MODULE B PROCESS B 1 ASME Organizational Structure

MODULE B - PROCESS B 1. ASME Organizational Structure B 2. Standards Development: Staff and Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities B 3. Conformity Assessment: Staff and Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities B 4. Initiating and Terminating Standards Projects B 5. Consensus Process for Standards Development B 6. The Basics of Parliamentary Procedure B 7. The Appeals Process B 8. International Standards Development B 9. ASME Conformity Assessment Programs B 10. Performance Based Standards B. 11. Consensus Process for Standards Interpretations and Code Cases

REVISIONS DATE SLIDE 11/22/10 CHANGE Changed “Codes and Standards Board of Directors” to “Council on Standards and Certification” throughout. 0 19, 21, 22 and 24 Minor changes to submodule titles Deleted to remove ISO 9000 references, dual reporting and to consolidate slides. 4, 7, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 Revised to remove ISO 9000 and QHO references, updated references to policies, added new committees and noted that some product certification committees report to BCA. ASME C&S Training Module B 9 1 11/3/11

B 9. ASME Conformity Assessment Programs

OBJECTIVES This submodule will – Describe ASME’s conformity assessment activities ASME C&S Training Module B 9 3

AGENDA I. Conformity Assessment II. Accreditation III. Certification ASME C&S Training Module B 9 4

WHY CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT? • Conformity Assessment Process ensures – Products, services, or systems have the required characteristics – Characteristics are consistent from product to product, service to service, or system to system – Individuals can be evaluated to determine whether they meet the qualification requirements of an ASME standard ASME C&S Training Module B 9 5

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT • Definition (ISO/IEC 17000) – Demonstration that specified requirements relating to a product, process, system, person or body are fulfilled – Examples: testing, inspection, certification, accreditation ASME C&S Training Module B 9 6

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT • Types of conformity assessment – First party • Supplier’s declaration of conformity – Second party • Conformity assessment activity performed by the user – Third party • Accreditation • Certification ASME C&S Training Module B 9 7

ACCREDITATION • Definition (ISO/IEC 17000) – third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks attestation: issuance of a statement, based on a decision following review that fulfillment of specified requirements has been demonstrated ASME C&S Training Module B 9 8

ASME ACCREDITATION • Applicability – Organizations which perform some type of conformity assessment activity • ASME Accreditation Programs: – Inspection organizations (ASME QAI-1 Standard for Qualifications of Authorized Inspection) – Organizations that certify elevator inspectors (ASME QEI-1 Standard for Qualification of Elevator Inspectors) – Pressure Relief Device Laboratories (PRD) ASME C&S Training Module B 9 9

ASME ACCREDITATION • Accreditation process – ASME audit team reviews quality system documentation and verifies implementation • Formal recognition – Certificate of Accreditation – Certificate valid for specified period ASME C&S Training Module B 9 10

CERTIFICATION • Definition (ISO/IEC 17000) – third-party attestation related to products, processes, systems or persons attestation: issuance of a statement, based on a decision following review that fulfillment of specified requirements has been demonstrated ASME C&S Training Module B 9 11

ASME CERTIFICATION • Types of ASME Certification – Product certification – Personnel certification ASME C&S Training Module B 9 12

ASME PRODUCT CERTIFICATION • Definition – ASME product certification means that the capability to fulfill requirements in the applicable standard by the supplier has been reviewed and accepted by ASME – The supplier is responsible for ensuring that products meet the requirements on which the certification is based ASME C&S Training Module B 9 13

ASME PRODUCT CERTIFICATION • ASME Product Certification Programs – Boiler and Pressure Vessel (non-nuclear) – Nuclear components – Nuclear materials – Reinforced thermoset-plastic tanks (RTP) – NQA-1 Supplier (Program in Preparation) – Bioprocessing Equipment (BPE)(Program in Preparation) ASME C&S Training Module B 9 14

ASME PRODUCT CERTIFICATION • Certification process – ASME audit team reviews quality systems documentation and verifies implementation • Formal recognition – Certificate of Authorization • For use of ASME Certification mark – Quality System/Program Certificate • No applicable ASME Certification mark ASME C&S Training Module B 9 15

ASME PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION • Definition – ASME personnel certification means that an individual’s qualifications have been reviewed, proficiency has been demonstrated, and the individual has been accepted by ASME as meeting all requirements of an ASME Standard – ASME Certification is not intended as an assertion or implication that ASME accepts any responsibility for the compliance, or liability for the consequences of noncompliance, of any individual’s performance under the issued certification. Such responsibility and liability remain with the individual or employer. ASME C&S Training Module B 9 16

ASME PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION • ASME Personnel Certification Programs – Municipal waste incinerator operators (QRO) – High capacity fossil-fuel fired facility operators (QFO) – Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professionals (GDTP) ASME C&S Training Module B 9 17

ASME PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION • Certification process – Evaluation of education and/or experience – Written examination and for some programs also an oral examination • Formal recognition – Certificate or Certification Card – Valid for 3 to 5 years ASME C&S Training Module B 9 18

POP QUIZ #1 For each of the following, what type of conformity assessment program is used: accreditation, product certification or personnel certification? a. To assess the conformity of a boiler and pressure vessel manufacturer to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code b. To assess the qualifications of an individual to be a hazardous waste incinerator operator c. To assess the conformity of a company that will provide boiler and pressure vessel inspection services ASME C&S Training Module B 9 19

CA PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Council on Standards and Certification Board on Conformity Assessment CA Committee (e. g. Committee on Nuclear Certification) ASME C&S Training Module B 9 • Board on Conformity Assessment – Supervises all ASME conformity assessment activities • CA Committees – Four product certification committees report directly to Board on Conformity Assessment (CPVCA, BPE, CNC and RTP) 20

CURRENT ASME CA PROGRAMS Council on Standards and Certification Board on Nuclear C&S Safety C&S Standardization and Conformity Assessment Boiler and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Nuclear Components Elevator Inspector Certification Organizations (QEI) Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Vessels (RTP) Nuclear Material Organizations (QSC) Board on Pressure Technology (N-type) Testing Note: PTC-25 is an integral part of PRD accreditation NQA-1 Supplier Bioprocessing Equipment (BPE) Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professionals (GDTP) (In preparation) Authorized Inspection Agencies (AIA) Resource Recovery Facility Operator (QRO) High Capacity Fossil-Fuel-Fired Facility Operator (QFO) Pressure Relief Device Laboratory (PRD) Accreditation Programs Product Certification Programs Personnel Certification Programs ASME C&S Training Module B 9 21

REFERENCES The following Codes and Standards policies are available on C&S Web site at http: //cstools. asme. org/csconnect/pdf/Committee. Files/7614. pdf – CSP-5, Code Symbol Stamps and ASME Markings – CSP-19, ASME Designee and ASME Designated Organization – CSP-20, Policy on Accreditation and Certification – CSP-53, Policy on Protection of ASME Marks – CSP-55, Joint Conformity Assessment Activities – CSP-58, Alternative Requirements Impacting Conformity Assessment – CSP-63, Guide for Establishing New ASME Conformity Assessment Programs ASME C&S Training Module B 9 22

REFERENCES (cont’d) – ISO/IEC 17000 Conformity Assessment – Vocabulary and general principles – Conformity Assessment Web site at http: //www. asme. org/kb/standards/certification--accreditation ASME C&S Training Module B 9 23