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3. QUALITY STANDARDS 3.1 EN 729 Part 1 to 4 - The European Way EN 729 is the European standard specifying quality requirements for welding. More specifically, the standard specifies provisions for control of welding as a special process. EN 729 comprises of four parts: EN 729 Part 1 defines the three different approaches detailed in Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4 and guides in the selection of the part most appropriate to a company; EN 729 Part 2 is intended to be used where the product form, materials, processes and procedures vary and/or where welding quality is critical or difficult to achieve. It can also be used as a stand-alone document or used as a supplement to ISO 9001 or IS0 9002 requirements; EN 729 Part 3 is intended to be used where weld quality is important but materials, processes and procedures change only frequently; EN 729 Part 4 is intended to be used when neither of the following conditions apply: an ISO 9000 quality system is not present; the combination of welding processes, procedures and the requirements for the final welds are such that documented welding control has only a minor importance with respect to the overall integrity of the product.

It is intended for use where welding is perhaps only an incidental joining process with very limited and simple technical options. EN 729 does not impose any unnecessary limitations on the way control of welding is organised. According to the standards, the manufacturer shall have at his disposal appropriate welding coordination personnel such that the welding personnel can be supplied with the necessary welding procedure specification or work instructions, and that the work can be properly performed and controlled. Such persons having responsibility for quality activities shall have sufficient authority to enable any necessary action to be taken. The duties, interrelationships and limits of responsibility of such persons should be clearly defined.

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Table 3.1

Comparison of Welding Quality Requirements with Regard to E729-2, EN 729-3 and EN 729-4

Elements
Contract Review Design Review Subcontractor Welders/operators Welding coordination Inspection personnel Production equipment Equipment maintenance Production plan WPS Welding procedure approval Work instructions Documentation Batch testing of consumables Storage of raw materials PWHT Inspection before, during, after welding Non-conformances Calibration Identification Traceability Quality records

EN 729-2

EN 729-3

EN 729-4
Establish that capability and information is available As above Must comply to standard Not demanded but personal responsibility of manufacturer Sufficient and competent access for external inspectors, as needed No demands No demands No demands No demands No demands No demands No demands No demands No demands No demands Responsibilities as specified in contract

Fully documented Less extensive review review Design for welding to be confirmed Treat like a main fabricator Approved to EN 287 or EN 1418 Welding coordination personnel with appropriate technical knowledge according to EN 719 or persons with similar knowledge Sufficient and competent personnel to be available Required to prepare, cut, weld, transport, lift, together with safety equipment and protective clothes Has to be carried No specific demandsout, maintenance must be adequate plan necessary Necessary More restricted plan necessary Instructions to be available to welder (EN 288) To EN 288-2 - Approved as application standard or contract demands WPS or dedicated work instructions to be available Necessary Not specified Only if specified in Not specified contract Protection required from influence by the environment Specification and Confirmation to complete record specification necessary As required for specified operations Procedures must be available Procedures must be in operation If demanded by contract only

Not specified Not specified Not specified As required by contract

Must be available to meet the rules for product liability, retained for five years minimum

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3.2 ISO 3834 Part 1 to 4 - The International Way The standard is published in four parts. Figure 3.1A and Table 3.2 assists in the proper selection of the welding quality requirements. Table 3.3 summarises the comparison of the three parts of ISO 3834.

Figure 3.1:

Flow diagram for selection of welding quality requirements (Source: AS/NZS ISO 3834:1999 Part 1)

Table 3.2 Selection of Welding Quality Requirements Welding requirements for contract Comprehensive Standard Elementary Quality requirements ISO 9001/2 utilised ISO 9001/2 not utilised Welding Quality Requirements to ISO 3834 Part 2 Part 2 Part 2 Part 3 Part 2 Part 4

Note: When used in conjunction with ISO 9001/2 specifications the requirements of ISO 3834 Part 2 may be minimised to a level appropriate to the product.

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Table 3.3 Summary Comparison of Welding Quality Requirements with regard to ISO 3834-2, ISO 3834-3 AND ISO 3834-4

Elements
Contract Review Design Review Subcontractor Welders, operators Welding coordination Inspection personnel Production equipment Equipment maintenance Production plan WPS Welding procedure approval Work instructions Documentation Batch testing of consumables Storage and handling of welding consumables Storage of parent materials PWHT Inspection before, during, after welding Non-conformances Calibration Identification Traceability Quality records

ISO 3834-2

ISO 3834-3

ISO 3834-4
Establish that capability and information is available Shall comply with all requirements Not required but personal responsibility of manufacturer Sufficient and competent access for third parties, as needed No specific requirements

Fully documented Less extensive review review Design for welding to be confirmed Treat like a main fabricator Approved in accordance with ISO 9606 Welding coordination personnel with appropriate technical knowledge or persons with similar knowledge Sufficient and competent personnel to be available

Required to prepare, cut, weld, transport, lift, together with safety equipment and protective clothes Shall be carried out, No specific requirements, No requirements maintenance plan shall be adequate necessary Necessary Restricted plan necessary No requirements Instructions to be available to welder (ISO 9956-2) No requirements In accordance with the appropriate part of ISO No specific requirements 9956, approved as application standard or contract demands WPS or dedicated work instructions to be No requirements available Necessary Not specified No requirements Only if specified in Not specified No requirements contract According to suppliers' recommended minimum Protection required from influence by the environment; identification shall be maintained Specification and Confirmation to complete record specification necessary necessary As required for specified operations No requirements No requirements Responsibilities as specified in contract

Procedures shall be available Procedures shall be Not specified available Required when Required, when necessary Not specified appropriate Not specified Shall be available to meet the rules for product As required by contract liability Retained for five years minimum

(Source: AS/NZS ISO 3834:1999 Part 1)

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3.2.1 Comparison between ISO 3834 and ISO 9001/2 ISO 9001/2 focuses on formal quality management systems with the intention that all aspects of the organisation and operation of the company are properly documented and controlled by procedures. Although it does require that all staff are properly trained in the operation of quality systems, it does not attempt to define the competence of a company or individuals in respect of special skills and knowledge in relation to "special processes". This is because ISO 9001/2 was developed on the basis that the conformance of any product or manufacturing operation involved in production can be verified by inspection after the event. ISO 3834 is the first of what may be a series of standards developed to define the elements that must be properly controlled before and during production operation of the various special processes to provide assurance that the resulting weld, coating etc. will perform as expected. Inevitably there is considerable overlap as many elements involved in the control of welding are similar to the general quality management system requirements. Some elements of ISO 9001/2 however are missing from ISO 3834 as noted below. Quality Policy Statement and Manuals and Full Documented Procedures

ISO 3834 does not require a Quality Policy Statement or the development of a Quality Manual although it is obviously much easier to demonstrate compliance with the standard if a manual is produced. For example, compliance with ISO 14731 for ISO 3834:Part 2 and ISO 3834:Part 3 does require that the organisation of welding-related activities be documented. There are also requirements for various documented procedures that can most conveniently be presented in a manual. Internal Audit and Quality System Review

Because ISO 3834 does not set out to be a complete quality management system it does not require evidence that the quality system is maintained by a formal internal review system. The requirements of the standard need to be able to be demonstrated from time to time and thus it would be a simple matter to introduce a more regulated review. Training

ISO 9001/2 requires that all employees are trained for their tasks and functions and that training records are kept. ISO 3834 and ISO 14731 require that employees are competent for their tasks, which may be achieved by training, job experience, education or a combination of these. It does not ask for training records to be kept and updated. 3.2.2 ISO 3834 "Competence and Capability" Although ISO 9001/2 requires evidence of training for personnel, it does not attempt to require evidence of "competence", which in this case means properly qualified, trained and or experienced to be able to perform a particular function and task. Competence can be achieved through training, education and experience. Capability is rather more difficult to define. It implies competence plus the ability to perform a specific task, e.g. a welding engineer may be perfectly competent for a specific task but

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incapable of performing it because he does not have the necessary resources e.g. buildings, services, equipment, competent staff and labour. In practice, it is usually assumed that the term "capability" refers to the facilities used i.e. the building, services, major capital plant etc. It is commonly assumed that many operations can be subcontracted and that even key welding coordination staff can be hired in under contract. 3.2.3 Problems in Complying with ISO 3834 The standard was drafted to detail how fabricating companies in Europe should operate and use other relevant EN standards. It therefore calls up (or recommends in some cases) other EN standards such as EN 287 (now ISO 9606) Approval Testing of Welders, EN 288 (ISO 9956) Approval of Welding Procedures and similar standards for non-destructive testing procedures and operation. In the strict sense, it is impossible for a company to comply with ISO 3834 if it does not conform to the other related EN or ISO standards. That is, it makes no allowance for nationally or internationally recognised equivalent standards. Additionally, the standard requires the company only to use subcontractors who themselves comply with the standard. Obviously at this time, during the period when the standard is being introduced and accepted, very few, if any, subcontractors will be able to demonstrate compliance with the relevant subcontracted activities The solution adopted in Europe is the obvious compromise i.e. if the company has good reason (including extensive previous activities) for not having adopted all the related standards quoted, but can show evidence that they do adhere to a similar standard (national, international, application codes etc), that will be taken as acceptable evidence of compliance at the present time. Similarly, in relation to subcontractors, provided the company can show evidence of having carried out some form of vendor assessment on the subcontractor, that will also be accepted as within the spirit of the standard. These transition arrangements are of course all the more relevant outside Europe. The intention within Europe, however, is to persuade all companies to progressively adopt European or ISO standards in preference to others. 3.2.4 Selection of Appropriate Part of ISO 3834 (with ISO 9001 Part 2) Where a company has, or is developing, an ISO 9001:Part 2 Quality Management system, then Table 3.2A and Figure 3.2A, both show that the company must develop a system against the requirement of Part 2, irrespective of the welding complexity of the product. This is not as onerous as it may appear as many of the elements in Part 2 will also have been covered in the 9001:Part 2 systems and procedures. If the welding complexity is more appropriate to Part 3 or 4, then the note to Table 3.2, which uses the term "minimised to an appropriate level" can be adopted.

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The following examples show how the standards may be selected in various circumstances, all of which are in conjunction with ISO 9001:Part 2 system. A company (with ISO 9001/2) manufacturing pressure vessels, process plant, primary steel structures or high quality jobbing shop fabrication with a wide range of capability.

Obviously the requirements of Part 2 in total must be addressed. In particular, the Authorised Welding Coordinator (AWC) and the organisation will need to be seen to be competent to be able to implement all the technical requirements involved in the various welds required. The AWC should be satisfied that he/she is competent to define good practice for the range of materials and that the personnel are also competent for the range of elements in Part 2. This may mean reviewing the elements as they appear in the company's ISO 9001/2 procedures to ensure that there is adequate emphasis on consideration of the welding related elements by coordinating staff who are properly aware of possible welding problem Where any gaps or omissions are found, they can be remedied within the existing ISO 9001/2 procedures or by drafting new specific procedures. Note that in this case, formal procedures will be required. A company (with ISO 9001/2) fabricating simple structures in a limited range of thicknesses of mild or medium carbon steel, e.g. platforms, walkways, furniture, agricultural equipment, simple vessels and tanks etc.

Here obviously the technical demands upon the AWC are much reduced, as the technical complexity and variability of welding is low. In this case the welding coordination arrangements will be simpler, the technical demands of contract and design review planning, procedure qualification, equipment, products, NDT and so on will be more akin to Part 3. Preferably, procedures will need to be documented but other objective evidence of good technical control of the elements may be acceptable. A company (with ISO 9001/2) where the welding activity is secondary to the prime activity or where the product has a very low specification in terms of welding technology and a low safety criticality e.g. companies designing and supplying electrical machines, switch gear consoles, cabinets, racking, shelving, street furniture, gratings, fences, guards etc.

Here the welding processes and materials do not change and there may be little or no inspection. The welding coordination activities will be simply routine and not extensive, such that the requirements of Part 4 may be used. The arrangements should be incorporated in the ISO 9001 Part 2 system procedures.

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3.2.5 Selection of Appropriate Part of ISO 3834 (without ISO 9001:Part 2) The guidance given above still applies except for the following. Part 2: when the product is technically complex in terms of design, range of materials, forms, thickness, NDT requirements; or the range of welding processes and procedures that can be utilised, requires special manufacturing sequences, manipulation and in-process inspections to ensure the uniformity of the product; or when there are significant safety implications involved in any weld failures. Although not strictly required, it is likely that documented procedures will be the most acceptable way of demonstrating compliance controlled by an AWC who has comprehensive technical knowledge and experience. Part 3: When the welding activities are largely limited and repetitive (if not in terms of product, at least in terms of the range of materials used, thicknesses, forms, welding processes, and procedures, NDT requirements) and when weld failure may not have significant safety implications. In such cases, it is clearly not necessary for the AWC to have a very wide technical knowledge of welding engineering and that experience may be sufficient. Again, documented procedures will be the most obvious way of demonstrating compliance, but other objective evidence may be accepted. Part 4: When the welding activity is such that control can effectively be delegated to a charge-hand welder process and products are routine in nature materials, consumables and joint configuration and acceptance criteria are undemanding there are no consequences of failure then the company should apply the requirements of Part 4

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3.3 AS/NZS ISO 3834 Part 1 to 4 - The Australian and New Zealand Way 3.3.1 AS/NZS ISO 3834.1:1999 Quality requirements for welding - Fusion welding of metallic materials - Guidelines for selection and use This standard is identical with, and has been reproduced from, ISO 3834-1:1994. It is intended to be used for the following purposes: providing interpretation of the requirements in the ISO 9000 series of standards, as a guideline for specification and establishment of the part of the quality system related to control of welding as a special process; providing guidelines to establish specifications and welding quality requirements, where a quality system according to ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 is not involved; assessment of the welding quality requirements mentioned in the cases above.

The application of this would typically occur in the following circumstances: in contractual situations: specification of welding requirements for quality systems; by manufacturers: establishment and maintenance of welding quality requirements; by committees preparing structural codes or other application standards: specification of welding quality requirements; by interested parties, e.g. third parties, customers or the manufacturers management: assessment of welding quality requirements.

The standard includes a series of appendices to allow Australian manufacturer's to use other supporting standards besides ISO Standards eg. AS/NZS, AWS, ASME, API.

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3.3.2 AS/NZS ISO 3834.2:1999 Quality requirements for welding - Fusion welding of metallic materials - Comprehensive quality requirements This standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 3834-2:1994. The requirements contained within this part may be adopted in full or may be selectively deleted by the manufacturer if not applicable to the construction concerned. They provide a flexible framework for the control of welding in the following cases. Case 1 To provide specific requirements for fusion welding in contracts which require the manufacturer to have a quality system in accordance with ISO 9001 or ISO 9002. Case 2 To provide specific requirements for fusion welding in contracts which require the manufacturer to have a quality system other than ISO 9001 or ISO 9002. Case 3 To provide specific requirements for fusion welding as guidance to a manufacturer developing a quality system. Case 4 To provide specific requirements for references in application standards which uses fusion welding as part of its requirements or in a contract between relevant parties. It may however be more appropriate for AS/NZS ISO 3834-3 or AS/NZS/ISO 3834-4 to be used in such cases. This standard also provides for the use of Australian, New Zealand and other standards as equivalents to the ISO standards. These equivalents are listed for the following applications:

Table 3.4: Table 3.5: Table 3.6: Table 3.7: Table 3.8: Table 3.9:

Equivalent Australian and New Zealand Standards for Steel Structures Equivalent American Standards for Steel Structures Equivalent Australian and New Zealand standards for Aluminium Structures Equivalent Australian and New Zealand Standards for Pressure Equipment Equivalent American Standards for Pressure Equipment Equivalent Australian and New Zealand Standards for Pipelines

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Table 3.4: Equivalent Australian and New Zealand Standards for Steel Structures

ISO standards listed in clause

3834-1: 1994 Quality requirements for welding- Fusion welding of metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use Non-destructive testingQualification and certification of personnel Approval testing of welders- Fusion welding, Part1: Steels Approval testing of welders- Fusion welding Part 2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 1: General rules for fusion welding Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 2: Welding procedures Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of steels Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of aluminium and its alloys Welding - Measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat maintenance during welding

Equivalent Australian & New Zealand standards for AS/NZS ISO 3834-2
AS/NZS ISO 3834-1:1999 Quality requirements for welding- Fusion welding of metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use Non-destructive testingQualification and certification of personnel- General engineering Structural steel welding Part 1: Welding of steel structures Structural steel welding Part 2: Stud welding (steel studs to steel) Structural steel welding Part 3: Welding of reinforcing steel Structural steel welding Part 4: Welding of high strength quenched and tempered steels Structural steel welding Part 5: Welding of steel structures subject to high levels of fatigue loading Structural steel welding Part 6: Welding of stainless steel for structural purposes Welding of steel castings Qualification of arc-welders for welding of steels Qualification of arc-welders for welding of steel Qualification test for metal arc welders Qualification test for metal arc welders Welded steel tanks for oil storage Metal arc welding of Grade 275 reinforcing bar

9712: 1992 9606-1: 1994 9606-2: 1994 99561:1995 9956-2: 1995 9956-3: 1995 9956-4: 1995 13916: 1996

AS 3998-1992 AS/NZS 1554.1: 2000 AS1554.2-1993

AS 1554.3-2002 AS/NZS 1554.4: 1995 AS/NZS 1554.5: 1995

AS/NZS 1554.6: 1994 AS 1988-1989

AS 2980-1987 NZS 4711:1984 NZS/ANSI/API 650:1993 NZS 4702:1982 NZS 4702:1982

(Source: AS/NZS ISO 3834:1999 Part 2)

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Table 3.5: Equivalent American Standards for Steel Structures ISO standards listed in clause 3834-1: 1994 Quality requirements for welding- Fusion welding of metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use Non-destructive testingQualification and certification of personnel Approval testing of weldersFusion welding, Part1: Steels Approval testing of weldersFusion welding Part 2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 1: General rules for fusion welding Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 2: Welding procedures Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of steels Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of aluminium and its alloys Welding - Measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat maintenance during welding Equivalent American standards for AS/NZS ISO 3834-2 AS/NZS Quality requirements for ISO 3834welding- Fusion welding of 1:1999 metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use AS 3998Non-destructive testing2002 Qualification and certification of personnelGeneral engineering AWS D1.1: Structural welding code 1998 steel AWS D1.3: 1998 Structural steel welding sheet steel

9712: 1992 9606-1: 1994 9606-2: 1994 99561:1995 9956-2: 1995 9956-3: 1995

9956-4: 1995

13916: 1996

(Source: AS/NZS ISO 3834:1999 Part 2)

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Table 3.6: Equivalent Australian and New Zealand Standards for Aluminium Structures ISO standards listed in clause 3834-1: 1994 Quality requirements for welding- Fusion welding of metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use Non-destructive testingQualification and certification of personnel Approval testing of weldersFusion welding, Part1: Steels Approval testing of weldersFusion welding Part 2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 1: General rules for fusion welding Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 2: Welding procedures Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of steels Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of aluminium and its alloys Welding - Measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat maintenance during welding Equivalent Australian and New Zealand standards for AS/NZS ISO 3834-2 AS/NZS Quality requirements for ISO 3834welding- Fusion welding of 1:1999 metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use AS 3998Non-destructive testing2002 Qualification and certification of personnelGeneral engineering AS 1665Welding of aluminium 1992 structures

9712: 1992 9606-1: 1994 9606-2: 1994 99561:1995 9956-2: 1995 9956-3: 1995

9956-4: 1995

13916: 1996

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Table 3.7: Equivalent Australian and New Zealand Standards for Pressure Equipment ISO standards listed in Clause 3834-1: 1994 Quality requirements for welding- Fusion welding of metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use Non-destructive testingQualification and certification of personnel Approval testing of weldersFusion welding, Part1: Steels Approval testing of weldersFusion welding Part 2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 1: General rules for fusion welding Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 2: Welding procedures Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of steels Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of aluminium and its alloys Welding - Measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat maintenance during welding Equivalent Australian and New Zealand standards for AS/NZS ISO 3834-2 AS/NZS Quality requirements for ISO 3834welding- Fusion welding of 1:1999 metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use AS 3998Non-destructive testing2002 Qualification and certification of personnelGeneral engineering Pressure equipment AS/NZS Welding and brazing 3992: qualification 1998 AS 17961993 Certification of welders and supervisors

9712: 1992 9606-1: 1994 9606-2: 1994 99561:1995 9956-2: 1995 9956-3: 1995

9956-4: 1995

13916: 1996

AS 44581997 NZS/BS 5500: 1997 NZS 1841: 1964 NZS/BS 2971: 1991

Pressure equipment manufacture Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels Fusion welded pressure tanks Specification for Class II arc welding of carbon steel pipework for carrying fluids

(Source: AS/NZS ISO 3834:1999 Part 2)

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Table 3.8: Equivalent American Standards for Pressure Equipment ISO standards listed in Clause
3834-1: 1994 Quality requirements for welding- Fusion welding of metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use Non-destructive testingQualification and certification of personnel Approval testing of welders- Fusion welding, Part1: Steels Approval testing of welders- Fusion welding Part 2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 1: General rules for fusion welding Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 2: Welding procedures Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of steels Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of aluminium and its alloys Welding - Measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat maintenance during welding

Equivalent Australian and New Zealand standards for AS/NZS ISO 3834-3
AS/NZS ISO 3834-1:1999 Quality requirements for welding- Fusion welding of metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use Non-destructive testingQualification and certification of personnel- General engineering Boiler and pressure vessel code Section IX: Welding and brazing qualifications

9712: 1992 9606-1: 1994 9606-2: 1994 99561:1995 9956-2: 1995 9956-3: 1995 9956-4: 1995 13916: 1996

AS 3998-2002

ASME BPVC IX: 1998

ASME BPVC I: 1998 ASME BPVC VIII:1998

Boiler and pressure vessel code Section I: Rules for the construction of power boilers Boiler and pressure vessel code Section VIII: Rules for the construction of pressure boilers Power piping Process piping

ASME ANSI B31.1: 1995 ASME ANSI B31.3: 1996

(Source: AS/NZS ISO 3834:1999 Part 2)

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Table 3.9: Equivalent Australian and New Zealand Standards for Pipelines ISO Standards listed in Clause 3834-1: 1994 Quality requirements for welding- Fusion welding of metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and Use Non-destructive testingQualification and certification of personnel Approval testing of weldersFusion welding, Part1: Steels Approval testing of weldersFusion welding Part 2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 1: General rules for fusion welding Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 2: Welding procedures Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of steels Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Part 3: Welding procedure test for the arc welding of aluminium and its alloys Welding - Measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat maintenance during welding Equivalent Australian and New Zealand Standards for AS/NZS ISO 3834-3 AS/NZS Quality requirements for ISO 3834welding- Fusion welding of 1:1999 metallic materials, Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use AS 3998Non-destructive testing2002 Qualification and certification of personnelGeneral engineering AS 2885.2- Pipelines- Gas and liquid petroleum 1995 AS 16971981 AS 19581981 Gas transmission and distribution systems Gas and liquid petroleum submarine pipelines

9712: 1992 9606-1: 1994 9606-2: 1994 99561:1995 9956-2: 1995 9956-3: 1995

9956-4: 1995

13916: 1996

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3.3.3 AS/NZS ISO 3834.3:1999 Quality requirements for welding - Fusion welding of metallic materials - Standards quality requirements This standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 3834-3:1994. The requirements contained within this part may be adopted in full or may be selectively deleted by the manufacturer if not applicable to the construction concerned. They provide a flexible framework for the control of welding in the following cases. Case 1 To provide specific requirements for fusion welding in contracts which require the manufacturer to have a quality system other than ISO 9001 or ISO 9002. Case 2 To provide specific requirements for fusion welding as guidance to a manufacturer developing a quality system. Case 3 To provide specific requirements for references in application standards which uses fusion welding as part of its requirements or in a contract between relevant parties. It may however be more appropriate for AS/NZS ISO 3834-4 to be used in such cases.

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3.3.4 AS/NZS ISO 3834.4:1999 Quality requirements for welding - Fusion welding of metallic materials - Elementary quality requirements This standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 3834-4:1994. The requirements contained within this part of ISO 3834 may be adopted in full or may be selectively deleted by the manufacturer if not applicable to the construction concerned. They provide a flexible framework for the control of welding in the following cases. Case 1 To provide specific requirements for fusion welding in contracts which require the manufacturer to have a quality system other than ISO 9001 or ISO 9002 and where the documented welding control has a minor importance to the overall integrity of the final construction. Case 2 To provide specific requirements for fusion welding as guidance to a manufacturer developing a quality system. Case 3 To provide specific requirements for references in application standards which uses fusion welding as part of its requirements or in a contract between relevant parties.