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ASMEBOILERANDPRESSUREVESSELCERTIFICATESOFAUTHORIZATIONANDCODESYMBOLSTAMPSInformationTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAccredidationbroc/nov0212/4/029:50AMPage1BPVCERTIFICATESOFAUTHORIZATIONASMETheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME)wasorganizedin1880asaneducationalandtechnicalsocietyofmechanicalengineers.AtthattimeinAmericanindustrialhistory,mechanicalengineeringwasgrowinginsizeandimportance,andthenumberofmechanicalengineerswasincreasing.Morethanonehundredyearslater,theSocietycontinuestofocusonmechanicalengineering.Now,however,theSocietyhasexpandedfarbeyondtheUnitedStatesandNorthAmericaandisdesignatedASMEInternational.Withamembershipof125,000andastaffof400in10officesacrosstheUnitedStates,ASMEisamajorforceinthetechnicalworld.InadditiontoCodesandStandards,currentASMEactivitiesinclude:(a)conductingconferences,exhibitsandregularmeetingsoflocalchapterstokeeppracticingmechanicalengineersuptodateonnewtechnology;(b)publishingtechnicaljournals,books,technicalreportsandmagazinesonmechanicalengineering;(c)providingshortcoursesoncurrenttechnicaldevelopmentsandASMEcodesandstandards.(d)advisingfederalandstategovernmentontechnology-relatedpublicpolicies.ASMECODES&STANDARDSASMEInternationalistheleadingdeveloperofcodesandstandardsassociatedwiththeart,science,andpracticeofmechanicalengineering.Therearecurrentlynearly600ASMEcodesandstandardsinprint.TheCodesandStandardsactivityinvolvesmorethan4,000individuals,mostlyengineersandrelatedscientists,butnotnecessarilymembersoftheSociety.Thecodesandstandardsareusedinover100countriesthroughouttheworld.ASMEstandardsoftenbecomemeansforsatisfyinggovernmentregulatoryandprocurementrequirements.INTRODUCTIONAccredidationbroc/nov0212/4/029:50AMPage2PAGEIntroduction..........................insidefrontcoverASME..........................insidefrontcoverASMECodes&Standards............insidefrontcoverASMEBoiler&PressureVesselCode.....2ASMEAccreditationandCodeSymbolStamps...................2Glossary........................2InitialPreparation........................3TypesofAccreditation...............3AuthorizedInspectionAgency(AIA).......3QualityControlSystem...............3SummaryofRequirementsTable........4ApplicationsandFees...................5Applications......................5CertificateandStampFees............5ShopReviewDepositsandFees.........5Invoices........................5ShopReview..........................5General.........................5ShopReviewTeam.................5ConductofShopReview..............6AdditionalRequirementsforSafety.......6ValveCertificatesIssuanceofCertificateofAuthorization........6ReportandRecommendation..........6ReconsiderationofRecommendation.....7Issuance........................7PostAccreditationActivities...............7ChangetoScope..................7ChangetoQCManual...............7ChangeofCompanyOwnership.........7and/orCompanyNameChangeofAddressorRelocation........7RenewalofAccreditation.............7CombinedPrograms....................8AchievingISORegistration................8Preparation.....................9Pre-Assessment...................9DocumentReview..................9Assessment.....................9Registration......................9Surveillance......................9CONTENTSAccredidationbroc/nov0212/4/029:50AMPage3BPVCERTIFICATESOFAUTHORIZATION2ASMEBOILER&PRESSUREVESSELCODEASMEsetupacommitteein1911forthepurposeofformulatingstandardrulesfortheconstructionofsteamboilersandotherpres-surevessels.ThiscommitteeisnowcalledtheBoilerandPressureVesselCommitteeanditisresponsibleforthedevelopmentandmainte-nanceoftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCode.TheCodeestablishesrulesofsafetygoverningthedesign,fabrication,andinspectionofboilersandpressurevessels,andnuclearpowerplantcomponents.Theobjectiveoftherulesistoassurereasonablycertainprotectionoflifeandpropertyandtoprovideamarginfordeteriora-tioninservice.ASMEACCREDITATIONANDCODESYMBOLSTAMPSSince1916,ASMEhasaccreditedcompaniestocertifythattheirproductsandservicescom-plywithASMEcodesandstandards.Morethan4,500companiesin65countriesarecurrentlyaccredited.ASMECodeSymbolStampsareusedbyCertificateHolderstoindicatethatstampeditemsconformtothelatesteditionoftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCode.UtilizationoftheASMECodeSymbolStampisameansofcomplyingwiththelawsandregulationsinmostoftheUSandCanada,aswellasothercoun-triesthroughouttheworld.WhetherornotanASMECodeSymbolStampislegallyrequired,itprovidesuserswithahighdegreeofconfidencethatthestampeditemsconformtoestablishedsafetystandards.TheserequirementsforobtainingaCertificateofAuthorizationarenec-essarytosafeguardtheuseoftheStampsandmaintaintheirworldwideacceptance.TheflowchartatthebottomofthispageshowsthetypicalprocedureforobtainingaBPVCertificateofAuthorizationtousetheCodeSymbolStamps.ASMEadministerssixotheraccreditationprograms,fivecertificationprograms,andanISO9000RegistrationProgram.GLOSSARYAIA-AuthorizedInspectionAgencyASMEDesignee-anindividualauthorizedbyASMEtoactonitsbehalfforthepurposeofperformingreviews,surveys,andauditsoforganizationsholdingorapplyingforaccre