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 production plants and on site; it provides guidance for describing a manufacturers capability to produce welded constructions to meet specified requirements; it can also be used as a basis for assessing the manufacturer in respect to his welding capability.
The requirements contained within this standard can be adopted in full or can be selectively deleted by the manufacturer if not applicable to the construction concerned. They provide a flexible framework for the control of welding in similar cases described in BS EN ISO 14554-1:2001.
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