MODULE B - PROCESS

ASME C&S Training Module B1 DATESLIDECHANGE 10/31/03 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 & Notes, 23 & Notes 33 & Notes 36 Notes 41 Notes 44 References to Board on Metrication deleted. New last item added. Last bulleted item revised. Third bulleted item revised. Second item revised. REVISIONS

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 2 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

B1.Organizational Structure

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 4 OBJECTIVES This submodule will –Review the organizational structure of ASME –Review, in detail, the organization of the Council on Codes and Standards

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 5 AGENDA I.ASME Structure II.Codes & Standards Structure III.Codes & Standards Organizational Dynamics

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 6 I. ASME STRUCTURE

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 7 ASME Mission statement To promote and enhance the technical competence and professional well-being of our members, and through quality programs and activities in mechanical engineering, better enable its practitioners to contribute to the well- being of humankind Objectives –Assuring and advancing technical competence –Enhancing professional well-being –Conducting quality programs and activities

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 8 ASME ORGANIZATION Board of Governors

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 9 ASME ORGANIZATION Board of Governors –Develops overall policy –Members President President-elect Immediate past President Nine governors (staggered three-year terms) Executive Director (non-voting)

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 10 ASME ORGANIZATION Council on Education Council on Codes and Standards Council on Engineering Council on Public Affairs Council on Member Affairs Board of Governors

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 11 ASME COUNCILS Council on Member Affairs –Technical competence Sets standards of ethical practice Sets membership standards –Professional well-being Addresses economic concerns Improves the status of the engineering profession – Quality programs Region & Section activities Student Sections

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 12 ASME COUNCILS Council on Public Affairs –Technical competence Identifies long-range & emerging issues –Professional well-being Encourages participation of under- represented groups –Quality programs Works to improve communication between ASME and government, other engineering societies and the general public Works closely with Codes & Standards

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 13 ASME COUNCILS Council on Engineering –Technical competence Plans objectives of ASME’s technical groups and divisions –Professional well-being Provides forums and symposia at Congress and elsewhere Provides conferences and exhibitions –Quality programs Publishes conference proceedings and technical papers

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 14 ASME COUNCILS Council on Education –Technical competence Promotes quality of formal engineering education Offers short courses –Professional well-being Advocates technological literacy of society at large Enhances access to the engineering profession –Quality programs University, industry & government partnerships

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 15 II. CODES & STANDARDS STRUCTURE

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 16 CODES AND STANDARDS WORLDWIDE A powerful means of implementing ASME’s vision ASME Vision Statement: To be the premier organization for promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical engineering throughout the world Worldwide scope –600 codes and standards –3500 active individuals –90 countries

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 17 Board on Council Operations Board on International Standards Board on Hearings and Appeals Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards Board on Performance Test Codes Board on Standardization Council on Codes and Standards Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards Board on Safety Codes and Standards Board on Conformity Assessment Board of Directors C&S Technology Institute CODES AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATION

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 18 COUNCIL ON CODES & STANDARDS (CCS) Members –Senior Vice President –Vice President, Performance Test Codes –Vice President, Standardization –Vice President, Safety Codes & Standards –Vice President, Pressure Technology Codes & Standards –Vice President, Nuclear Codes & Standards –Vice President, Conformity Assessment (cont’d)

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 19 COUNCIL ON CODES & STANDARDS (CCS) Members (continued) –Chair, Board on International Standards –Chair, Board on Council Operations –Representative, C&S Technology Institute –Nine members-at-large (C&S background) –Three members-at-large (non-C&S background) –Associate Executive Director, Codes & Standards (non-voting)

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 20 THE SUPERVISORY BOARDS Board on Council Operations Board on International Standards Board on Hearings and Appeals Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards Board on Performance Test Codes Board on Standardization Council on Codes and Standards Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards Board on Safety Codes and Standards Board on Conformity Assessment Board of Directors C&S Technology Institute

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 21 THE ADVISORY BOARDS Board on Council Operations Board on International Standards Board on Hearings and Appeals Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards Board on Performance Test Codes Board on Standardization Council on Codes and Standards Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards Board on Safety Codes and Standards Board on Conformity Assessment Board of Directors C&S Technology Institute

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 22 CODES & STANDARDS BOARDS The Advisory Boards –Purpose Discussion of issues May make recommendations for CCS action –Boards International Standards Council Operations Hearings & Appeals

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 23 THE ADVISORY BOARDS Board on International Standards –Advises C&S on ASME participation in all international standards activities

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 24 THE ADVISORY BOARDS Board on Council Operations –Deals with honors, informational services, legal considerations, procedures, planning, budgeting and operations Board on Hearings & Appeals –Provides a forum for appeals resulting from procedural due process issues in codes, standards and related conformity assessment programs –Determines validity of alleged grievance

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 25 THE SUPERVISORY BOARDS Responsibilities –Assessing the need for C&S activity –Structuring the necessary committees –Ensuring procedures for due process –Approving & discharging committee personnel –Approving codes & standards for ASME –Hearing appeals –Recommending disbanding of committees –Directing research and development of technical information for C&S committees (CSTI)

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 26 THE SUPERVISORY BOARDS Areas of responsibility –Performance Test Codes –Standardization –Safety Codes & Standards –Pressure Technology Codes & Standards –Nuclear Codes & Standards –Conformity Assessment –C&S Technology Institute

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 27 AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Performance Test Codes –Determination of performance of mechanical equipment designed to meet specified criteria of performance and operability –Examples of Documents PTC 6 – Steam Turbines PTC 19.1 – Test Uncertainty PTC 46 – Overall Plant Performance

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 28 AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Standardization –Dimensional, design, application, drafting and other standards –Examples of Documents Y14.5M – Dimensioning and Tolerancing A M – Whirlpool Bathtub Appliances B – Small Solid Rivets

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 29 AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Safety Codes & Standards –Standards addressing the safety of employees and concerned public in the construction, installation, operation, inspection and maintenance of cranes, elevators, escalators and similar equipment –Examples of Documents A17.1 – Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators B30.5 – Safety Standard for Mobile and Locomotive Cranes B56.1 – Safety Standard for High Lift and Low Lift Trucks

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 30 AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Pressure Technology Codes & Standards –Rules governing the design, fabrication and inspection of non-nuclear pressure-containing equipment –Examples of Documents Section I, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code – Power Boilers B31.3 – Process Piping B16.5 – Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 31 AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Nuclear Codes & Standards –ASME standards for nuclear facilities & technology –Examples of Documents Section III, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code – Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components NQA-1 – Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications OM – Code for the Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 32 AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Conformity Assessment –Operation of accreditation, registration & certification programs –Examples of Documents QAI-1, Qualifications for Authorized Inspection QRO-1, Standard for the Qualification and Certification of Resource Recovery Facility Operators QHO-1, Standard for the Qualification and Certification of Hazardous Waste Incinerator Operators

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 33 C&S Technology Institute Board of Directors –Manages research and development projects essential to developers of technical standards –Anticipates future needs related to existing and emerging technology –Bridges gaps between new technology and standardization –Establishes partnerships with technical organizations –Does not supervise standards development activities AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 34 III. CODES & STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 35 ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS Identifies the need Supervisory Board

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 36 ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS Identifies the need Assigns to appropriate committee Responsible for developing standards documents Responsible for consensus Supervisory Board Standards Committee

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 37 GUIDING PRINCIPLES Four guiding principles for Standards Committees –That documents and responses are technically correct –That the process produces consensus documents –That due process is maintained –That ASME marks and copyright are protected

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 38 ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS Identifies the need Assigns to appropriate committee Responsible for developing assigned standards document Responsible for consensus Individuals selected by the committee Develops proposal Supervisory Board Standards Committee Project Team(s)

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 39 PROJECT TEAMS Can be –Subcommittee –Working Group –Subgroup –Task Group –Ad-hoc Group –Standards Committee

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 40 ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS Identifies the need Assigns to appropriate committee Responsible for developing assigned standards document Responsible for consensus Individuals selected by the Committee Develops proposal Providers of specific technical expertise Do not have to be Standards Committee members Supervisory Board Standards Committee Project Team(s) Subordinate Group

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 41 ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS Formal proposals Discussion Supervisory Board Standards Committee Project Team(s) Subordinate Group Discussion (Certifies adherence to procedures) (Consensus vote)

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 42 C&S Technology Institute –May Interface at any stage of the process –Provides research and development necessary to maintain technical relevance of standards –Initiates projects supporting standards actions, which may involve: Requirements for background technical work Significant efforts beyond volunteer scope Interface with external organizations Funding requirements Contractual requirements ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 43 SUMMARY I.ASME Structure II.Codes & Standards Structure III.Codes & Standards Organizational Dynamics

ASME C&S Training Module B1Slide 44 REFERENCES –AC-10, Personnel of Board of Governors, Councils and Committees –AS-11, Personnel Directory –ASME Constitution and By-Laws – Manual for Development of ASME Codes and Standards