Organised by the British Institute of NDT in co-operation with member organisations of the European Council for NDT, the conference was two day event covering international and European standards, accreditation, and personnel certification in the context of non-destructive testing and inspection.
The conference addressed a number of key questions:
- Is there consistency in the various national accreditation
processes?
- Is certification of personnel alone sufficient to satisfy the recently
revised BS EN ISO 9000 series of standards'?
- What further steps are necessary to remove barriers to the
movement of goods and personnel across national borders?
- Is the European framework sufficient? Or is it outdated? And do
we need now to look at a wider international framework?
- Can harmonisation of the different approaches adopted on each
side of the Atlantic Ocean be achieved?
- How have the various European certification schemes responded
to EN 45013 and EN 473?
Have CEN NDT and product standards incorporated a
requirement for personnel certification in accordance with EN
473 (the intention stated in that standard)?
- Has the revision of ISO 9712 harmonised the European and
international approaches to personnel certification?
- Why has NDT personnel certification produced a proliferation
of standards covering the same subject in diverse ways?
How have recently drafted European NDT method standards
affected the different national approaches to the application of
NDT?
- What international and European product standards have been
published (or are in draft) which will affect manufacturing and
service inspection or quality system/personnel certification
activities?
The conference was of interest to:
- quality and NDT management in industry
- insurance bodies and classification societies
training and certification organisations
- engineers involved in specifying NDT
- contributors to NDT and product standards
- specialists involved in setting up new certification systems and
- those engaged in the development of existing certification systems
Issues of the programme
Enquiries should be addressed to The Technical Secretary, The British Institute of NDT, 1 Spencer Parade, Northampton NNI 5AA, England. Tel +44 (0)1604 30124 fax +44 (0)1604 231489 (or to John Thompson - INTERNET: 100443.24@compuserve.com)