Overview – ASME Codes & Standards xxxxx, 2011

What is ASME? Educational and technical society of mechanical engineers Non-profit organization founded in ,000 members worldwide, including 28,000 student members Staff of over 330 people with headquarters in New York City We also have an office in Atlanta, Houston, Washington DC, New Jersey, Belgium, China, and India. Local sections in many cities across the USA, including 595 student sections, and 29 local sections outside North America

ASME Mission and Vision ASME’s mission is to serve diverse global communities by advancing, disseminating and applying engineering knowledge for improving the quality of life; and communicating the excitement of engineering. Vision: ASME aims to be the essential resource for mechanical engineers and other technical professionals throughout the world for solutions that benefit humankind.

ASME Organization – Codes and Standards Board of Governors Council on Standards & Certification Knowledge & Community Groups InstitutesCenters Board on Nuclear Codes & Standards Board on Standardization and Testing Board on Safety Codes and Standards Board on Pressure Technology Board on Conformity Assessment Board on Codes & Standards Operations Board on New Development Board on Hearings and Appeals Strategic Management Engineering & Technology Enterprises Energy & Environmental Advisory Board

ASME Standards & Certification First code published in technical committees Over 4800 Volunteers (~650 International and growing, representing almost 50 countries) Over 500 Codes and Standards published and maintained ASME Codes and Standards accepted in over 100 countries Administers over 40 U.S. Technical Advisory Groups to ISO 10 Conformity Assessment Program

ASME Board on Nuclear Codes & Standards Charter: To manage all ASME activities related to codes, standards, and accreditation programs directly applicable to nuclear facilities and technology.

ASME Board on Nuclear Codes & Standards Standards Committees  Operation & Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants  Qualification of Mechanical Equipment used in Nuclear Facilities  Nuclear Air & Gas Treatment  Nuclear Quality Assurance Standards Committees  Construction of Nuclear Facility Components  Nuclear Inservice Inspection  Cranes for Nuclear Facilities  Nuclear Risk Management

ASME Board on Standardization and Testing Charter: Management and supervision of the dimensional, design, application, drafting, performance test codes and miscellaneous standards activities of the Society.

ASME Board on Standardization and Testing Standards Committees  Plumbing  Screw Threads  Fasteners  Hand Tools  Chains, Attachments & Sprockets  Pressure and Temperature Instruments  Surface Qualities  Steel Stacks  Metal Product Nominal Sizes  Gage Blanks  Machine & Cutting Tools  Chemical Pumps Standards Committees  Overhead Hoists  Dimensional Metrology  Energy Assessment  Measurement of Fluid Flow  Performance Test Codes (Power Equipment)  Engineering Drawing and Related Documentation Practices  Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability of Power Plants  Verification and Validation in Computational Modeling

ASME Board on Safety Codes & Standards Charter: The management of all ASME activities related to codes, standards, and accreditation and certification programs directly applicable to safety codes, standards, and related accreditation and certification activities.

ASME Board on Safety Codes and Standards Standards Committees  Powered Platforms  Scheme for the Identification of Piping Systems  Elevators and Escalators  Platform Lifts & Stairway Chairlifts  Conveyors & Related Equipment  Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, & Slings  Manlifts Standards Committees  Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices  Controls & Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers  Qualification for Elevator Inspectors  Rail Transit Vehicles  Planning for Use of Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Cableways & Lifting Accessories

ASME Board on Pressure Technology Codes & Standards Charter: Management of all ASME activities related to codes, standards, guidelines, and accreditation and certification programs directly applicable to non-nuclear pressure containing equipment.

ASME Board on Pressure Technology Codes & Standards Standards Committees  Fitness for Service (Joint ASME/API)  Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Gaskets  Pressure Piping  Bioprocessing Equipment  High Pressure Systems  Post Construction  Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy  Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion Resistant Equipment  Structures for Bulk Solids  Turbine Water Damage Prevention Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committee  Power Boilers  Materials  Heating Boilers  Welding and Brazing  Safety Valves  Nondestructive Examination  Pressure Vessels  Fiber Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels  Transport Tanks

ASME Board on Conformity Assessment Charter: Supervise the accreditation, registration, and certification activities of the Society, develop criteria for the accreditation and certification for applicable codes and standards, develop recommended policy for accreditation, registration and certification, provide an overview for consistency, be a vital link in providing procedural due process, develop criteria and selection procedures for survey, review, and audit personnel, and provide internal audits.

ASME Board on Conformity Assessment Standards Committees  Conduct of Conformity Assessment Activities  Conformity Assessment Requirements  Qualifications for Authorized Inspection  Qualification of High Capacity Fossil Fueled Plant Operators  Qualification for Resource Recovery Facility Operators  Qualification of Hazardous Waste Incinerator Operators  Designees Standards Committees  Boiler and Pressure Vessel Conformity Assessment  Nuclear Certification Subcommittees  Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion Resistant Equipment Accreditation  Engineering Drawing and Related Documentation Accreditation  Qualification of Elevator Inspectors

ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process  Process –Formal procedures –Balance of interest –Open to all –Procedural due process  People –Good technical people –Participants are supported by their employers  Product –Technically superior product –Willing to sacrifice schedule to achieve it

Board Provides procedural oversight for all activities Standards Committees Establishes consensus on all technical matters Subcommittees Provides recommendations on technical matters to the standards committee in a given subject area – e.g., nuclear components ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process Subgroups Develops proposal in a given specialty – e.g., design WGs, TGs, PTs Develops detailed proposals in a specific field – valve design

ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process  Establish Committees and Project Teams through the appropriate Board  Members include: –Technical experts –Industry leaders –Academic community –International industry leaders –Manufacturers –Regulators and other government representatives  Develop working draft for review and comment  Voting  Resolution of objections  Public review  Time frames  Process applies to introduction of new technology

ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process  What is consensus?  Substantial agreement by affected interest categories  Consideration of views and attempted resolution  Unanimity is not required

ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process  ASME provides neutral forum and it is a recognized process  Openness, Transparency, Balance of Interest, Due Process  Consensus  Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)  Consistent with principles of WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement

ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process Openness  Meetings are open to the public  All qualified persons are elgible  All proposed standards actions are announced for public review  All comments are addressed

ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process Balance of Interest  All affected groups represented  Criteria for approval  No dominance by any single interest group

ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process Due Process  Must provide a response to all comments  Aggrieved parties can appeal  Appeals heard by drafting committee  Recourse provided through the Board on Hearings and Appeals

ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process Participation  Voluntary participation  ASME Codes and Standards relies on industry supporting participation by knowledgeable experts  ASME provides the structure and administrative support

ASME Codes and Standards Consensus Process Participation  Two distinct methods –Become a Member! Some Committees do not require attendance at meetings –Alternative Membership Delegate Contributing Member International Review Panel (e.g. B31.3)

ASME Codes and Standards Benefits of Participation  Interact and network with other experts in field  Direct input into Standards requirements  Early understanding of Standard requirements/revisions  Acquire greater knowledge of Standard for application  Lessons learned in similar industry issues  Develop technical leadership skills  Enhance persuasion skills in technical forum

ASME Codes and Standards Products  Code – A standard which has been adopted by governmental bodies, either local, state, or federal, or which is cited in a contractual agreement, and which has the force of law  Case – Documents that clarify the intent of existing Code requirements or provide alternative requirements  Standard – A set of technical definitions and guidelines developed so that items can be manufactured uniformly and provide for safety and interchangeability  Guide – A suggested practice, process or method that is not mandatory and may be used as a whole or in part

ASME Codes and Standards Proprietary Issues  ASME does not ‘approve’, ‘rate’ or ‘endorse’ any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity  Proprietary devices may only be incorporated in a generic manner

ASME Codes and Standards Public Policy  OMB Circular A119 (1982)  Instructs federal agencies to use voluntary standards and participate in the development, unless impractical  National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995  Mandates government agency use of private sector voluntary consensus standards  Obliges federal government participation in voluntary standards development

ASME Codes and Standards Examples of Use for Mechanical Engineering Students  This booklet contains eight articles on various ASME Codes & Standards  Includes a section “Codes & Standards at a Glance”  Distributed to 445 ASME Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Technology student sections 

ASME Codes and Standards ASME Professional Practice Curriculum  Forum to help engineering students and early career engineers become better prepared to enter the engineering profession and develop in their early years of practice  Provide universities a tool to raise student awareness of issues, roles, and responsibilities of professional practice 

ASME Codes and Standards Benefits  Enhance public safety  ASME is part of the solution for determining global acceptability of standardization and interchangeability  Facilitate international trade  Lessens the burdens of government  ASME Codes & Standards are used and accepted internationally  ASME brings together both technical and quality requirements

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