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Engineering Practice
Management System (QMS) program
that is defined in Part CR.
Specifically, the program requires
that the applicant for certification create
a QMS manual, as defined in the
BPE Standard, which is expected to
mirror the quality program actually
being used in their production process.
Among many other requirements, the
manual should reflect a company's
organizational hierarchy, inspection
protocols, materials-handling procedures
(from receiving through manufacturing
and shipping), process for
segregation of materials, inspectionpersonnel
qualifications, reject-resolution
and documentation needs.
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Extras within the Standard
The 2009 publication of the BPE
Standard contains more than 60 figures,
60 tables and 9 non-mandatory
appendixes - all developed to make
the compliance requirements more
explicit for the user. The figures rep86x123
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resent everything from fitting dimensions
to mechanical seals, and include
acceptable nozzle projections, side- and
bottom-nozzle pads, vessel sight-glass
mounting design, double mechanicalcartridge-seal
design, single dry-running
contact seal, weld profiles, design
diagrams and more.
In addition to the many tables on
dimensions and tolerances for the
manufacture of fittings, additional
tables provide weld-acceptance criteria
for: welds on pressure vessels and
tanks, welds on pipe, welds on tubing,
and tube-attachment welds. Another
table provides acceptance criteria for
the mechanically polished productcontact
surface of stainless steel and
higher alloys, and a table of surfacefinish
designations.
The tables, graphics, and intellectual
information contained in the BPE
Standard are the product of a very
structured data-refining process. The
supporting research data, while not
necessarily included in the body of the
standard, is, in many cases, valued
information. The Non-Mandatory Appendices
section houses much of this
information. This section contains information
that is deemed to be useful
to readers, but is not appropriate for
codification. Presented in this way, the
information in this section can be published
for use while still remaining
segregated from the requirements of
the standard, should the entire standard
be adopted as code.
For instance, some of the topics
covered in the Non-Mandatory Appendixes
include:
* Appendix A - Slag
* Appendix B - Material Examination
Log and Weld Log
* Appendix C - Slope Measurement
* Appendix D - Rouge and Stainless
Steel
* Appendix E - Passivation Procedure
Qualification
* Appendix F - Corrosion Testing
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