This standard has been prepared such that it is independent of the type of welded construction to be manufactured; it defines quality requirements for welding both in production plants and on site; it provides guidance for describing a manufacturers capability to produce welded constructions to meet specified requirements; it can also be used as a basis for assessing the manufacturer in respect to his welding capability.
This standard is appropriate when demonstration of a manufacturer's or a sub-contractor's capability to produce welded constructions, fulfilling specified quality requirements, are specified in one or more of the following:
- A contract between involved parties
- An application standard
- A regulatory requirement.
The requirements contained within this standard can be adopted in full or can be selectively deleted by the manufacturer if not applicable to the construction concerned. They provide a flexible framework for the control of welding in the following cases:
- To provide specific requirements for resistance welding in contracts which require the manufacturer or subcontractor to have a quality system in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 or BS EN ISO 9002
- To provide specific requirements for resistance welding in contracts which require the manufacturer or subcontractor to have a quality system other than BS EN ISO 9001 or BS EN ISO 9002
- To provide specific requirements for resistance welding as guidance to a manufacturer or sub-contractor developing a quality system.
- To provide specific requirements for references in application standards that use resistance welding as part of its requirements or in a contract between relevant parties. It is however more appropriate for BS EN ISO 14554-2 to be used in such cases.
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