African Fusion March 2016

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SAIW Certification internationally recognised international standards, including ISO 17024:2015 and ISO 9712:2012; and all the technical documents referenced in the schedule of conformity issued by the national accreditation body, SANAS, and the ICNDT. Personnel seeking internation-

S AIW Certification, a South African based personnel certification body (PCB), administering the SAQCC-NDT Scheme for qualification and certifi- cation of NDT personnel, is proud to announce that SAIW Certification is now registered under the ICNDT Mutual Recognition Agreement: Schedule 2. This means that holders of SAIW Certification certificates, issued under the SAQCC-NDT certification scheme, are certified by a personnel certifica- tion body (PCB) which is registered by the International Committee for Non- Destructive Testing (ICNDT), as meeting

ally recognised ISO 9712 Level 1, 2 or 3 certification for Magnetic Testing (MT), Penetrant Testing (PT), Radiographic Testing (RT) and Ultrasonic Testing (UT) can now achieve this through the SAQCC-NDT scheme. Eddy Current Testing (ECT) and Vi- sual Testing (VT) certification (Level 1, 2 and 3) are currently covered under the scope expansion operating procedure, which require that candidates collect documented evidence as outlined in the scope expansion audit scheduled by SANAS during 2016. Transition of current SAQCC-NDT certificate holders will be achieved through the normal re-certification process and newly designed SAIW Certificates shall be issued to include the international recognition, after the practitioner has demonstratedcompli- ance with the renewal or recertifica- tion requirements. Internationally recognised certification for all six basic NDT methods is available for the pre- and in-service industrial sectors, which include product sectors such as castings, forgings, tubes, pipe and welds – as well as relevant categories pertaining to specific sample geometries or method application. “This is a proud moment for the South African NDT Industry, which

has aimed for this achievement since its inception in the late 1980s and we formally adopted ISO 9712 in 2003. We will discuss the route to international accreditation in a future issue, but for now, SAIW Certification would like to express its sincere gratitude towards the various ICNDT structures and individuals who have participated in achieving this success,” says SAIW Group systems and quality manager, Harold Jansen. SAIW Certification would also like to thank all the South African NDT person- nel and entities that have been part of SAQCC-NDT since its inception. “Your hardwork, dedication and perseverance are much appreciated,” Jansen adds.

SAIW AWS D1.1 Construction code course revised F ollowing the publication of the re- vised AWS D1.1 Construction code last year and the delivery in January this year of the revamped training course de- veloped by global specialist, Bob Shaw – an active member of the American Welding Society’s D1 Structural Welding Committee and a member of the AISC’s Specifications Committee – SAIW is now ready for the nationwide roll out the new course. The 2015 edition of the AWS D1.1 years. The most notable change is the reorganisation of the tubular provisions, tables, and figures, which were previ- ously located throughout the code. A new Clause 9, entitled ‘Tubular Structures’ has nowbeen created to deal these structural requirements. Clauses 1, 7, and 8 have only been slightly impacted by the reorganisation, but Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 have been greatly impacted. The four-day SAIWcourse provides an

related to welded steel structures; Pre- qualified welding procedures; Welding procedureandperformancequalification; Fabrication requirements; Inspection requirements – including differences between structural steel and pressurised equipment; and practical exercises in the interpretation of the code requirements. Courses are scheduled in Cape Town fromMarch 29 to April 01 and in bothDur- ban and Johannesburg from May 3 to 6. For further information, please con- tact the training department administra- tor, Laetitia Dormehl. dormehll@saiw.co.za

code is a major revision, the first since the 2010 decision to revise the code on a five-year cycle instead of every two

analysis of the AWS D1.1 welding fabrica- tioncodeandcovers the followingaspects of the 2015 version: General requirements

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