IIW 2014 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2014 24

SC-QUAL: SELECT COMMITTEE-QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES Vice-Chair: Mr Mathias Lundin (Sweden)

SC-QUAL focuses on quality management and the requirements for personnel involved in welding and allied processes. It also develops guidelines on the implementation of standards, as for example, ISO 3834 “Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.” At present, SC-QUAL members discuss the minimum requirements for welding qualification test examiners and the requirements for welding coordinators. SC-QUAL has also collected information which gives a global overview of quality management systems used in different fields of applications. In collaboration with Commission XIII, the experts of SC-QUAL are currently working on the link between the quality imperfections of

ISO 5817 and the fatigue strength of a weld or welded structure, to give guidance to the designers as well as to NDT personnel for evaluation. The Working Unit also cooperates with Commission VIII on health, safety and environment issues, with the aim of developing arguments for management personnel of companies in order to improve the awareness of the advantages of implementing health and safety policies. SC-QUAL is always interested in undertaking new tasks which will improve the exchange of knowledge between technical experts, quality managers and production personnel by using welding and allied processes. Thus, SC-QUAL acts as an interdisciplinary body for the IIW.

Chair: Mr Robert E. Shaw United States

SC-SHIP: SELECT COMMITTEE-SHIPBUILDING

automated systems organisations. The unique challenges of shipbuilding are acknowledged and embraced. SC-SHIP also seeks to recognize and support the human element essential to proper imple- mentation of welding technologies and advan- taged production systems, considering such areas as modern management, production organisation and human resources.

The Select Committee-Shipbuilding (SC-SHIP) has a long history of developing a successful network between welding experts and shi- pyards. The primary focus of SC-SHIP is to help shipbuilders enhance quality, operations and productivity. This is accomplished by increa- sing interaction among shipbuilders, welding research engineers, technical universities, spe- cialists from welding supply companies and

Chair: Mr Harold Sadler United States