Contribute to code compliance by your organization

ISO 3834 defines quality requirements for welding. It is used for assessing the manufacturers welding quality for fusion welding of metallic materials without being assigned to any products. There are 3 types of quality level certification based on ISO 3834 part 2, 3 & 4 (comprehensive, standard & elementary respectively). Selection criteria is based on safety critical and dynamic loading of the products, in service conditions. 

LRQA provides certification under UKAS accreditation in accordance with ISO / IEC – 17065: 2012. Audit process involves technical review of materials type, welding process, type of products & assessing welding competency of assigned welding coordinators, in accordance with ISO 14731.

EN1090 regulates the fabrication and assembly of steel and aluminium structures and recognized by Construction Product Regulation (CPR), Construction products meant for European market must comply with CPR based on Declaration of Performance. Certification process involves qualification of welders, WPS, quality assurance to welding and related activities thru 3834 compliance, implementation and                                              continuous supervision of Factory Production Control system (FPC). LRQA provides this certification thru Notified Body services.

ISO 3834 & EN 1090 are not products certification, these are issued to shops after satisfactory completion of system audits and maintained by surveillance audits in-between recertification periods, in accordance with EA guidelines.

This course is designed for

Those with design, procurement, manufacturing, inspection & testing of pressure equipment / structural support system, meant for European markets, including:

• Design Engineers
• Procurement personnel
• Factory Production managers and operators
• QA/QC Personnel
• Welding Engineers
• Department heads / engineers in production, NDE etc.,

• ISO 3834 & EN 1090– overview
• Elements of 3834 / EN 1090
• Construction Product Regulation (EN1090)
• Technical Review – materials type, welding process, NDE etc.,
• Welding coordination personnel competencies
• Responsible Welding coordinator (RWC) as per ISO 14731
• Sub-contracting of welding activities
• Heat Treatment & NDE
• Inspection & Testing
• LRQA audit process

Delegates will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course and course documentation.

2 hrs from 10.00 AM - 12.00 PM

Thirumal Valavan

B.E. (Mechanical) -1992, M.E (Welding Engineering)-1994

Team Leader – West India, Inspection Services, ASME Authorised Inspector Supervisor.

He has been with LRQA since 1997.  Prior to LRQA, he was working with M/S BHPV Ltd., Visakhapatnam, as a Welding Engineer. Team Leader for West India based at Mumbai. Having a total work experience of 26 years in the field of welding engineering, third party inspection of pressure vessels, inspection of offshore structures including SPB buoys & sub-seam pipe lines, materials inspection, inspection of cryogenic vessels, storage tanks including LNG applications. Became ASME Authorised Inspector in the year 2002, attended L&T, Godrej & Boyce, Thermax and other shops in western India for ASME code stamp inspection of various critical items. Became Authorised Inspector Supervisor in the year 2014 and continuously engaged in ASME joint reviews. Have profound knowledge about ASME codes and other international codes & standards, which are widely used in fabrication industries.

D Sundaresan

B.E. (Metallurgical Engineering), M.Tech (Welding Engineering)

Senior Surveyor - Bangalore, ASME Authorised Inspector, IBR Competent Person    

He has been with LRQA since 2008. Total industry experience of 15 years in the field of materials, vendor assessment, welding engineering, additive manufacturing, ISO 3834 shop certification, EN1090 shop certification, ASME shop certification and inspection,  third apart inspection of materials, assemblies and pressure vessels to national and international codes.