BS EN 12074:2000 – Welding consumables Ð Quality requirements for manufacture, supply and distribution of consumables for welding and allied processes

7 Document control The manufacturer, suplier or distributor shall establish and maintain clear, complete and current writen production, inspection and test procedures for each operation, including those relating to the asessment of the adequacy of process controls. These documents shall be reviewed and approved by personnel, authorized by the management representative, prior to issue. This control shall ensure that:
-appropriate documents are available at all locations where operations esential to quality are performed;
– obsolete documents are promplly removed from all points of use. Changes of documents shall be reviewed and approved by the authorized personnel. They shall have access to pertinent appropriate background information, and speifcally to any specifcations or a standard to which conformity is claimed for consumables. Where practicable, the nature of the change shall be identfhed in the document or the appropriate attachments.
8 Purchasing The manufacturer, suplier or distributor shall ensure that the intended purchased product, raw material or service conforms to specified requirements.
8.1 Assessment of sub-contractors The manufacturer, suplier or distributor can subcontract elements of manufacture or service, which have a bearing on the qulity of the frnished consumables. Such sub-contractors shall be asssed on their ability to meet sub-contract requirements, by the manufacturer, supplier or distributor or by approval by a third body. Records of subcontractors shall be established and maintained and shall indicate the basis for acceptance.
8.2 Purchasing specification Purchasing specifications shall be reviewed and approved by authorized personnel and clearly define the consumable, raw material or service. They shall include, where applicable:
– the type, class, grade or other precise identification using recognized standards, wherever possible;
– the tile or other positive identifcation and applicable ssue of specifications, process requirements, inspection instructions and other relevant technical data. Such specifications shall incdlude, in the case of rod, wire, strip, powders or solutions, whatever limits need to be placed on chemical composition or physical conditions to ensure that the finished product meets the specified requirements.
BS EN 12074:2000 – Welding consumables Ð Quality requirements for manufacture, supply and distribution of consumables for welding and allied processes