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4.1.1 Concepts
See ISO 9000
Quality
Totality of characteristics of an entity that bear on its ability stated
to satisfay stated and implied needs.
Grade
Category or rank given to entities having same functional use but
different requirements for quality.
Requirements for quality
Expression of the needs or their translation into a set of
quantitatively or qualitatively stated requirements for the characteristics
of an entity to enable its realization and examination.
Requirements for society
Obligations resulting from laws, regulations, rules, codes, statutes
and other considerations.
Nonconformity
Nonfulfilment of a specified requirement.
Defect
Nonfulfilment of an intended usage requirement or resonable
expectation, including one concerned with safety.
Qualification process
Process of demonstrating whether an entity is capable of fulfilling
specified requirements.
Inspection
Activity such as measuring, examining, testing or gauging one or
more characteristics of an entity and comparing the results with
specified requirements in order to establish whether conformity is
achieved for each characteristic.
Verification
Confirmation by examination and provision of objective evidence
that specified requirements have been fulfilled.
Validation
Confirmation by examination and provision of objective evidence
that the particular requirements for a specific intended use are fulfilled.
Quality policy
Overall intention and direction of an organization with regard to
quality, as formally expressed by top management.
Quality management
All activities of the overall management function that determine
the quality policy, objectives and responsabilities and implement them
by means such as quality planning, quality control, quality assurance
and quality improvement within the quality system.
Quality planning
Activities that establish the objectives and requirements for quality
and for the application of quality systemelements.
See chapter 4.1.4 Quality plan
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Quality control
Operational techniques and activities that are used to fulfil
requirements for quality.
Quality control involves operational techniques and activities
aimed both at monitoring a process and at eliminating causes of
unsatisfactory performance at all stages of the quality loop in order to
achieve economic effectiveness.
Quality loop
Conceptual model of interacting activities that influence quality at
the various stages ranging from the identification of needs to the
assessment of whether these needs have been satisfied.
The quality spiral is a similar concept.
Quality assurance
All the planned and systematic activities implemented within the
quality system and demonstrated as needed, to provide adequate
confidence that an entity will fulfil requirements for quality.
Quality system
Organizational structure, procedures, processes and resources
needed to impelement quality management.
Quality improvement
Actions taken throughout the organization to increase the
effectiveness and efficiency of activities and processes in order to
provide added benefits to both the organization and its customers.
Management review
Formal evaluation by top management of the status and adequacy
of the quality system in relation to quality policy and objectives.
Contract review
Sytematic activities carried out by the supplier before signing the
contract to ensure that requirements for quality are adequately defined,
free from ambiguity, documented and can be realized by the supplier.
Design review
Documented, comprehensive and systematic examination of a
design to evaluate its capability to fulfil the requirements for quality,
identify problems, if any and propose the development of solutions.
4.1.2. Quality manual
Document stating the quality policy and describing the quality
system of an organization.
Notes:
1. A quality manual may relate to the totality of an organization's
activities or only to a part of it. The title and scope of the manual reflects
the field of application.
2. A quality manual will normaly contain or refer to, as a minimum:
a) quality policy;
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NA
NA
Design control (4.4.1)
NA
(4.5.1)
Purchasing (4.6.1)
Control
of
customer-supplied
NA
product (4.7)
Product
identification
and
traceability (4.8)
Process control (4.9.a)
Inspection and testing (4.10.1)
product (4.13.1)
(4.14.1)
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Handling,
storage,
packing,
NA
preservation and delivery (4.15.1)
Control of quality records (4.16)
Internal quality audits (4.17)
Training (4.18)
Servicing (4.19)
Statistical techniques (4.20.2)
NA - Not applicable
4.1.3 Quality plan
Quality planning covers:
a) product planning: identifying, classifying and weighting the
characteristics for quality as well as establishing the objectives,
requirements for quality and constraints;
b) managerial and operational planning: preparing the application
of the quality system including organizing and scheduling;
c) the preparation of quality plans and the making of provisions for
quality improvement.
Quality plan
Document setting out the specific quality practices, resources and
sequence of activities relevant to a particular product, project or
contract.
A quality plan usually makes reference to the parts of the quality
manual applicable to the specific case.
4.1.4 Personnel and equipment
See 4.1.10 (EN 729) and 4.2
4.1.5 Maintenance
See 4.1.10 (EN 729)
4.1.6. Inspection
See 4.1.10 (EN 729)
4.1.7 Activities of the welding engineer in the different
functions in industry
See 4.2 (EN 719)
4.1.8 Standards
ISO 3834 / EN 729 series
Special process
These are processes, the results of which cannot be fully verified by
subsequent inspection and testing of the product and where, for
example, processing definicies may become apparent only after the
product is in use. Accordingly, continuous monitoring and/or compliance
with documented procedures is required to ensure that the specified
requirements are met.
Within the ISO 9000 series of standards for quality sytems, welding
is to be treated as a special process since welds cannot be fully
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operators
welding
coordination
1418
welding coordination personnel
with appropiate technical
knowledge according to ISO 14731,
or persons with similar knowledge
inspection
personnel
production
equipment
equipment
maintenance
has to be carried no
specific
out, maintenance requirement,
plan necesarry
shell
be
adequate
necessary
restricted
plan
necessary
instruction to be available to
welder, see apropiate part of EN ISO
15614
no
requirement
No specific
requirement
production plan
welding
procedure
specification
(WPS)
welding
procedure
approval
work instructions
documentation
not requires
but personal
responsibility
of
manufacturer
sufficient and
competent,
acces for
third parties,
as needed
no specific
requirement
no
requirement
no
requirement
no
requirement
no
requirement
batch testing or only if specified not specified
no
cunsumable
in contract
requirement
batch testing of only if specified not specified
no
consumable
in contract
requirement
storage and
as per supplier recommended as minimum
handling of
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welding
consumable
storage
of protection required from influence
parent materials by the environment; identification
shall be maintained
post-weld heat
specificatio
confirmatio
treatment
n and complete n
to
record necessary specification
necessary
inspection
as required for specified operations
before,
during,
after welding
nonconformances
calibration
identification
traceability
quality records
no
requirement
no
requirement
responsibiliti
es
as
specified
in
contracr
not specified
not specified
as
required
by contract
Literature:
1. BAGJAGIC, S. Zahtevi za odrzavanje i ispitivanje proizvodne
opreme. Zavarivanje i zavarene konstrukcije, 1/1996, p. 53-57
2. DELIC, B. Zahtevi za kvalitet u analizi ugovora, Zavarivanje i
zavarene konstrukcije, 1/1996, p. 45-48
3. FERTILIO, A. Ispitivanje bez razaranja zavarenih spojeva,
Zavarivanje i zavarene konstrukcije, 1/1996, p. 64-68
4. GRUJIC, N. Mehanicko - tehnolosca ispitivanja zavarenih spojeva,
Zavarivanje i zavarene konstrukcije, 1/1996, p. 69-72
5. ILIC, V. Potrosni materijali, Zavarivanje i zavarene konstrukcije,
1/1996, p. 58-60
6. ISO 3834 - 1: 1994 (EN 729 - 1:1994), Quality requirements for
welding. Fusion welding of metallic materials. Part 1: Guidelines for
selection and use.
7. ISO 3834 - 2: 1994 (EN 729 - 2: 1994), Quality requirements for
welding. Fusion welding of metallic materials. Part 2: Comprehensive
quality requirements.
8. ISO 3834 - 3: 1994 (EN 729 - 3: 1994), Quality requirements for
welding. Fusion welding of metallic materials. Part 3: Standard quality
requirements
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