1. ASME C&S Training Module B9 MODULE B - PROCESS SUBMODULES B1.Organizational Structure B2.Standards Development: Roles and Responsibilities B3.Conformity Assessment: Roles and Responsibilities B4.Initiating Standards Projects B5.Consensus Process for Standards Development B6.The Basics of Parliamentary Procedure B7.The Appeals Process B8.International Standards Development B9.ASME Conformity Assessment Programs B10.Performance Based Standards

2. ASME C&S Training Module B9 REVISIONS CHANGESLIDEDATE Revised in entirety to conform with revised C&S Policy 20, Policy on Conformity Assessment. Revised to remove details on individual programs. 4/17/05

3. B9. ASME Conformity Assessment Programs

4. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 3 OBJECTIVES This submodule will –Describe ASME’s conformity assessment activities

5. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 4 AGENDA I.Conformity Assessment II.Accreditation III.Certification IV.Registration V.Conformity Assessment Program Management

6. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 5 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

7. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 6 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, registration, accreditation

8. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 7 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 Registration

9. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 8 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

10. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 9 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)

11. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 10 ASME ACCREDITATION Accreditation process –ASME audit team reviews quality system documentation and verifies implementation Formal recognition –Certificate of Accreditation –Certificate valid for specified period

12. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 11 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

13. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 12 ASME CERTIFICATION Types of ASME Certification –Product certification –Personnel certification –Management system certification (registration)

14. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 13 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

15. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 14 ASME PRODUCT CERTIFICATION ASME Product Certification Programs –Boiler and Pressure Vessel (non-nuclear) –Nuclear components –Nuclear materials –Reinforced thermoset-plastic tanks (RTP)

16. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 15 ASME PRODUCT CERTIFICATION Certification process –ASME audit team reviews quality systems documentation and verifies implementation Formal recognition –Certificate of Authorization For use of ASME mark –Quality System/Program Certificate No applicable ASME mark

17. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 16 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.

18. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 17 ASME PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION ASME Personnel Certification Programs –Municipal waste incinerator operators (QRO) –Hazardous waste incinerator operators (QHO) –High capacity fossil-fuel fired facility operators (QFO) –Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professionals (GDTP)

19. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 18 ASME PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION Certification process –Evaluation of education and/or experience –Oral or written examinations Formal recognition –Certificate or Certification Card –Valid for 3 to 5 years

20. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 19 ASME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION (REGISTRATION) Applicability –Certification of an organization’s quality management system to the ISO 9001 standard Certification Process –ASME audit team review of documentation and implementation Formal recognition –Certificate or Registration –Product marking not permitted

21. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 20 POP QUIZ #1 a.To assess the conformity of a boiler and pressure vessel manufacturer to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code b.To assess the conformity of a boiler and pressure vessel manufacturer to the ISO 9001 standard c.To assess the qualifications of an individual to be a hazardous waste incinerator operator d.To assess the conformity of a company that will provide boiler and pressure vessel inspection services For each of the following, what type of conformity assessment program is used: accreditation, certification or registration?

22. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 21 POP QUIZ #2 (Extra Credit) a.Accreditation b.Product Certification c.Personnel Certification d.Registration Which program(s) review the applicant’s quality management system?

23. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 22 CA PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Board on Conformity Assessment –Supervises all ASME conformity assessment activities Codes and Standards Board of Directors Board on Conformity Assessment

24. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 23 CA PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CA Committees –Report directly to Board on Conformity Assessment Codes and Standards Board of Directors Board on Conformity Assessment CA Committee (e.g. ISO 9000 Registration)

25. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 24 CA PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CA Subcommittees –Dual reporting Codes and Standards Board of Directors Board on Conformity Assessment Board on Pressure Technology Standards Committee* (e.g. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code) CA Subcommittee (e.g. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Accreditation) CA Committee (e.g. ISO 9000 Registration) * Note: Proposed alternative requirements shall be reviewed jointly by the relevant Supervisory Board and Board on Conformity Assessment.

26. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 25 CURRENT ASME CA PROGRAMS Codes and Standards Board of Directors Board on Pressure Technology Boiler and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Pressure Relief Device Laboratory (PRD) Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Vessels (RTP) Board on Conformity Assessment ISO 9000 Registration Authorized Inspection Agencies (AIA) Resource Recovery Facility Operator (QRO) Accreditation Programs Personnel Certification Programs Registration Programs Hazardous Waste Facility Operator (QHO) High Capacity Fossil-Fuel-Fired Facility Operator (QFO) Board on Nuclear C&S Nuclear Components (N- type) Nuclear Material Organizations (QSC) Board on Safety C&S Elevator Inspector Certification Organizations (QEI) Board on Standardization and Testing Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professionals (GDTP) Note: PTC-25 is an integral part of PRD accreditation Product Certification Programs

27. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 26 REFERENCES –Codes and Standards Policy CSP-5, Code Symbol Stamps and ASME Markings* –Codes and Standards Policy CSP-19, ASME Designee and ASME Designated Organization* –Codes and Standards Policy CSP-20, Policy on Accreditation, Certification and Registration* –Codes and Standards Policy CSP-53, Policy on Protection of ASME Marks* *Available on C&S Web site at http://cstools.asme.org/csconnect/CommitteePages.cfm? Committee=A01000000&Action=7609

28. ASME C&S Training Module B9Slide 27 –Codes and Standards Policy CSP-58, Alternative Requirements Impacting Conformity Assessment* –ISO/IEC 17000 Conformity Assessment – Vocabulary and general principles –Conformity Assessment Web site www.asme.org/cns/accreditation/index.html *Available on C&S Web site at http://cstools.asme.org/csconnect/CommitteePages.cfm? Committee=A01000000&Action=7609 REFERENCES (cont’d)