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Structure of EN ISO 3834

ISO 3834-1:2005, Criteria for the selection of the appropriate

level of quality requirements
ISO 3834-2:2005, Comprehensive quality requirements

ISO 3834-3:2005, Standard quality requirements

ISO 3834-4:2005, Elementary quality requirements

ISO 3834-5:2005, Applicable documentation (not full title)

ISO/TR 3834-6:2007, Guidelines on implementing ISO 3834

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 ISO 3834-1
Clause-5 : Criteria for selection

The extent and significance of safety-critical products

The range of different materials used

The range of products

The complexity of manufacture

The extent to which metallurgical problems may occur

The extent to which manufacturing imperfections, e.g., misalignment,

distortion, or weld imperfection, affect product performance

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 Criteria for selection

Cotractual
Mutually agreed

Statutory
CE and similar product certifications

Regulatory
Product standards

Risk Management output

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 Risk assessment
EWF Standard : Fundamentals of Risk Management

Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA)

Fault tree analysis

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 Likelihood of the event (Occurrence)
Risk Matrix

(Severity)
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 ISO 3834-1
Clause-6: Elements to consider for a QMS to complement ISO 3834:

a) control of documents & records (ISO 9001:2000, 4.2.3, 4.2.4)

b) management responsibilities (ISO 9001:2000, Clause 5)
c) provision of resources (ISO 9001:2000, 6.1)
d) competence, awareness, training of personnel [ISO 9001:2000, 6.2.2, 7.5.2 (b)]
e) planning of product realization (ISO 9001:2000, 7.1)
f) determination of requirements related to the product (ISO 9001:2000, 7.2.1)
g) review of requirements related to the product (ISO 9001:2000, 7.2.2)
h) purchasing (ISO 9001:2000, 7.4)
i) validation of processes (ISO 9001:2000, 7.5.2)
j) customer property (ISO 9001:2000, 7.5.4)
k) internal audit (ISO 9001:2000, 8.2.2)
l) monitoring and measurement of product (ISO 9001:2000, 8.2.4).
m) ISO 9004: guidance on the development & implementation of a QMS
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 ISO 3834-1 Annex-A
Elements ISO 3834-2 ISO 3834-3 ISO 3834-4
Full documented Less extensive
Contract review Establish that capability and
review review
information is available
Design review Design for welding to be confirmed
Subcontractor Treat like a main fabricator Shall comply with all requirement
Welders, Operators Approved in accordance with ISO 9606
Welding coordination personnel with Not required but personal
Welding coordination
appropriate technical knowledge responsibility of Mfg.

Sufficient and competent personnel Sufficient and competent third

Inspection personnel
to be available parties access are needed

Required to prepare, cut, weld, transport, lift, together

Production equipment No specific requirement
with safety equipment and protective clothes

Equipment Shall be carried out, No specific

No requirement
maintenance mtc. plan necessary requirements,

Restricted
Production plan Necessary No requirement
plan necessary

Welding procedure
Instruction to make available to welder No requirement
specification WPS)

in accordance with the appropriate part of

Welding procedure
ISO 9956, approved as application standard No specific requirement
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or contract demands
 ISO 3834-1 Annex-A
Elements ISO 3834-2 ISO 3834-3 ISO 3834-4
Welding procedure specification (WPS) or dedicated work
Work instructions No requirement
instructions to be available
Documentation Necessary Not specified No requirement
Batch testing of
Necessary Not specified No requirement
consumables
Storage and handling of
According to suppliers recommended minimum
welding consumables
Storage of parent Protection required from influences by the environment,
No requirement
materials identifications to be maintained
Specification and complete Confirmation to
Post-weld heat treatment No requirement
record necessary specification necessary
Inspection before, during Responsibilities as
As required for specified operations
and after welding specified in contract
Non-conformances Procedures shall be available
Calibration Procedures shall be available Not specified
Identification Not specified
Required when appropriate Required when necessary
Traceability Not specified
Shall be available to meet the rules for product liability As reqd by contract
Quality records
Retained for 5 years minimum

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 ISO 3834-5 Reference Standards
Table 1 Welders and welding operators qualification
Table 2 Welding coordination personnel qualification
Table 3 Non-destructive testing personnel qualification
Table 4 Welding procedure specifications
Table 5 Qualification of the welding procedures
Table 6 Post-weld heat treatment
Table 7 Inspection and testing during welding
Table 8 Inspection and testing after welding
Table 9 Calibration & validation of measuring, inspection, testing eqpt.
Table 10 Other fusion welding processes

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 ISO 3834-6 Guidelines for implementation
Clause 7.2, Quality System

Refers to clause-6 of 3834-1 for maintaining basic

elements of quality system (ISO 9001 requirements)

Manufacturer who already operates ISO 9001 are

expected to have a documented system as referred in
clause-6 of 3834-1

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 ISO 3834-6
Clause-8 : Criteria for selection

The extent and significance of safety-critical products

The range of different materials used

The range of products

The complexity of manufacture

The extent to which metallurgical problems may occur

The extent to which manufacturing imperfections, e.g., misalignment,

distortion, or weld imperfection, affect product performance

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 ISO 3834-6 Guidelines for implementation
9.1.3 Control of welding
Control is to be ensured by :
verification of welding procedures and the capabilities of welding
personnel,
availability, suitability and maintenance of equipment,
identification of product requirements,
the manner in which sub-contracting is carried out,
the level of production planning,
storage and handling of parent metals and welding consumables,
operation and performance of inspection,
identification and traceability of product and work in progress,
correction of product non-conformance, and
the extent and storage of quality records.

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 5.2 Review of requirements
5.3 Technical review

Requirements are similar to enquiry & contract

review in ISO 9001, but are much more specific.

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 6 Sub-contracting
The subcontractor is treated as extension of
manufacturers facility and shall fully comply with the
relevant requirements of this part of ISO 3834.

The sub-contractor shall provide such records and

documentation of his work as may be specified by the
manufacturer.

Shall work under the order and responsibility of the

manufacturer (WC). The manufacturer shall ensure that
the sub-contractor can comply with the quality
requirements as specified.

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 7 Welding personnel
7.2 Welders and welding operators
Welders and welding operators shall be qualified by an
appropriate test according to :
-ISO 3834-5, Table 1, for arc, electron beam, laser beam and gas
welding

7.3 Welding coordination personnel

Manufacturer shall have at his disposal appropriate welding
coordination personnel having responsibility for quality activities
and sufficient authority to enable any necessary action to be taken.
Tasks and responsibilities shall be clearly defined.
The qualifications required shall be according to :
-ISO 3834-5,Table 2, for arc, electron beam, laser beam and gas welding,
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 Adequacy of qualification

According to ISO 14731, a welding coordinator should be

IWE/IWT.
Requirement is of competence, not paper qualification
Diploma = knowledge, not competence
WC must have, in addition to IWE/IWT,
current experience and competence in the job assigned,
proven through extensive interview during audit
or,
A CIWE/CIWT certification on specific assignment
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 9 Equipment
power sources; mechanised or automatic welding equipment;
equipment for joint and surface preparation and for cutting,
including thermal cutting; rolling, bending equipment.
equipment for preheating and post-heat treatment including
temperature indicator;
jigs and fixtures;
cranes and handling equipment used for the production;
PPE and other safety equipment,
ovens, quivers, etc. used for treatment of welding consumables;
facilities for surface cleaning;
destructive and non-destructive testing facilities.

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 9 Equipment

New and repaired equipment are to be qualified by

authorised person

Maintenance
Documented plan, schedule
Items which controls variable essential for
assuring quality must be included in schedule

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 10.1 Production planning
Production planning shall include at least:
sequence by which the construction shall be manufactured
identification of the individual processes
reference to appropriate procs. for welding & allied processes;
sequence in which the welds are to be made
order and timing in which individual processes are to be performed
Specs. for inspn/testing, involvement of any independent inspn. body
environmental conditions, e.g. protection from wind and rain
identification by batches, components or parts, as appropriate
allocation of qualified personnel
arrangement for any production test.

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 10.3 Qualification of welding proc.

Welding procedures shall be qualified prior to

production.

The method of qualification shall be in accordance with

relevant product standards or as stated in the
specification.

The ISO documents to which it is required to conform to are

specified in :

- ISO 3834-5:2005, Table 5, for arc welding, electron

beam welding, laser beam welding and gas welding,

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 10.2 Welding-procedure specifications

The manufacturer shall prepare the welding-procedure

specification (WPS) and shall ensure that these are
used correctly in production.

The ISO documents to which it is required to conform

are specified in :

- ISO 3834-5:2005, Table 4, for arc, electron beam, laser

beam and gas welding,

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 10.5 Procedure for
Preparation & Control of Documents

The procedure is identical with ISO 9001, 4.2.3.

However, the standard specifies the main welding

related document which must be maintained.

The documented procedures required by the standard

are mentioned in respective sections.

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 11 Welding consumables
11.1 General : Responsibilities & procedures for control of
welding consumables shall be specified.
11.2 Batch testing
Batch testing shall be required when specified.
No specific requirement in ISO 3834-4
11.3 Storage and handling
Procedures for storage, handling, identification & use of welding
consumables which avoid moisture pick-up, oxidation, damage,
etc. in accordance with the suppliers recommendations.
12 Storage of parent materials
- materials should not be adversely affected.
-Identification shall be maintained during storage.
-Includes customer supplied materials

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 13 Post-weld heat treatment
The procedure shall be compatible with the parent material,
welded joint, construction, etc. and shall be in accordance
with the product standard and/or specified requirements.
Record of the heat treatment shall be made during the
process. The record shall demonstrate that the specification
has been followed and shall be traceable to the particular
product.
The ISO documents to which it is required to conform to fulfil
the quality requirements are specified in :
- ISO 3834-5:2005, Table 6, for arc welding, electron beam
welding, laser beam welding and gas welding,
No specific requirement in ISO 3834-4

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 14 Inspection and testing
14.2 Inspection and testing before welding
suitability and validity of welders and welding operators
certificates
suitability of WPS; joint preparation (e.g. shape and
dimensions)
identity of parent material, identity of welding consumables
fit-up, jigging and tacking; special requirements in welding-
proc. specs.(e.g. distortion prevention)
suitability of working conditions for welding, including
environment.

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 14 Inspection and testing
14.3 Inspection and testing during welding
Following shall be checked at suitable intervals/ by continuous
monitoring:
essential welding parameters e.g. welding current, arc volts., travel speed
preheating/interpass temperature
cleaning and shape of runs and layers of weld metal
back gouging
welding sequence
correct use and handling of welding consumables
control of distortion
any intermediate examination (e.g. checking of dimensions)
The ISO documents to which it is required to conform are specified in :
- ISO 3834-5, Table 7, for arc, electron beam, laser beam and gas welding

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 14 Inspection and testing
14.4 Inspection and testing after welding
Compliance with relevant acceptance criteria shall be checked:
by visual inspection;
by non-destructive testing;
by destructive testing;
form, shape and dimensions of the construction;
results and records of post-weld operations e.g. heat treatment,
ageing
The ISO documents to which it is required to conform are specified
in :
- ISO 3834-5, Table 8, for arc, electron beam, laser beam and gas
welding

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15 Non-conformance, corrective actions

Control of nonconforming products

Identification
Disposition
Notification

Repair/rectification
WPS, Work instruction must be available
Re-inspection
Corrective action
Ensure non-recurrence

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 16 Calibration & Validation

All equipment that contribute to the quality of the

construction shall be suitably controlled and shall
be calibrated or validated at specified intervals.
The ISO documents to which it is required to conform
are specified in :
ISO 3834-5, Table-9, for arc, electron beam, laser beam
and gas welding,

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 17 Identification and traceability
identification of production plans, routing cards;
identification of weld locations in construction;
identification of NDT procedures and personnel
identification of welding consumable (e.g. designation, trade name,
manufacturer of consumables and batch or cast numbers)
identification &/or traceability of parent material e.g. type, cast number
identification of location of repairs;
identification of location of temporary attachments;
Traceability for fully mechanised, automatic welding units to specific welds
traceability of welder and welding operators to specific welds
traceability of WPS to specific welds.
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 18 Quality records
Record of requirement/technical review;
Material inspection & welding consumable documents;
Welding-procedure qualification records - WPQR, WPS
Eqpt. maintenance plan & records (including calibration records)
Welder/operator qualification certificates; NDT personnel certificates
Production plan; heat-treatment procedure specification and
records;
NDT and DT procedures & reports;
Dimensional reports;
Records of repairs and non-conformance reports;
Other documents, if required.
Quality records shall be retained for a minimum period of five years
in the absence of any other specified requirements.

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 Summing up
basic elements of quality system (ISO 9001) may be
implemented (refer to clause-6 of 3834-1),
Risk management to be addressed
Takes care of welding-specific processes, in-house or
outsourced
Emphasis on Personnel competence and qualifications at all
levels
Safety requirements (Occupational health safety, PPE,
environment etc.)
Mandatory for supply of products to EU and many other
countries
Many product standards call for the standard
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 Comparison: ISO 3834 vs 9001
ISO 3834 ISO
Description of clauses of ISO 3834
clause 9001clause
5.2 Review of requirements 7.2.1,
5.3 Technical review 7.2.2
6 Sub-contracting 4.1, 7.4
7 Qualification-Welding personnel
6.2
8 Qualification-Inspection and testing personnel
9 Equipment 7.5.1
9.1 Production and testing equipment:
7.5.1,
personal protective equipment, other safety
equipment. 6.4

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 Comparison: ISO 3834 vs 9001
ISO 3834 ISO
Description of clauses of ISO 3834
clause 9001clause
9.5 Equipment maintenance 6.3
10.1 Production planning 7.5.1
10.2 Welding-procedure specifications 7.5.1
10.3 Qualification of the welding procedures 7.5.2
10.4 Work instructions 7.5.1
10.5 Procedures for preparation and control of
4.2.3
documents
11 Welding consumables 7.5.5

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 Comparison: ISO 3834 vs 9001
ISO 3834 ISO
Description of clauses of ISO 3834
clause 9001clause
Storage of parent materials (including
12 7.5.5, 7.5.4
customer supplied material)
14 Inspection and testing 8.2.3, 8.2.4
14.5 Inspection and test status 7.5.3
15 Non-conformance and corrective actions 8.3
Calibration and validation of measuring,
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inspection and testing equipment
17 Identification and traceability 7.5.3
18 Quality records 4.2.4
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 Comparison: ISO 3834 vs 9001

ISO 9001 allows scope for interpretation

ISO 3834 is more specific about welding process,

goes into depth and does not leave much scope for
interpretation

ISO 3834 is an additional tool to a QMS. ISO 9001 is

the foundation.

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 ISO 3834-5 Reference documents
Table 1 Welders and welding operators qualification
Table 2 Welding coordination personnel qualification
Table 3 Non-destructive testing personnel qualification
Table 4 Welding procedure specifications
Table 5 Qualification of the welding procedures
Table 6 Post-weld heat treatment
Table 7 Inspection and testing during welding
Table 8 Inspection and testing after welding
Table 9 Calibration & validation of measuring, inspection, testing eqpt.
Table 10 Other fusion welding processes
Annex A- Guidelines on qualification/education scheme for
personnel dealing with welding coordination and inspection
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Various Quality related Standards in Welding
ISO 9001 General QMS Standard

ISO 3834 QMS Standard for welding

Welded Personnel Inspection Acceptance

Product Qualification & Testing levels
EN 15085 ISO 9606
EN 764 ISO 17635-40 EN 12517
ISO 14731
EN 1090 ISO 13916 EN 1291
ISO 9712
Examples only not exhaustive
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Various Quality related Standards in Welding
ISO 9001 General QMS Standard

ISO 3834 QMS Standard for welding

Joint Process Materials Consumables

preparation qualification standards standards
ISO 9692 ISO 15607 ISO 15608 ISO 2560
ISO 9013 ISO 15609 ISO 20172 ISO 14341

Examples only not exhaustive

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Various Quality related Standards in Welding
ISO 9001 General QMS Standard

ISO 3834 QMS Standard for welding

Risk Delivery Health

Environment
Management conditions Safety
EWF 644-08 EN 13479 OHSAS 18001 ISO 14001
ISO 14971 ISO 11611 EN 14717
ISO 10882 ISO 10882
Examples only not exhaustive
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 How to implement ISO 3834 ?
The very first step is to procure ISO 3834 standard (all
parts) and related standards and study the
requirements
You may consider an implementation package
offered by IIW-ANBCC comprising of generic trainings
on all aspects of ISO 3834 for different work groups,
including a workshop. Training and certification of
welders may also be included in the package.
IIW-ANBCC is not permitted to do consultancy since
we are a certification body
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 Steps to Certification

1 Decide on applicable part of ISO 3834

Contract requirements

Product standard

Statutory/regulatory requirements

Risk management

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 Steps to Certification

2 Gap Analysis

Audit by certification body to help you identify

the gaps between requirement and existing
practice.
A gap analysis audits are generic and no NC is
given

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 Steps to Certification

3 Awareness Training

General understanding of the standard by all

concerned

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 Steps to Certification

4 Appointment of core team

A core team may be identified by you who will

have a deeper understanding and will actually
effect the implementation/compliance in a
planned and time bound manner

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 Steps to Certification

5 Appointment of WC & RWC

Internal appointment

Appoint from outside

Train your engineer

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 Steps to Certification

6 Specific trainings to action groups

Implementation
Documentation
Related standards
Auditing

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 Steps to Certification

7 Quality Manual and system documentation

The core group shall identify the documentation

requirements specific to your organisation, and
implement

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 Steps to Certification

8 Training /certification of welders

Make a scrutiny of all welders qualification

Decide on appropriate training need

Get welders certified as per EN 287/ISO 9606

Get welding operators certified as per ISO 14732

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 Steps to Certification

9 Implement and run 3 months

This is required to generate sufficient records and

evidence of compliances.
Compliances are verified through records, interviews,
and observation
If you are already following a system and have records
as required by the standard, you can go for certification
before 3-months
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 Steps to Certification

10 Application for certification to IIW-India

ANBCC

This requires submission of various information

in the application which is possible only after
complete implementation

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 Steps to Certification

11 Management Review

It is desirable to conduct internal auditing to verify

the state of implementation, though it is not
mandatory
A management review would be necessary to see the
state or extent of compliance and if any additional/
corrective action is required.
The management can assess and decide if CB should
be called for audit.
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 Steps to Certification

12 Pre-assessment audit (optional)

13 Stage-1 audit

14 Stage-2 (Certification Audit)

Note: Stage-1 and Stage-2 audit may be combined

in one audit if client desires

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 Application and Assessment

Application to ANBCC along with supporting

documentation/manual
Pre assessment audit (Optional)
Certification audit
Closure of NC (if any) to the satisfaction of the auditor,
by the manufacturer within target time
Award of certificate to manufacturer

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 Validity of Certificate

Certificate valid for 5 years subject to satisfactory

surveillance.

Surveillance audit once every year

Before end of 5-year validity period,

recertification audit necessary for continued
validity.

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