CERTIFICATION SERVICES DIVISION
The United Kingdom Secretary of State has appointed The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing as a Recognised Third-Party Organisation under regulation 20 of the European Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999 which implement the provisions of Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament concerning pressure equipment.
BINDT offers approval of personnel to carry out non-destructive tests on permanent joints for pressure equipment in categories III and IV in accordance with section 3.1.3 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations. The scope of the appointment is for the approval of personnel to carry out non-destructive tests on permanent joints for pressure equipment in categories III and IV in accordance with section 3.1.3 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.
For general information regarding the European Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23EC), and BINDT PED approvals is available here to download.
The following documents relate to the service offered by BINDT, either directly or through agreements with Notified Bodies, to ‘approve’ NDT personnel that carry out non-destructive tests on permanent joints for pressure equipment in categories III and IV in accordance with section 3.1.3 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, and who are qualified through 'in-house' or 'second party' NDT personnel qualification systems.
PLEASE NOTE: CHANGES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED AS A RESULT OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF EN 473 PLEASE REFER TO DOCUMENT PED-16.
For more information on PED approval through BINDT, please contact Jennifer Harrison. Email: jennifer.harrison@bindt.org
BINDT PED Services – Document Register (PED/01)
ISSUE DATED 2013-01-01
| BINDT PED Documents – BINDT Document Register (This document – PED/01) |
| BINDT PED Services – Application form for approval of NDT personnel (PED/02) Issue dated 2013-01-01 (public document) |
| BINDT PED Services Fees – PED/03 DC Issue dated 2013-01-01 (public document for direct clients) PED/03 NB (internal document for BINDT and Notified Body information) Issue dated 2013-01-01 |
| BINDT PED Services – Audit Procedure (PED/04) Issue dated 2013-01-01 (public document) |
| BINDT PED Services – Audit Report Forms (PED/05) Issue dated 2007-05-26 (internal document for BINDT Assessor use) |
| PED Services – Assessor Remuneration (PED/07) Issue 6 dated 2010-01-01(internal document for BINDT sub-contract assessor information) |
| BINDT PED Assessor Register (PED/08) (for BINDT internal use only) |
| BINDT Schedule of approved individuals (PED/09B) (BINDT internal use until completed) |
| BINDT Certificate of individual approval (PED/09C) (BINDT internal use until completed) |
| BINDT PED Confidentiality and familiarity (PED/10) Issue 6 dated 2013-01-01 (for BINDT and Assessor use only) |
| EN ISO 9712 Qualification Criteria for NDT personnel (PED/15) Issue 2 dated 2007-05-29 (Public document) PLEASE NOTE PED-15 ISSUE 3 IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS AND SHOULD NOT YET BE IMPLEMENTED. |
| Notification of change to NDT personnel approval procedure (PED/16) Issue dated 2013-01-01 (public document) |
| WPG 6-13 adopted March04 |
| Arrangements for BINDT approval of NDT personnel certificated by other certification bodies (PED/19) Issue 5 dated 2013-01-01 |
| The PED (97/23/EC) General Information (PED/20) Issue dated 2009-07-10 (public document) |
| ABENDE PED approval application Issue dated 2013-01-01 (PED/21) |
| AINDT PED approval application Issue dated 2013-01-01 (PED/22) |
| NRCan PED approval application Issue dated 2013-01-01 (PED/23) |
| PROMBEZPEKA PED approval application Issue dated 2013-01-01 (PED/24) |
| RTC T&D PED approval application Issue dated 2013-01-01 (PED/25) |
| JSNDI PED approval application Issue dated 2013-01-01 (PED/26) |
| CEN TR 15589 – Code of Practice for recognised 3rd party organisations approving NDT personnel under arrangements specified in 97/23/EC. |
