APPENDIX 10 QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM

10-1 GENERAL Assemblers processes. Therefore, the Code does not require any distribution of this information except for the Inspector, ASME Designee, or an ASME designated organization as covered by 10-15(c) and 10-16(c). It is intended that information learned about the system in connection with the evaluation will be treated as condential and that all loaned descriptions will be returned to the Manufacturer or Assembler upon completion of the evaluation.

The Manufacturer or Assembler shall have and maintain a quality control system which will establish that all Code requirements,1 including material, design, fabrication, examination (by the Manufacturer or Assembler), and for vessels and vessel parts, inspection (by the Inspector), will be met. Provided that Code requirements are suitably identied, the system may include provisions for satisfying any requirements by the Manufacturer, Assembler, or user which exceed minimum Code requirements and may include provisions for quality control of non-Code work. In such systems, the Manufacturer of vessels or vessel parts may make changes in parts of the system which do not affect the Code requirements without securing acceptance by the Inspector. [See UG-117(d).] Before implementation, revisions to quality control systems of Manufacturers and Assemblers of pressure relief valves shall have been found acceptable to the ASME designated organization if such revisions affect Code requirements. The system that the Manufacturer or Assembler uses to meet the requirements of this Division must be one suitable for his own circumstances. The necessary scope and detail of the system shall depend on the complexity of the work2 performed and on the size and complexity of the Manufacturers organization.3 A written description of the system the Manufacturer or Assembler will use to produce a Code item shall be available for review. Depending upon the circumstances, the description may be brief or voluminous. The written description may contain information of a proprietary nature relating to the Manufacturers or

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OUTLINE OF FEATURES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM

The following is a guide to some of the features which should be covered in the written description of the Quality Control System and which is equally applicable to both shop and eld work.

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AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

The authority and responsibility of those in charge of the Quality Control System shall be clearly established. Persons performing quality control functions shall have sufcient and well-dened responsibility, the authority, and the organizational freedom to identify quality control problems and to initiate, recommend and provide solutions.

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ORGANIZATION

See UG-90(b) and UG-90(c)(1). 2 The complexity of the work includes factors such as design simplicity versus complexity, the types of materials and welding procedures used, the thickness of materials, the types of nondestructive examinations applied, and whether heat treatments are applied.
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The size and complexity of the organization includes factors such as the number of employees, the experience level of employees, the number of Code items produced, and whether the factors dening the complexity of the work cover a wide or narrow range.

An organization chart showing the relationship between management and engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, construction, inspection, and quality control is required to reect the actual organization. The purpose of this chart is to identify and associate the various organizational groups with the particular function for which they are responsible. The Code does not intend to encroach on the Manufacturers right to establish,
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and from time to time to alter, whatever form of organization the Manufacturer considers appropriate for its Code work.

completed component can be considered to comply with this Division.

10-9 10-5 DRAWINGS, DESIGN CALCULATIONS, AND SPECIFICATION CONTROL

WELDING

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The Manufacturers or Assemblers Quality Control System shall provide procedures which will ensure that the latest applicable drawings, design calculations, specications, and instructions, required by the Code, as well as authorized changes, are used for manufacture, examination, inspection, and testing.

The Quality Control System shall include provisions for indicating that welding conforms to requirements of Section IX as supplemented by this Division. Manufacturers intending to use AWS Standard Welding Procedures shall describe control measures used to assure that welding meets the requirements of this Division and Section IX.

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NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION

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MATERIAL CONTROL

The Quality Control System shall include provisions for identifying nondestructive examination procedures the Manufacturer or Assembler will apply to conform with the requirements of this Division.

The Manufacturer or Assembler shall include a system of receiving control which will ensure that the material received is properly identied and has documentation including required Certicates of Compliance or Material Test Reports to satisfy Code requirements as ordered. The required Certicates of Compliance or Material Test Reports may be electronically transmitted from the material manufacturer or supplier to the Certicate Holder. The material control system shall ensure that only the intended material is used in Code construction.

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HEAT TREATMENT

The Quality Control System shall provide controls to insure that heat treatments as required by the rules of this Division are applied. Means shall be indicated by which the Inspector, ASME Designee, or an ASME designated organization can satisfy himself that these Code heat treatment requirements are met. This may be by review of furnace timetemperature records or by other methods as appropriate.

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EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION PROGRAM

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The Manufacturers or Assemblers Quality Control System shall describe the fabrication operations, including examinations, sufciently to permit the Inspector, ASME Designee, or an ASME designated organization to determine at what stages specic inspections are to be performed.

CALIBRATION OF MEASUREMENT AND TEST EQUIPMENT

The Manufacturer or Assembler shall have a system for the calibration of examination, measuring, and test equipment used in fulllment of requirements of this Division.

10-13 10-8 CORRECTION OF NONCONFORMITIES

RECORDS RETENTION

The Manufacturer or Assembler shall have a system for the maintenance of radiographs and Manufacturers Data Reports as required by this Division.

There shall be a system agreed upon with the Inspector for correction of nonconformities. A nonconformity is any condition which does not comply with the applicable rules of this Division. Nonconformities must be corrected or eliminated in some way before the
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SAMPLE FORMS

The forms used in the Quality Control System and any detailed procedures for their use shall be available

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for review. The written description shall make necessary references to these forms.

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INSPECTION OF PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES

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INSPECTION OF VESSELS AND VESSEL PARTS

(a) Inspection of vessels and vessel parts shall be by the Inspector as dened in UG-91. (b) The written description of the Quality Control System shall include reference to the Inspector. (c) The Manufacturer shall make available to the Inspector, at the Manufacturers plant or construction site, a current copy of the written description of the Quality Control System. (d) The Manufacturers Quality Control System shall provide for the Inspector at the Manufacturers plant to have access to all drawings, calculations, specications, procedures, process sheets, repair procedures, records, test results, and any other documents as necessary for the Inspector to perform his duties in accordance with this Division. The Manufacturer may provide such access either to his own les of such documents or by providing copies to the Inspector.

(a) Inspection of manufacturing and/or assembly of pressure relief valves shall be by a representative from an ASME designated organization as described in UG136(c). (b) The written description of the Quality Control System shall include reference to the ASME designated organization. (c) The valve Manufacturer or Assembler shall make available to a representative from an ASME designated organization, at the Manufacturers or Assemblers plant, a current copy of the written description of the applicable Quality Control System. (d) The valve Manufacturers or Assemblers Quality Control System shall provide for a representative from an ASME designated organization to have access to all drawings, calculations, specications, procedures, process sheets, repair procedures, records, test results, and any other documents as necessary for the ASME Designee or a representative from an ASME designated organization to perform his duties in accordance with this Division. The Manufacturer may provide such access either to his own les of such documents or by providing copies to the ASME Designee.

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