COMBINEANUPCOMINGREVIEWWITHANASMEISO9000ASSESSMENTANDSAVE!DETAILSINSIDEASMEBOILERANDPRESSUREVESSELCERTIFICATESOFAUTHORIZATIONANDCODESYMBOLSTAMPSINFORMATION&APPLICATIONSTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSThisdocumentisintendedtoserveasaguidefornewapplicantsforASMEaccred-itation.ItisnotintendedtoreplaceCoderequirementsoradministrativeprocedures.INTRODUCTIONCONTENTSPAGEIntroduction................................1ASME...............................1ASMECodes&Standards................1ASMEBoiler&PressureVesselCode........2ASMEAccreditationandCodeSymbolStamps.2Glossary.............................2InitialPreparation..............................3TypesofAccreditation...................3AuthorizedInspectionAgency(AIA).........3QualityControlSystem..................3SummaryofRequirementsTable...........4ApplicationsandFees.........................5Applications...........................5CertificateandStampFees................5ShopReviewDepositsandFees............5Invoices..............................5ShopReview................................5General..............................5ShopReviewTeam......................6ConductofShopReview.................6AdditionalRequirementsforSafety..........6ValveCertificatesIssuanceofCertificateofAuthorization............6ReportandRecommendation..............6ReconsiderationofRecommendation........7Issuance..............................7PostAccreditationActivities.....................7ChangetoScope.......................7ChangetoQCManual...................7ChangeofCompanyOwnership...........7and/orCompanyNameChangeofAddressorRelocation...........7RenewalofAccreditation.................7CombinedPrograms..........................8AchievingISORegistration.....................8Preparation...........................9Pre-Assessment.........................9DocumentReview.....................10Assessment...........................10Registration..........................11Surveillance..........................11ASMEConformityAssessmentPrograms..........12INTRODUCTIONASMETheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME)wasorganizedin1880asaneducationalandtechnicalsocietyofmechanicalengineers.AtthattimeinAmericanindustrialhistory,mechanicalengineeringwasgrowinginsizeandimportance,andthenumberofmechanicalengineerswasincreasing.Morethanonehundredyearslater,theSocietycon-tinuestofocusonmechanicalengineering.Now,however,theSocietyhasexpandedfarbeyondtheUnitedStatesandNorthAmericaandisdesignatedASMEInternational.Withamembershipof125,000andastaffof400in10officesacrosstheUnitedStates,ASMEisamajorforceinthetechnicalworld.InadditiontoCodesandStandards,currentASMEactivitiesinclude:(a)conductingconferences,exhibitsandregularmeetingsoflocalchapterstokeeppracticingmechanicalengineersuptodateonnewtechnology;(b)publishingtechnicaljournals,books,technicalreportsandmagazinesonmechanicalengineering;(c)providingshortcoursesoncurrenttechnicaldevelopmentsandASMEcodesandstandards.(d)advisingfederalandstategovernmentontech-nology-relatedpublicpolicies.ASMECODES&STANDARDSASMEInternationalistheleadingdeveloperofcodesandstandardsassociatedwiththeart,science,andpracticeofmechanicalengineering.Therearecur-rentlynearly600ASMEcodesandstandardsinprint.TheCodesandStandardsactivityinvolvesmorethan4,000individuals,mostlyengineersandrelatedscientists,butnotnecessarilymembersoftheSociety.Thecodesandstandardsareusedinover90coun-triesthroughouttheworld.ASMEstandardsoftenbecomemeansforsatisfyinggovernmentregulatoryandprocurementrequirements.1ASMEBOILER&PRESSUREVESSELCODEASMEsetupacommitteein1911forthepurposeofformulatingstandardrulesfortheconstructionofsteamboilersandotherpressurevessels.ThiscommitteeisnowcalledtheBoilerandPressureVesselCommitteeanditisresponsibleforthedevel-opmentandmaintenanceoftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCode.TheCodeestablishesrulesofsafetygoverningthedesign,fabrication,andinspectionofboilersandpressurevessels,andnuclearpowerplantcompo-nents.Theobjectiveoftherulesistoassurerea-sonablycertainprotectionoflifeandpropertyandtoprovideamarginfordeteriorationinservice.ASMEACCREDITATIONANDCODESYMBOLSTAMPSSince1916,ASMEhasaccreditedcompaniestocer-tifythattheirproductsandservicescomplywithASMEcodesandstandards.Morethan4,300companiesin60countriesarecurrentlyaccredited.ASMECodeSymbolStampsareusedtoindicatethatstampeditemsconformtothelatesteditionoftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCode.UtilizationoftheASMECodeSymbolStampisameansofcomplyingwiththelawsandregulationsinmostoftheUSandCanada,aswellasothercountriesthroughouttheworld.WhetherornotanASMECodeSymbolStampislegallyrequired,itprovidesuserswithahighdegreeofconfidencethatthestampeditemsconformtoestablishedsafetystandards.TheserequirementsforobtainingaCertificateofAuthorizationarenecessarytosafe-guardtheuseoftheStampsandmaintaintheirworldwideacceptance.TheflowchartatthebottomofthispageshowsthetypicalprocedureforobtainingaBPVCertificateofAuthorizationtousetheCodeSymbolStamps.ASMEadministerseightotheraccreditationpro-grams,fivecertificationprograms,andanISO9000Registration