IAB-ASS-009-10-Minutes-Assessors-Paris-2010 - IIW

IAB – INTERNATIONAL AUTHORISATION BOARD
• Tim JESSOP recommended that some of the audits for January 2011 to be done one month before.
• Several other audits were analysed and recommendations made regarding assessors:
Poland – ANB re-assessment PA required – Vaclav Minarik was recommended;
Slovakia – PA – recommends Michal Kubica
Ukraine – PA – recommends Hans Gross
USA – they indicated that they will not become ANB but they apply for ANBCC. A letter of intent was
received.
Nigeria – Italo Fernandes informed about the Quality Manual received as well the answers to the
major questions.
Indonesia – a short meeting was done to improve the QM. An initial audit is foreseen for mid 2010.
Republic of Korea – nothing has happened so far
Greece – Quality Manual received last week
• Distance Learning audits
Christian AHRENS informed that there will be an audit to Austria on 23 February 2010. Norway also
asked for Distance Learning. Germany asked for Distance Learning for Welding Specialist.
• The Assessors were asked to consider the appointments and to see if there is any conflict of interests:
Austria – Christian AHRENS raised the possibility of a conflict of interest as Austria is intending to use
the DL German system.
• There will not be conflict of interest in the audits regarding the following countries:
Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Canada, China, Hungary, South
Africa, Russia, Norway, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Singapore,
Thailand, Ukraine, Nigeria, USA, Turkey, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, Greece, Australia
• For some countries it were pointed out some eventual conflict of interest:
India, Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal. For these cases new LA and PA were
referenced.
It was agreed to add a new clause on conflict of interest in OP-02 to ensure that this aspect is
considered in the appointment of the assessors to be presented in Group B.
6. Presentation of comments and/or situations that could originate changes in Rules and Ops
There are some aspects in the Rules that will need some changes. Discussion of this item was postponed
for the afternoon.
7. Group Exercise on auditings certification activities (tasks from January 2009)
8. Discussion/results of Group Exercise
In January 2009 it was distributed to the Assessors a list of 14 ANB Audit findings and 15 ANBCC Audit
findings to be discussed in the groups formed and to indicate in which category to place each of the
findings (major non-compliance, minor non-compliance, observation or not relevant to the Rules).
Tim JESSOP commented on the Group Exercises received and detailed discussion was held on the
results.
Special attention was given to the ANBCC audits. Tim JESSOP mentioned that one of the most important
parts is that Lead and Peer Assessors have to be absolutely convinced that the ANBCC has a thorough
way of ensuring that Companies’ Welding Coordinators are in accordance with ISO 14731. The EA 6/02
and the IAB documents are very clear about what is required in terms of assessing welding coordinators
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