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729-4:1995
Quality requirements
for welding —
Fusion welding of
metallic materials —
Part 4: Elementary quality
requirements
The European Standard EN 729-4:1994 has the status of a
British Standard
UDC 621.791.5:669:658.562
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been prepared under the
direction of the Engineering
Sector Board, was published
under the authority of the
Standards Board and comes
into effect on
15 January 1995
© BSI 12-1998
The following BSI references
relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference WEE/-/1/6
Draft for comment 92/75859 DC
ISBN 0 580 23134 8
Cooperating organizations
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN), under whose supervision this European Standard was prepared, comprises the national standards organizations of the following countries:
Austria Oesterreichisches Normungsinstitut Belgium Institut belge de normalisation Denmark Dansk Standard
Finland Suomen Standardisoimisliito, r.y
France Association française de normalisation Germany Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V
Greece Hellenic Organization for Standardization Iceland Technological Institute of Iceland
Ireland National Standards Authority of Ireland Italy Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione Luxembourg Inspection du Travail et des Mines Netherlands Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut Norway Norges Standardiseringsforbund Portugal Instituto Portuguès da Qualidade Spain Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación Sweden Standardiseringskommissionen i Sverige
Switzerland Association suisse de normalisation United Kingdom British Standards Institution
Amendments issued since publication
Amd No Date Comments
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Contents
Page Cooperating organizations Inside front cover
National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible Inside back cover National annex NB (informative) Cross-references Inside back cover
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National foreword
This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the Engineering
Sector Board and is the English language version of EN 729-4:1994 Quality
requirements for welding — Fusion welding of metallic materials — Part 4: Elementary quality requirements, published by the European Committee
for Standardization (CEN)
EN 729-4 was produced as the result of international discussion in which the UK took an active part
There has previously been no direct British Standard equivalent to this standard Application Standards may request the manufacturer to comply with one of the Parts of EN 729
It is assumed that the execution of the provisions of this document is entrusted to suitably qualified and experienced persons
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, the EN title page, pages 2 to 4, an inside back cover and a back cover
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover
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NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 729-4
September 1994
UDC 621.791.5:669:658.562
Descriptors: Welding, fusion welding, welded constructions, metal products, quality, quality assurance, manufacturing
English version
Quality requirements for welding — Fusion welding of metallic materials — Part 4: Elementary quality requirements
Exigences de qualité en soudage — Soudage
par fusion des matériaux métalliques —
Partie 4: Exigences de qualité élémentaire
Schweißtechnische Qualitätsanforderungen — Schmelzschweißen metallischer Werkstoffe — Teil 4: Elementar-Qualitätsanforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1994-09-06 CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom
CEN
European Committee for Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Europäisches Komitee für Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels
© 1994 Copyright reserved to CEN members
Ref No EN 729-4:1994 E
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Foreword
This European Standard was prepared by the
Technical Committee CEN/TC 121, Welding, of
which the secretariat is held by DS
CEN/TC 121 has decided to submit the final draft
for formal vote by its resolution 173/1993 The
result was positive
EN 729 is composed of the four following parts:
— EN 729-1, Quality requirements for welding —
Fusion welding of metallic materials —
Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use;
— EN 729-2, Quality requirements for welding —
Fusion welding metallic materials —
Part 2: Comprehensive quality requirements;
— EN 729-3, Quality requirements for welding —
Fusion welding of metallic materials —
Part 3: Standard quality requirements;
— EN 729-4, Quality requirements for welding —
Fusion welding of metallic materials —
Part 4: Elementary quality requirements.
This European Standard has been prepared under a
mandate given to CEN by the Commission of the
European Communities and the European Free
Trade Association, and supports essential
requirements of EC Directive(s)
This European Standard shall be given the status of
a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by
March 1995, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 1995
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal
Regulations, the following countries are bound to
implement this European Standard: Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom
Contents
Page
2 Normative references 3
4 Contract and design review 3
7 Welding equipment 4
8 Welding activities 4
9 Welding consumables 4
10 Welding related inspection and testing 4
11 Non-conforming and corrective action 4
12 Quality records 4
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1 Scope
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 workshops and on site;
— it provides guidance for describing a manufacturer’s capability to produce welded constructions to meet specified requirements;
— it may also be used as a basis for assessing the manufacturer in respect to his welding capability
The standard is appropriate when demonstration of
a manufacturer’s capability to produce welded
construction, 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
may be adopted in full or may 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:
— Case 1
To provide specific requirements for fusion welding in contracts which require the manufacturer to have a quality system other than EN 29001 or EN 29002 and where the documented welding control has a minor importance to the overall integrity of the final construction
— Case 2
To provide specific requirements for fusion welding as guidance to a manufacturer developing a quality system
— Case 3
To provide specific requirements for references
in application standards which uses fusion welding as part of its requirements or in a contract between relevant parties
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications These normative references are cited
at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions
of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by
amendment or revision For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies
EN 287-1, Approval testing of welders — Fusion
welding — Part 1: Steels.
EN 287-2, Approval testing of welders — Fusion
welding — Part 2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys.
EN 473, Non-destructive testing — Qualification
and certification of personnel.
EN 729-1, Quality requirements for welding —
Fusion welding of metallic materials — Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use.
prEN 1418, Welding personnel — Approval testing
of welding personnel for fully mechanized and automatic welding of metallic materials.
EN 29001:1987, Quality systems — Model for
quality assurance in design development, production, installation and servicing.
EN 29002:1987, Quality systems — Model for
quality assurance in production and installation.
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this standard, definitions listed
in EN 729-1 apply
4 Contract and design review
The manufacturer shall review the contractual requirements and the design data provided by the purchaser or in-house data for products design by the manufacturer This is to ensure that all information necessary to carry out the fabrication operations is available prior to the commencement
of the work The manufacturer shall affirm his capability to meet all welding contract requirements and ensure adequate planning of all quality related activities
5 Subcontracting
Any subcontractor shall work under the order and responsibility of the manufacturer and shall fully comply with the relevant requirements of this standard
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6 Welders
All welders and welding operators shall be approved
by an appropriate test according to appropriate part
of EN 287 or EN 1418 All records of approval shall
be maintained up to date
7 Welding equipment
Welding equipment shall be maintained so that it is
in good working order
8 Welding activities
Welding shall be performed in accordance with an
appropriate welding procedure
9 Welding consumables
The manufacturer shall assure, that appropriate
welding consumables are used and stored in
accordance with supplier’s specifications
10 Welding related inspection and
testing
10.1 General
The manufacturer shall provide a sufficient
supervision of the welding production in order to
assure that the welding is carried out in a manner
compatible with good workmanship
The manufacturer shall carry out all inspection and
testing as specified in the contract
The manufacturer should provide reasonable assistance to third parties (if any) carrying out inspection and testing, if required
10.2 Inspection and testing personnel
The manufacturer shall have at his disposal sufficient and competent personnel for planning and performing inspection and testing, when required to perform such activities
The non-destructive testing personnel shall be approved according to EN 473
11 Non-conforming and corrective action
Measures shall be implemented to control items which do not conform to specified requirements in order to prevent their inadvertent use When repair and/or rectification is undertaken by the
manufacturer, appropriate procedures shall be available at all workstations where repair or rectification is performed When repair or rectification is carried out, the items shall be re-inspected, tested and examined in accordance with the original requirements
12 Quality records
Quality records required by contract shall be retained for a minimum period of 5 years in the absence of any other specified requirements
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National annex NA (informative)
Committees responsible
The United Kingdom participation in the preparation of this European Standard was entrusted by the Engineering Sector Board to Technical Committee WEE/-/1/6 upon which the following bodies were represented:
Associated Offices Technical Committee
British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd
British Railways Board
Electricity Association
Institute of Quality Assurance
Power Generation Contractors’ Association (BEAMA Ltd.)
Railway Industry Association of Great Britain
Welding Manufacturers’ Association (BEAMA Ltd.)
National annex NB (informative)
Cross-references
Publication referred to Corresponding British Standard
BS EN 287 Approval testing of welders for fusion welding
EN 287-1:1992 Part 1:1992 Steels
EN 287-2:1992 Part 2:1992 Aluminium and aluminium alloys
EN 473:1992 BS EN 473:1993 General principles for qualification and certification of NDT
personnel
BS EN 729 Quality requirements for welding — Fusion welding of metallic
materials
EN 729-1:1994 Part 1:1995 Guidelines for selection and use
BS 5750 Quality systems
EN 29001:19871) Part 1:1987 Specification for design/development, production, installation and
servicing BS 5750 Quality systems
EN 29002:19871) Part 2:1987 Specification for production and installation
1) EN 29001:1987 and EN 29002:1987 have been superseded by EN ISO 9001:1994 and EN ISO 9002:1994 respectively, which have been implemented as BS EN ISO 9001:1994 and BS EN ISO 9002:1994 respectively.
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