BSI Standards for welding inspector

Duty of Welding Inspector

• BS EN ISO 2553 22 - Welding and allied processes. Symbolic representation on drawings.

Welded joints
• BS EN ISO 9712 : 2012 7 - Non-destructive testing. Qualification and certification of NDT
personnel

Term and Definitions

• BS 499-1: 2009 5 - Welding terms and symbols. Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal
cutting.
• BS EN ISO 15607:2003 6 - Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic
materials. General rules.
• BS EN ISO 9692-1:2013 1 - Welding and allied processes. Types of joint preparation. Manual
metal arc welding, gas-shielded metal arc welding, gas welding, TIG welding and beam welding
of steels.
• BS EN ISO 9692-2:1998 2 - Welding and allied processes. Joint preparation. Submerged arc
welding of steels.
• BS EN ISO 9692-3:2016 1 - Welding and allied processes. Types of joint preparation. Metal inert
gas welding and tungsten inert gas welding of aluminium and its alloys.
• BS EN ISO 9692-4:2003 - Welding and allied processes. Joint preparation. Clad steels.
• BS EN ISO 6947:2011 - Welding and allied processes. Welding positions.

Welding Imperfections

• BS EN ISO 2553:2013 22 - Welding and allied processes. Symbolic representation on drawings.

Welded joints.
• BS EN ISO 6520-1:2007 3 - Welding and allied processes. Classification of geometric
imperfections in metallic materials. Fusion welding.
• BS EN ISO 6520-2:2013 - Welding and allied processes. Classification of geometric
imperfections in metallic materials. Welding with pressure.

Destructive Testing

• BS EN ISO 4136:2012 4- Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Transverse tensile test.
• BS EN ISO 15792-1:2008+A1:2011 - Welding consumables. Test methods. Test methods for all-
weld metal test specimens in steel, nickel and nickel alloys
• BS EN ISO 9016 : 2012 2 - Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Impact tests. Test
specimen location, notch orientation and examination.
• BS EN ISO 21028-2:2018 - Cryogenic vessels. Toughness requirements for materials at
cryogenic temperature. Temperatures between -80 degrees C and -20 degrees C.
• ASTM E23 - 16B - Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
• BS EN ISO 6506-1:2014 - Metallic materials. Brinell hardness test. Test method.
• BS EN ISO 6506-2:2014 - Metallic materials. Brinell hardness test. Verification and calibration of
testing machines.
• BS EN ISO 6506-3:2014 - Metallic materials. Brinell hardness test. Calibration of reference
blocks.
• BS EN ISO 6506-4:2014 - Metallic materials. Brinell hardness test. Table of hardness values.
• ASTM E10 - 18 - Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials.
• BS EN ISO 6507-1:2018 - Metallic materials. Vickers hardness test. Test method.
• BS EN ISO 6507-2:2018 - Metallic materials. Vickers hardness test. Verification and calibration
of testing machines.
• BS EN ISO 6507-3:2018 - Metallic materials. Vickers hardness test. Calibration of reference
blocks.
• BS EN ISO 6507-4:2018 - Metallic materials. Vickers hardness test. Tables of hardness values.
• ASTM E384 - 17 - Standard Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials.
• BS EN ISO 6508-1:2016 - Metallic materials. Rockwell hardness test. Test method.
• BS EN ISO 6508-2:2015 - Metallic materials. Rockwell hardness test. Verification and calibration
of testing machines and indenters.
• BS EN ISO 6508-3:2015 - Metallic materials. Rockwell hardness test. Calibration of reference
blocks.
• ASTM E18 - 17e1 - Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials.
• BS EN ISO 5173:2010+A1:2011 - Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Bend tests.
• BS EN ISO 17639:2013 3 - Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Macroscopic and
microscopic examination of welds.
• ASTM A370 - 17a - Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel
Products.
• BS EN ISO 6892-1:2016 - Metallic materials. Tensile testing. Method of test at room
temperature.
• BS EN ISO 6892-2:2018 - Metallic materials. Tensile testing. Method of test at elevated
temperature.
• BS EN ISO 6892-3:2015 1 - Metallic materials. Tensile testing. Method of test at low
temperature.
 Non-Destructive Testing

• BS EN ISO 17635:2016 - Non-destructive testing of welds. General rules for metallic materials

Magnetic particle Inspection

• BS EN ISO 17638 : 2016 3 - Non-destructive testing of welds. Magnetic particle testing.

• BS EN ISO 23278:2015 - Non-destructive testing of welds. Magnetic particle testing. Acceptance
levels.
• BS EN ISO 9934-1:2016 - Non-destructive testing. Magnetic particle testing. General principles.
• BS EN ISO 9934-2:2015 1 - Non-destructive testing. Magnetic particle testing. Detection media.
• BS EN ISO 9934-3:2015 - Non-destructive testing. Magnetic particle testing. Equipment.

Radiographic Testing

• BS EN ISO 17636-1 : 2013 1 - Non-destructive testing of welds. Radiographic testing. X- and

gamma-ray techniques with film.
• BS EN ISO 17636-2 : 2013 - Non-destructive testing of welds. Radiographic testing. X- and
gamma-ray techniques with digital detectors.
• BS EN ISO 19232-1:2013 - Non-destructive testing. Image quality of radiographs. Determination
of the image quality value using wire-type image quality indicators.
• BS EN ISO 19232-2:2013 2 - Non-destructive testing. Image quality of radiographs.
Determination of the image quality value using step/hole-type image quality indicators.
• BS EN ISO 10675-1:2016 - Non-destructive testing of welds. Acceptance levels for radiographic
testing. Steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys.
• BS EN ISO 10675-2:2017 2- Non-destructive testing of welds. Acceptance levels for radiographic
testing. Aluminium and its alloys
• BS EN ISO 11699-1:2011 - Non-destructive testing. Industrial radiographic film. Classification of
film systems for industrial radiography.
• BS EN ISO 11699-2:2018 - Non-destructive testing. Industrial radiographic films. Control of film
processing by means of reference values.

Ultrasonic testing

• BS 9690-1:2011 3 - Non-destructive testing. Guided wave testing. General guidance and

principles.
• BS 9690-2:2011 - Non-destructive testing. Guided wave testing. Basic requirements for guided
wave testing of pipes, pipelines and structural tubulars.
• BS EN ISO 17640 : 2017 2 - Non-destructive testing of welds. Ultrasonic testing. Techniques,
testing levels, and assessment.
• BS EN ISO 11666:2018 2- Non-destructive testing of welds. Ultrasonic testing. Acceptance levels.
• BS EN ISO 23279:2017 - Non-destructive testing of welds. Ultrasonic testing. Characterization of
discontinuities in welds.
• BS EN ISO 2400:2012 - Non-destructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. Specification for calibration
block No. 1.
• BS EN ISO 16811:2014 - Non-destructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. Sensitivity and range
setting.
• BS EN ISO 16810:2014 - Non-destructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. General principles.
• BS EN ISO 16827:2014 - Non-destructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. Characterization and sizing
of discontinuities.
• BS EN 12668-1:2010 - Non-destructive testing. Characterization and verification of ultrasonic
examination equipment. Instruments.
• BS EN 12668-2:2010 - Non-destructive testing. Characterization and verification of ultrasonic
examination equipment. Probes.

Penetrant testing

• BS EN ISO 3452-1 : 2013 2 - Non-destructive testing. Penetrant testing. General principles.

• BS EN ISO 3452-2 : 2013 - Non-destructive testing. Penetrant testing. Testing of penetrant
materials.
• BS EN ISO 3452-3 : 2013 1 - Non-destructive testing. Penetrant testing. Reference test blocks.
• BS EN ISO 3452-4 : 1999 - Non-destructive testing. Penetrant testing. Equipment.
• BS EN ISO 23277:2015 - Non-destructive testing of welds. Penetrant testing. Acceptance levels.
• BS EN ISO 12706:2009 - Non-destructive testing. Penetrant testing. Vocabulary.

Eddy current

• BS EN ISO 12718:2008 1 - Non-destructive testing. Eddy current testing. Vocabulary.

• BS EN ISO 15548-1:2013 1 - Non-destructive testing. Equipment for eddy current examination.
Instrument characteristics and verification.
• BS EN ISO 15548-2:2013 - Non-destructive testing. Equipment for eddy current examination.
Probe characteristics and verification.
• BS EN ISO 15548-3:2008 - Non-destructive testing. Equipment for eddy current examination.
System characteristics and verification.
• BS EN ISO 15549:2010 - Non-destructive testing. Eddy current testing. General principles.
• BS EN ISO 17643:2015 - Non-destructive testing of welds. Eddy current examination of welds by
complex plane analysis
 Ferrite determination

• BS EN ISO 8249 : 2018 - Welding. Determination of Ferrite Number (FN) in austenitic and
duplex ferritic-austenitic Cr-Ni stainless steel weld metals.

WPS/Welder Qualifications

Welding Procedures

• BS EN ISO 15614-1:2017 2- Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic

materials. Welding procedure test. Arc and gas welding of steels and arc welding of nickel and
nickel alloys.
• BS EN ISO 15609-1:2004 - Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic
materials. Welding procedure specification. Arc welding.
• BS EN ISO 15609-2:2001 1 - Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic
materials. Welding procedure specification. Gas welding.
• PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2017 - Welding. Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system.

Welder Qualification

• BS EN ISO 9606-1:2017 2 - Qualification testing of welders. Fusion welding. Steels.

Welding Personnel

• BS EN ISO 14731:2006 - Welding coordination. Tasks and responsibilities.

• BS EN ISO 14732:2013 - Welding personnel. Qualification testing of welding operators and weld
setters for mechanized and automatic welding of metallic materials.

General welding

• BS EN 1011-1:2009 - Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. General

guidance for arc welding.
• BS EN 1011-2:2001 - Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Arc welding
of ferritic steels.
• BS EN 1011-3:2000 - Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Arc welding
of stainless steels.
• BS EN 1011-4:2000 - Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Arc welding
of aluminium and aluminium alloys.
• BS EN 1011-5:2003 - Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Welding of
clad steel.
• BS EN 1011-6:2005 1- Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Laser beam
welding.
• BS EN 1011-7:2004 - Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Electron
beam welding.
• BS EN 1011-8:2018 - Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Welding of
cast irons.
• BS EN ISO 5817:2014 - Welding. Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys
(beam welding excluded). Quality levels for imperfections.
• BS EN ISO 3834-1:2005 - Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials. Criteria
for the selection of the appropriate level of quality requirements.
• BS EN ISO 3834-2:2005 - Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.
Comprehensive quality requirements.
• BS EN ISO 3834-4:2005 - Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.
Elementary quality requirements.
• BS EN ISO 3834-5:2015 - Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.
Documents with which it is necessary to conform to claim conformity to the quality
requirements of ISO 3834-2, ISO 3834-3 or ISO 3834-4.
• BS EN ISO 13920:1997 - Welding. General tolerances for welded constructions. Dimensions for
lengths and angles. Shape and position.
• BS EN ISO 10042:2018 1 - Welding. Arc-welded joints in aluminium and its alloys. Quality levels
for imperfections.
• BS EN ISO 13916:2017 2 - Welding. Measurement of preheating temperature, interpass
temperature and preheat maintenance temperature.

Materials

Base Metal

• BS EN 10204:2004 1 - Metallic products. Types of inspection documents

• BS EN 10020:2000 - Definition and classification of grades of steel.
• BS EN 10025-1:2004 - Hot rolled products of structural steels. General technical delivery
conditions.
• BS EN 10025-2:2004 - Hot rolled products of structural steels. Technical delivery conditions for
non-alloy structural steels.
• BS EN 10025-3:2004 - Hot rolled products of structural steels. Technical delivery conditions for
normalized/normalized rolled weldable fine grain structural steels.
• BS EN 10025-4:2004 - Hot rolled products of structural steels. Technical delivery conditions for
thermomechanical rolled weldable fine grain structural steels.
• BS EN 10025-5:2004 - Hot rolled products of structual steels. Technical delivery conditons for
structural steels with improved atmospheric corrosion resistance.
• BS EN 10025-6:2004+A1:2009 1 - Hot rolled products of structural steels. Technical delivery
conditions for flat products of high yield strength structural steels in the quenched and
tempered condition.
• BS EN 10027-1:2016 - Designation systems for steels. Steel names.
• BS EN 10027-2:2015 - Designation systems for steels. Numerical system.

Welding Consumables

• BS EN ISO 14341:2011 - Welding consumables. Wire electrodes and weld deposits for gas
shielded metal arc welding of non alloy and fine grain steels. Classification.
• BS EN ISO 14343:2017 - Welding consumables. Wire electrodes, strip electrodes, wires and rods
for arc welding of stainless and heat resisting steels. Classification.
• BS EN ISO 2560:2009 - Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding
of non-alloy and fine grain steels. Classification.
• BS EN ISO 14175:2008 - Welding consumables. Gases and gas mixtures for fusion welding and
allied processes.
• BS EN ISO 3581:2016 - Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding
of stainless and heat-resisting steels. Classification.

Welding symbol

• BS EN ISO 2553:2013 - Welding and allied processes. Symbolic representation on drawings.

Welded joints.
• BS EN ISO 4063:2010 - Welding and allied processes. Nomenclature of processes and reference
numbers.
• BS EN ISO 9692-1:2013 2 - Welding and allied processes. Types of joint preparation. Manual
metal arc welding, gas-shielded metal arc welding, gas welding, TIG welding and beam welding
of steels.
• BS EN ISO 9692-2:1998 - Welding and allied processes. Joint preparation. Submerged arc
welding of steels.
• BS EN ISO 9692-3:2016 - Welding and allied processes. Types of joint preparation. Metal inert
gas welding and tungsten inert gas welding of aluminium and its alloys.
• BS EN ISO 9692-4:2003 1- Welding and allied processes. Joint preparation. Clad steels.