1.Purpose and scope

 Regulations set welder certification scheme .

2.Relevant documents

Ltd. "Certification Center " carries welders certified under the scheme ,according to  the international standards ISO 9606-1:2014 , ISO 9606-2:2006 L, Cabinet Regulation No. 588 . Chapter II , No. 165 . "Regulation on pressure equipment and assemblies " of 02.05.2000 p.10 . , European Parliament and Council Directive No . 97/23/EC , Annex I, p . 3.1.2 .

The certification process is developing the scheme in accordance with the standard EN ISO / IEC 17024:2003 requirements specified in the light of the new version of the standard ISO / IEC 17024:2012 .

The scheme SC committee members as well as the director of the MSC certification process, participated in the design of the scheme . Process Certification Scheme approval process of the schemes at the meeting of the Committee , which confirms SK sitting .

Certification activities are undertaken in a manner unaffected . MSC operates unaffected in terms of its applicants , candidates and certified persons.

3.Abbreviations

WSC - Welder Certification Center

Below are shown Ltd. "Certification Center " Welding Certification Center with ISO / IEC 17024:2012 p.8 requirements.

4. Certification process

No scheme . The first is set welder certification procedures .

In cases where a single process is not a special form , the protocol / record must be provided and maintained in accordance with procedures which are approved by MSC KRG " 04 document and records management ."

4.1. Application for certification of its registration

An initial or re-certification criteria ;

The applicant shall submit an application to the Director of MSC . In addition to submitting the following documents :

- identity document ( passport or birth certificate )

Document - service training for specialized training courses welder termination

- photos ( 4 x 5 cm 2 pieces . , if necessary)

Director of the MSC certification process evaluates applicants .

Yes the applicant complies with the requirements ( p.4 . - 1st , 2nd , 3 ) , the MSC director of the applicant's written order confirmation and register for an identification number.

Candidate assessment methods :

Analysis of the documents submitted ;

The examination process .

Applicants who made ​​the certification Certification Commission 's refusal , failure to comply with certain certification requirements, sent to the registered application rejections , which list the reasons for refusal .

After going on the exam date , place of reconciliation . MSC Director shall prepare in theory ( if requested ) and a practical test for each candidate according to his qualifications.

Certification may be deferred for a specified or indefinite period of time as well as set aside .

The certification suspension / revocation criteria :

Required kvalifkācija certification does not meet existing education.

Persons supporting dokumetni not valid.

External claims about the quality of the welder .

Cases where there is some kind of reasons that may affect the person's ability to continue certified certification requirements , certification of a person without delay inform the MSC Director of the way they Electronically ( info@persc.lv ) , or submit an application at the office. MSC Director within 3 working days after receipt of the application in writing notify the person certified for decision and action regarding requests reasons .

4.2 . The Certification Commission

MSC certification approved by the Director of the commission / expert . The expert must meet the requirements .

Before each certification process expert ( s) are introduced to the certification rules and sign confidentiality agreements .

The Certification Commission / Expert review by filling out the form :

- Theoretic * ( * if required ) exam results;

- Carry out a visual inspection of the sample welded ;

- Sample analytical results sametinājis applicant and verified by the laboratory .

4.3.Examination

Practical and theoretical examination in accordance with the NL08 " Examining Procedure" . Theory test is optional and occurs only at the customer's request , the relevant information in the application.

4.4.Laboratory . Sample label . Examining the material safety

 The MSC sends an application to the director of the laboratory one day prior to the examination , showing all kinds of niepieciešamus test , the applicants and the samples. Samples shall be marked with the welder's identification number in accordance with the procedure V 20 " Welder's identification number, grant arrangements ." The expert is responsible for the delivery of welded samples to the laboratory .

The laboratory shall be sent to the MSC opinion on parauguem electronically.

MSC guarantee the security of examination materials , subject to the following :

a) material location (transport , electronic transmission , disposal , storage, examining the place ) ;

b ) the nature of the material ( electronic, paper , test equipment) ;

c) the examination process stages (planning , administration, results reporting) ;

d ) the threat arising from the re-use of materials .

4.5.Examination valuetion , decision-making regarding the certification .

MSC Director shall evaluate the results of the examination by expert judgment . The MSC is responsible for making decisions on certification. MSC Director to maintain the rights of the decisions and should not be delegated to them .

Examination assessment criteria / initial or renewal certification assessments;

Expertise in the fields of theoretical ( if requested ) and a practical exam RESULTAT ;

Conclusions of the laboratory ;

Document compliance with the MSC Quality Management System ;

Iesk.konfidencialitāti performance requirement .

After evaluation, the MSC Director shall decide on the qualification.

Certification shall not be granted until all certification requirements are met .

4.6 . Certificate

Welders who have been granted a certificate of ten working days of the MSC and MSC statement issued by the Director of the relevant qualification certificates and their use . A certificate signed by the Director of the MSC . MSC Director's absence, the certificates are signed by the MSC Technical Director .

If the certificate welder discovered the error , MSC 3 days should be corrected and re- issued the applicant a certificate.

4.7.Certificate register its publication .

MSC Director shall draw up and updated list of certified welders , each qualification group separately . Register , as well as information on the canceled certificates maintained by the MSC welding head.

MSC Director maintains infor for certificates to be issued and upon request, information as to whether an individual is at the moment a valid certification and the certification field , except when the law requires that such information not be disclosed.

4.8 . Extension of validity of the certificate ,

Certificate extension occurs when the certificate had expired , provided that the welder fulfill ISO 9606-1:2014 or ISO 9606-2:2006 standard requirements for submitting evidence MSC Director. MSC Director of gathering evidence . If the requirements are met , the certificate's validity period of extension .

Welders certificate extension takes place every two years subject to the standard BS EN ISO 9606-1:2014 and ISO 9606-2:2006 all requirements .

If the requirements are not met, then a pre- certification . For initial certification case , the certification process is the same as described above .

4.9.Certificate cancellation

Certificate revocation in accordance with procedures NL 10 " certificate revocation " .

4.10.Confidentiality , avoid conflicts of interest , non-affection .

To meet the requirements of independence and impartiality , the MSC shall ensure that the services provided does not lead to a conflict of interest and all information obtained in the course of this service would be regarded as highly confidential. Ltd. "Certification Center " Welding Certification Center recognizes these requirements and with the signing of this announcement or any other means that it holds undertakes to ensure compliance .

All persons working in a welding certification or to represent it, accept bribes from all sources to support, positive affect , hinder or delay any transaction between MSC and its customers . Management should ensure that the plague would be taken , such as replacement of employees of that single task.

The following are examples of typical cases in which the expert faced with a conflict of interest :

- Pre- employment relationship with the certified organization.

- Financial interest / involvement in the organization to be certified .

- Direct personal connection / relationship with people in the organization to be certified . If the existence of such a relationship , the experts will be very hard to distance themselves from these relationships in order to accomplish an objective certification. In addition , it will put the questionable reliability of the certification of the results , when viewed from organizations and / or organizations customers' perspective.

- Prior consulting activities with certified organizations .

These are just examples that have been selected for their apparent and simplified nature , but there might be situations that would be very similar to the aforementioned , where the employee will not intentionally placed in a situation that would affect its independence and thus call into question its impartiality. MSC is impossible to predict all the cases of conflict of interest . However , with the help of MSC focusing on their identification , the expert will be able to deal with situations as they arise . MSC all the information that is obtained in the certification process , keeps confidential legally enforceable order. Such procedures shall be subject to all the MSC staff.

MSC provides that information obtained in the certification process , and without the applicant , candidate or person certified more from other sources , without the individual ( applicant , candidate or certified person ) consent is not disclosed to an unauthorized party , unless required by law to such information should be disclosed.

If the MSC are legally required to disclose confidential information about what information is provided, the MSC informs a person, except in cases where the law is not allowed.

MSC provides that institutions related activities will not compromise privacy.

4.11 . Potential conflict of interest

If the examiner is a potential conflict of interest in the candidate's examination , the MSC must be the following:

- To inform the committee of the MSC scheme is a potential conflict .

- MSC MSC scheme will inform the Committee of Directors of the decision and planned corrective actions with regard to these potential conflicts of interest ;

- Director of the MSC represents the corrective measures have been taken to management review .