Guideline 6/13 are detailed herein to ensure a consistent approach and a high level of confidence in the approval of NDT personnel by RTPOs through widespread a
18、doption of the criteria and approval processes detailed herein. A flow diagram illustrating this methodology is presented in Annex A. 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this Technical Report, the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 Recognised Third Party Organization (RTPO) body reco
19、gnised by a member state of the European Union or EFTA countries for the purposes of the tasks referred to in Directive 97/23/EC, Article 13 section 1, and in Annex 1, section 3.1.3, namely the approval of NDT personnel to test permanent joints for pressure equipment in categories III and IV, and wh
20、ose recognition has been notified to the European Commission or EFTA countries and the other Member States 2.2 approval of NDT Personnel procedure used to demonstrate the competence of an individual to carry out specific non-destructive tests of permanent joints for pressure equipment in categories
21、III and IV (see Directive 97/23/EC Annex 1, section 3.1.3) 2.3 approval attestation documented statement issued by an RTPO that a specified individual is approved (see 2.2) 2.4 qualification demonstration of physical attributes, knowledge, skill, training and experience required to properly perform
22、NDT tasks SOURCE: EN ISO 9712:2012 2.5 certification procedure used by the certification body to confirm that the qualification requirements for a method, level and sector have been fulfilled, leading to the issuing of a certificate SOURCE: EN ISO 9712:2012 2.6 relevant sector particular section of
23、industry or technology where specialized NDT practices are used, requiring specific product-related knowledge, skill, equipment or training Note 1 to entry A sector can be interpreted to mean a product (welded products, castings) or an industry (aerospace, inservice testing). SOURCE: EN ISO 9712:201
24、2 PD CEN/TR 15589:2014 CEN/TR 15589:2014 (E) 5 2.7 permanent joints joints which cannot be disconnected except by destructive methods e.g. made by fusion welding, brazing, braze welding expansion etc. 3 General The basis for a decision by an RTPO for approval of NDT personnel according to Directive
25、97/23/EC, Annex I, section 3.1.3 shall be a valid qualification, or a certificate of competence, issued under either 2nd or 3rd party arrangements covering Non-Destructive Testing in a Relevant Sector. There are three cases described as Approval NDT personnel routes A, B and C, as follows: A) Certif
26、ication by RTPO; Individuals who are certified according to the European Standard EN ISO 9712 in a relevant sector by a certifying body also recognized as an RTPO. B) Certification by a body which is not an RTPO; Individuals who are certified according to the European Standard EN ISO 9712 in a relev
27、ant sector by a certification body which is not an RTPO. C) Cases other than routes A and B; Individuals qualified in a relevant sector using qualification criteria equivalent to those of the European Standard EN ISO 9712. 4 Approval of NDT personnel requirements 4.1 General For the approval of NDT
28、personnel by a RTPO, one of the following routes shall be applied. 4.2 Route A An individual holds an EN ISO 9712 certificate in a relevant sector issued by a Certification Body which is also an RTPO. In this case, the individual is considered to be approved without further action. 4.3 Route B An in
29、dividual holds an EN ISO 9712 certificate in a relevant sector issued by a certification body which is not a RTPO, but which has a formal contractual arrangement with a RTPO to carry out assessments as a sub-contractor. In this case the individual may be approved by the above mentioned RTPO upon rec
30、eipt of satisfactory documented evidence of qualification and certification provided by the certification body concerned. 4.4 Route C 4.4.1 An individual qualified in a relevant sector against criteria of an accepted standard that is equivalent to EN ISO 9712 may be approved by an RTPO, provided it
31、is satisfied that qualification criteria equivalent to those of the standard have been met. 4.4.2 When applying approval by route C, a qualification on-site audit is required. The RTPO shall appoint one or more assessors who, between them hold NDT Level 3 certification issued by a third party certif
32、ication body, covering the relevant sector(s) and those NDT method(s) equivalent to those applied by the NDT personnel to be approved. PD CEN/TR 15589:2014 CEN/TR 15589:2014 (E) 6 4.4.3 In particular, the RTPO assessor(s) shall ascertain during an audit conducted on site that the individual to be ap
33、proved has: - satisfactory vision and colour perception; - completed general and job-specific training prior to examination; - acquired suitable industrial experience in the applicable NDT method and relevant sector(s); - been successful in general and relevant specific written qualification examina
34、tions; - been successful in job-specific practical examinations that are relevant to the testing of permanent joints in pressure equipment; - continues to be qualified, without significant interruption, in the testing of permanent joints to pressure equipment; and - is familiar with and able to sati
35、sfactorily implement defined NDT procedures and/or NDT instructions for the testing of permanent joints to pressure equipment. 4.4.4 The RTPO assessor(s) shall assess each of the NDT personnel applying for Approval. The assessment shall involve, as a minimum, a practical examination during which the
36、 individual seeking approval shall be observed, satisfactorily applying at least one relevant NDT instruction or procedure covering each of the NDT methods for which Approval is sought. 5 Approval attestation 5.1 NDT Approval(s) issued by the RTPO shall have a maximum validity period of five years f
37、or route A and B, and three years for route C. 5.2 When required, i.e. in relation to approval under Routes B and C, the RTPO will issue an approval attestation. The attestation shall include at least: a) identity of the RTPO; b) full name of the approved individual; c) name of the qualifying body (
38、in Route C this will be the employer or the pressure equipment manufacturer); d) NDT method(s) for which the individual is approved; e) scope and limitations of the approval (e.g. whether the individual is approved only to carry out the test without interpreting the results, or applying NDT to speci
39、fic materials using particular NDT equipment). This could be accomplished by referring to a level as defined in EN ISO 9712; f) reference to Directive 97/23/EC Annex 1, section 3.1.3; g) conditions for maintaining and surveillance validity of the approval; h) expiration date of approval (this could
40、be in phase with the expiry date of the associated qualification/certification); i) signature of the RTPOs representative. A model approval attestation is given in Annex B. PD CEN/TR 15589:2014 CEN/TR 15589:2014 (E) 7 6 Renewal of approvals Upon expiry, an NDT personnel approval may be renewed by th
41、e RTPO provided the criteria for initial approval remain fulfilled. Route A: Approval will be renewed automatically upon EN ISO 9712 renewal or recertification. Route B: Approval may be renewed by the RTPO upon receipt of documentary evidence from the sub-contractor that EN 473 or EN ISO 9712 renewa
42、l or recertification has been completed. Route C: Approval can be renewed by the RTPO provided the criteria defined in 4.4 remain fulfilled. PD CEN/TR 15589:2014 CEN/TR 15589:2014 (E) 8 Annex A (informative) Flow diagram Inquiry How are personnel currently qualified? Desk-top review of qualification
43、 procedure for compliance with criteria specified in 4.4.3 Qualification in a relevant sector for which route A and B are not applicable (Approval Route C) Third party certification in relevant sector (Approval Route A or B) YES NO Route B applies. The RTPO has a formal contractual arrangement with
44、the certification body. This body must issue certification reports for certificated personnel for the RTPO which may use such reports as a basis for a decision to issue an approval Route A applies, and 97/23/EC annex 1 section 3.1.3 is satisfied. Certificate holder deemed to be approved to test perm
45、anent joints to pressure equipment in categories 3 and 4. Compliance satisfactory? Reject application NO Satisfactory? Agree and review evidence of corrective action Compliance satisfactory? NO On-site audit by RTPO to confirm system implementation by review of personnel records Compare with EN ISO
46、9712 qualification criteria Carry out practical examination comprised of witnessing the application of all NDT procedures for which approval is sought for each NDT person RTPO issues approval YES RTPO approval includes as a minimum all of the information stated at Clause 6 YES YES YES NO Is certific
47、ation body a RTPO? RTPO received a request to issue approval PD CEN/TR 15589:2014 CEN/TR 15589:2014 (E) 9 Annex B (informative) Model approval attestation Issue date: Issue number: Expiry date: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Insert Name of RTPO, which is a Recognized Third Party Organization as described wi
48、thin the European Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC, at Article 13, has approved the following NDT personnel to carry out the specified non destructive tests on permanent joints to pressure equipment in category III and IV (PED 97/23/EC, Annex I, section 3.1.3 refers). Full name of Approved NDT
49、Person NDT method(s) covered by approval Scope of Approval including level of certification and any applicable limitations Qualification body The RTPO has approved the named NDT personnel to carry out the specified non-destructive tests on the basis of: Specify the route or process leading to Approval, and state the conditions of validity of the approval: Routes B conditions of validity: The validity of the approval is conditional upon the associated third party certificate remaining valid. Route C conditions of validity: The validity of the approval is con
