QUALITY ASSURANCE /

QUALITY CONTROL &

INSPECTION.
Standards.
Definitions.
Summary.

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QUALITY REQUIREMENTS.

ISO 9000 - 2000 Series

Provides a documented management
system for quality assurance
Identifies welding as a special process
Does not specify any welding
requirements
Does not guarantee the welded
product quality
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ISO 9000 - 2000 Series consists of:
ISO 9000 - Describes fundamentals
of, & specifies terminology for QMS.
ISO 9001 - Specifies requirements
for a QMS
ISO 9004 - Provides guidelines for
performance improvement
ISO 19011 - Provides guidance on
auditing.
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ISO BSEN 9000- 2000

The guiding principle behind this
model for the management of
quality assurance is one of;
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

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EN 719 WELDING CO-ORDINATION
AUTHORISED WELDING CO-ORDINATOR
(AWC)
Non-mandatory Annex A
Comprehensive technical knowledge
European Welding Engineer
Specific technical knowledge
European Welding Technologist
Basic technical knowledge
European Welding Specialist
or
Acceptable National Qualifications
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EN 729 / ISO 3834
Title: Quality Requirements for Welding
Part 1: Guide to Selection and Use
Part 2: Comprehensive Quality
Requirements
Part 3: Standard Quality Requirements
Part 4: Elementary Quality Requirements
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EN 729 / ISO 3834
PRIME OBJECTIVES IN COMPLYING !
To control all welding activities
To ensure welding quality can be
guaranteed
To comply with customer
requirements
To comply with industry norms
To satisfy
international
demands
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QUALI TY REQUI REMENTS
EN 729 / ISO 3834
THE FUTURE
EN 729 called up in application standards or codes
EN 729 called up in industry standards
EN 729 called up in purchase specifications
EN 729 controls demanded by clients in addition to
I SO 9000
European countries leading, UK MUST react
Fabricators must anticipate to remain competitive
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QUALITY ASSURANCE:
Part of quality management, focused on
providing confidence that quality
requirements will be fulfilled. BS EN ISO 9000

All those planned or systematic actions necessary

to provide adequate confidence that a product or
service will satisfy given requirements for quality.

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QUALITY CONTROL:
Part of quality management focused on
fulfilling quality requirements. BS EN ISO
9000

Operational techniques and activities that are

used to fulfil requirements for quality.

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INSPECTION:
Conformity evaluation by observation
and judgement accompanied as
appropriate by measurement, testing or
gauging. BS EN ISO 9000

Activities such as measuring, examining testing,

gauging one or more characteristics of a product
or service and comparing these with specified
requirements to determine conformity.

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QUALITY
ASSURANCE
Have we?
QUALITY
CONTROL
Are we / Can we?
INSPECTION.
Have we?

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QUALITY IS:
CONFORMANCE TO REQUIREMENTS.
RIGHT FIRST TIME, EVERY TIME.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
MEASURED BY THE COST OF NON CONFORMANCE.

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AUDITING:
A systematic, independent and documented
process for obtaining audit evidence, and
evaluating it objectively to determine the
extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled . BS
EN ISO 9000

Systematic and independent examination to

determine whether quality activities and related
results comply with planned arrangements and
whether these arrangements are implemented
effectively and are suitable to achieve objectives.
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AUDITS MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY;
A company on its own systems - internal / first
party audits.
A company on a supplier or potential supplier external or second party audits.
Accreditation authorities on a company who is
accredited or wishes to be accredited to the
authorities quality standard - third party audit.

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FIVE STAGES OF THE AUDIT PROCESS;
1. The Opening Meeting.
2. The Audit.
3. Evaluation of Audit Findings.
4. The Closing Meeting.
5.

Submission of an Audit Report.

This should include CARs & non-conformities
found

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Four Task Elements that may assist in
analysis of
a quality
ITEM problem: INFORMATION

PEOPLE

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EQUIPMENT

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QUESTIONS ?

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