Standards review

September 2026

Note: Sections 2 to 11 inclusive relate to non-destructive testing (NDT) and Sections 12 to 17 inclusive relate to condition monitoring (CM)…

6. Radiographic Testing (RT) (NDT)

• FPr EN ISO 14096-1 Non-destructive testing – Qualification of radiographic film digitisation systems – Part 1: Definitions, quantitative measurements of image quality parameters, standard reference film and qualitative control Ballot result: approved as EN ISO standard by formal vote 9-0, 7-0.		• FPr EN ISO 14096-2 Non-destructive testing – Qualification of radiographic film digitisation systems – Part 2: Minimum requirements Ballot result: approved as EN ISO standard by formal vote 9-0, 7-0.

9. Leak Testing (LT) (NDT)

• FPrEN 1518 Non-destructive testing – Leak testing – Characterization of mass spectrometer leak detectors Ballot result: approved as EN standard by formal vote 10-0, 9-0.

There are currently no standards under review in the following sections: 1 (General Standards (NDT)), 2 (Acoustic Emission),
3 (Eddy Current Testing), 4 (Magnetic Particle Testing), 5 (Penetrant Testing), 7 (Ultrasonic Testing), 8 (Visual Testing),
10 (Infrared Thermographic Testing), 11 (Strain Gauge Testing), 12 (Vibration Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics),
13 (Lubricant Analysis), 14 (Acoustic Emission), 15 (Thermography), 16 (Ultrasound) and 17 (General Standards (CM)).

BINDT’s Standards Committee welcomes any BINDT members who are interested in becoming more involved with the development and maintenance of NDT standards in general and specifically those that they may routinely apply or conform to. In order to learn more about the UK input to the international standardisation process, please contact: joe.heigold@bindt.org