THE APPLIED INSPECTION
NEWSLETTER

Issue No. 115 - March 2004

FROM THE EDITOR

Welcome to this month's NEWSLETTER. Its purpose is to keep everyone at Applied Inspection informed, particularly with regard to quality and training, and health, safety and environmental news. We welcome contributions from everyone for inclusion in the NEWSLETTER, and please feel free to make any suggestions as to how it can be improved. Contact information is at the end of every NEWSLETTER, and you can email us through the Website.

Joke of the Month

The bathtub was invented in 1850.
The telephone was invented in 1875.
This might not seem like much, but if you had lived back then, you could have sat in the bathtub for 25 years without being bothered by the phone.

(www.soon.org.uk)

PERSONNEL

Welcome
To Daniel Strong who started at Chesterfield during February as trainee NDT technician.

Congratulations to Hank
Steve Hancock reached the grand old age of 50 during February. Congratulations from everyone at Applied Inspection - life is only just beginning!

Congratulations
To Jack Rodgers who passed the PCN Radiation Protection Supervisor examination.

To Leigh Clarke who passed PCN Level 2 Radiographic Testing (Castings).

The National Lottery
Dawn Andrews at Holmewood and Keith Dashper at Ossett run the Applied Inspection lottery syndicate. There are currently 33 members who each pay £1.00 per week (stopped at source) which is put on the Saturday lottery. Anyone who is not a member, and who would like to join, should contact Dawn or Keith.

Our winnings to date are as follows:
1995 - £160.00 (40 weeks)
1996 - £297.00 (52 weeks)
1997 - £220.00 (52 weeks)
1998 - £251.00 (52 weeks)
1999 - £290.00 (52 weeks)
2000 - £270.00 (53 weeks)
2001 - £382.00 (52 weeks)
2002 - £330.00 (52 weeks)
January to June 2003 - £90.00 (26 weeks)
July - £30.00 (4 weeks)
August - £30.00 (5 weeks)
September - £10.00 (4 weeks)
October - £30.00 (4 weeks)
November - £30.00 (5 weeks)
December - £10.00 (4 weeks)
3 January - £0.00
10 January - £0.00
17 January - £0.00
24 January - £10.00
31 January - £0.00
7 February - £0.00
14 February - £0.00
21 February - £0.00
Any errors in the above list will be corrected as soon as possible.

QUALITY & TRAINING

Standards and Specifications
BS EN ISO 9002: 1994 - Quality systems - Model for quality assurance in production, installation and servicing, has been withdrawn without replacement.

BS EN 583-5: 2001, Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic examination - Part 5: Characterisation and sizing of discontinuities, has been amended - Amendment No. 1, AMD 14971.

BS EN 1711: 2000, Non-destructive examination of welds - Eddy current examination of welds by complex plane analysis, has been amended - Amendment No. 1, AMD 14942.

BS EN 12799: 2000, Brazing - Non-destructive examination of brazed joints, has been amended - Amendment No. 1, AMD 14933.

BS EN ISO 9934-1: 2001, Non-destructive testing - Magnetic particle testing - Part 1: General principles, has been amended - Amendment No. 1, AMD 14960.

BS EN 13018: 2001, Non-destructive testing - Visual testing - General principles, has been amended - Amendment No. 1, AMD 14963.

AWS D1.1/D1.1M: 2002 - Structural Welding Code - Steel, has been superseded by AWS D1.1/D1.1M: 2004.

BS EN 1011-2: 2001 - Welding Recommendations for welding of metallic materials - Part 2: Arc welding of ferritic steels, has been amended - Amendment No. 1, AMD 14926.

Quote of the month

"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get."

H Jackson Brown

NDT Training
The answers to the questions on Radiation Safety in last month's NEWSLETTER are as follows:

1) B     2) C      3) D     4) A     

Here are some more questions, this time on Penetrant Testing:

1. A penetrant that will spread over the surface of the test area in a smooth, even film despite a small amount of surface contamination is said to have:

     A. Low viscosity.
     B. High viscosity.
     C. Wetting ability.
     D. Low evaporation.

2. The sensitivity of two penetrants for crack detection is best compared by:

     A. Using a hydrometer to measure specific gravity.
     B. Using cracked aluminium blocks.
     C. Measuring the contact angles in a wetting test.
     D. The Meniscus test.

3. For post-emulsifiable penetrants, a good method for establishing emulsifying time is by:

     A. Experimentation.
     B. The water drip-through test.
     C. The water-tolerance test.
     D. Using published book values.

4. When performing an evaluation of the fluorescent ability of a penetrant, the value that is normally sought is:

     A. The amount of actual light emitted by indications.
     B. The amount of black light necessary to cause the material to fluoresce.
     C. The relative amount of light emitted by the fluorescent material compared to other penetrants.
     D. The relative amount of light emitted by the fluorescent material compared to the light emitted by the
          background.

Quality at Applied Inspection
Applied Inspection has a number of statements relating to its position on that subject. They are Vision, Mission, Quality, Training, Health & Safety, Environmental, Equal Opportunities and Alcohol & Drugs.

These statements are contained in the Company Rules booklet, available at each site on the Notice Board, and the Health & Safety booklet, issued to all employees. In addition, from time to time we also publish the statements in the NEWSLETTER. Here is our Quality Policy Statement. We welcome comments and/or suggestions from staff in relation to any company policy statement. Please contact any director or e-mail us through the company web site.

Quality Policy Statement
It is the aim of the company to provide a service compliant with requirements and of the highest possible quality, with particular emphasis on:

  1. Standard of operator competence, qualification and certification.
  2. Calibration of equipment and instruments.
  3. Standard and accuracy of reporting.
  4. Punctuality.
  5. Setting and meeting realistic turn-round dates.
  6. Continually improving the effectiveness of our quality management system, our processes and the services we offer.
  7. Meeting all customer, statutory and regulatory requirements

Only operators who meet the training, qualification and certification requirements of the company's training manual shall carry out non-destructive tests.

The quality policy shall be communicated, and explained when necessary, to all company employees through induction training, newsletters, memos and the company Website.

The quality policy and quality objectives shall be reviewed at least annually at management review meetings.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Site Radiography - Reminder
Remember the following points that must be observed when carrying out gamma radiography on site:
  1. You are required to carry with you a copy of the local rules (Company Rules, Health & Safety) and be familiar with them, including contingency plans.
  2. Drivers are required to carry with them their certificate applicable to Class 7 (radioactive) dangerous goods, or internal training certificate, as appropriate.
  3. The dose limit at the barrier must not exceed 7.5 Svh-1.
  4. The source must be monitored after every exposure to ensure that it has returned.
  5. Local shielding / collimation must be used whenever possible.

CONTACTS

Holmewood, Derbyshire: Tel: 01246 851864 (4 Lines) Fax: 01246 852243
Burton, Staffordshire: Tel: 01283 515163 (4 Lines) Fax: 01283 539729
Ossett, W Yorks: Tel/Fax: 01924 270006 (2 lines)
Glasgow, Scotland: Tel/Fax: 0141 3355191
Internet Website: www.appliedinspection.co.uk

Published by: Applied Inspection Ltd., Holmewood, Chesterfield, UK. Editor: D K Thomas 24/02/2004

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