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TAIEX PED workshop - IM 23782
TAIEX Workshop on the implementation of the
Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
Bucharest, 27 February - 1 March 2007
Non-Destructive Testing:
New Methods and Qualification of Personnel
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contractor:
Who has qualified your NDT personnel?
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Annex I chapter 3.1.3
3.1.3. Non-destructive tests
For pressure equipment, non-destructive tests of permanent joints must be carried out by suitable qualified personnel.
For pressure equipment in categories III and IV, the personnel must be approved by a third-party organization recognized by a Member State pursuant to Article 13.
qualified personnel.
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Certification by
third-party organisationemployer
SNT-TC-1A EN 473ISO 9712
EN 473:2006-01 Non destructive testing -
Qualification and certification of NDT personnel -
General principles
ISO 9712:2005-02 Non destructive testing -
Qualification and certification of NDT personnel
and
Technical Corrigendum 1:2006-11
Recommended Practice No.
SNT-TC-1A
1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 or
2001 Edition
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Certification by
third-party organisationemployer
SNT-TC-1A EN 473ISO 9712
employer maintainssystem for qualification,certification and surveillance of NDT personnel
employer uses external system for qualification, certification and surveillance of NDT personnel of a certification body
employer authorises NDT personnel
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Certification by
third-party organisationemployer
SNT-TC-1A EN 473ISO 9712
Adopted to companyneeds
Direct surveillance
Quite flexible
Proved independence from company interests
EU / worldwide recognised
Handsome system for SMEs
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EN 473 / ISO 9712
NDT methods: AT Acoustic emission
ET Eddy current
LT Leak testing
MT Magnetic testing
PT Penetrant testing
RT Radiographic testing
UT Ultrasonic testing
VT Visual testing
EN 473 Applicable for
other NDT methods
infrared thermographic testing and strain testing
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EN 473 / ISO 9712
Requirements:
Certification body
Comply with ISO / IEC 17024 Conformity assessment General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons
Authorised qualifying bodies
Examination centre
Employer
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EN 473 / ISO 9712
Requirements (cont.):
Qualification levels
Competence of level 1, 2 and 3 personnel
Responsibilities of level 1, 2 and 3 personnel
level 1: perform test acc. written practice, documentation
level 2: level 1 + select technique, design written practice
level 3: level1+2 + select method, define procedures and criteria, manage qualification examination, …
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EN 473 / ISO 9712
Requirements (cont.):
Certification
Training
Industrial experience
Qualification examinations
Certificates
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EN 473 / ISO 9712
Problems:Content of training not defined
Syllabus - IAEA-TECDOC-628 revision 1 Training guidelines in non-destructive testing techniques; 2002 edition
- ISO/TR 25107:2006-07 Non-destructive testing - Guidelines for NDT training syllabuses
No regulations for other methods e.g. such as:UT wall thickness measurement RT film evaluation
EN 473 not fully harmonised with ISO 9712
EN 473 not applied by all industrial sectors
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EN 473 / ISO 9712
Benefits:
Widely distributed in Europe
over 120 000 certificates
Broad acceptance
Reference in product standards
EN 13445Unfired pressure vesselsPart 5 - Inspection and Testing
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Annex I chapter 3.1.3
3.1.3. Non-destructive tests
For pressure equipment, non-destructive tests of permanent joints must be carried out by suitable qualified personnel.
For pressure equipment in categories III and IV, the personnel must be approved by a third-party organization recognized by a Member State pursuant to Article 13.
In Germany:
Notified by ZLS
Central Office of Safety of the German Länder
ISO / IEC 17024 + “delta”
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EFNDT Multilateral Recognition of NDT Personnel Certification Schemes
Certification Body seeking recognition of its system
Compliance with EFNDT Code of Practice
National NDT society being member of EFNDT or ICNDT
or Audit by EFNDT Certification Executive Committee (CEC)
EN 473
ISO 9712
ISO / IEC 17024
Accreditation by EA signatory member
or Recognition by governmental department/agency
www.efndt.org
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Digital Techniques Radiologywith Computer Radiography
Radiologywith Computer Radiography
Radiology with Real Time Detectors
Radiology with Real Time Detectors
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Image plates versus radiographic film
Much larger dynamic range
Large wall thickness differences with one “shoot”
Multiple use
Reduced exposure time
Reduced dose rate
No chemistry, no dark room
Scan time 10 sec to 120 sec
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Image plates versus radiographic film
EN 14784-1:2005-11 Non-destructive testingIndustrial computed radiography with storage phosphor imaging plates
Part 1: Classification of systems
EN 14784-2:2005-11 Non-destructive testingIndustrial computed radiography with storage phosphor imaging plates
Part 2: General principles for testing of metallic materials using X-rays and gamma rays
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Image plates
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Realt time detectors
Varian flat panel Detector
radiation produceslight flashes which are stored in photo diodes
output via transistors
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Qualification
Digital Radiology
film-less radiographic testing
multi-sectorial
Level 1
Level 2 }Qualification and certification acc.
EN 473
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contractor:
Who has qualified your NDT personnel?