IIW Manufacturer Certification Scheme for the Management of Quality in Welding Guidance for the Implementation of ISO 3834 Oriented to Welded Product Standards
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IIW MCS IIW Manufacturer Certification Scheme for the Management of Quality in Welding
Guidance for the Implementation of ISO 3834 Oriented to Welded Product Standards
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IIW MCS – Supplement for the Implementation of ISO 3834 Oriented to Welded Products Approved: January 2012
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Preface This document is based upon the Manufacturer Certification System developed by the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF), through an Agreement between EWF and the International Institute of Welding (IIW), reached in 2006 at the Annual Meeting of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) in Quebec, Canada. These rules have been developed following the principle of mutual recognition, which has been agreed between the International Institute of Welding and the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting Though the EWF Manufacturer Certification System is based on the Management of Quality, Environment and Health and Safety in Welding through: -
the EN ISO 3834 Certification Scheme; the Environment Certification Scheme; the Health & Safety Certification Scheme,
The scope of the Agreement between EWF and IIW only includes, for the time being, the management of quality in welding. Based on the above, the International Institute of Welding (IIW), by virtue of its unique international expertise, has developed an integrated and specialised Certification Scheme to assure companies’ compliance with ISO 3834. This Scheme is referred to as the IIW Manufacturer Certification Scheme according to ISO 3834 (IIW MCS). These Rules establish the mechanism by which the guidelines for the IIW Manufacturer Certification Scheme according to ISO 3834 are implemented, such that the requirements are applied uniformly by all countries involved, and that the certificates granted are mutually recognised. This is done by appointing only one organisation in each country to act in the name of IIW, and these organisations are assessed and monitored for compliance with the Rules. These organisations are known as the IIW Authorised National Bodies for Company Certification (ANBCCs). The IIW has delegated all authority for this activity to the International Authorisation Board (IAB). This body consists of a supervisory board and two Sub Groups: -
Group A - Education, Training and Qualification; Group B - Impl