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MODULE B - PROCESS

ASME C&S Training Module B1

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ASME C&S Training Module B1 Slide 3

MODULE B - PROCESS SUBMODULES

B1. Organizational StructureB2. Standards Development: Roles and ResponsibilitiesB3. Conformity Assessment: Roles and ResponsibilitiesB4. Initiating Standards ProjectsB5. Consensus Process for Standards DevelopmentB6. The Basics of Parliamentary ProcedureB7. The Appeals ProcessB8. International Standards DevelopmentB9. ASME Conformity Assessment Programs

B1. Organizational Structure


OBJECTIVES

This submodule will– Review the organizational structure of ASME– Review, in detail, the organization of the Council

on Codes and Standards


AGENDA

I. ASME StructureII. Codes & Standards StructureIII. Codes & Standards Organizational Dynamics


I. ASME STRUCTURE


ASME

• Mission statement To promote and enhance the technical

competence and professional well-being of our members, and through quality programs and activities in mechanical engineering, better enable its practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind

• Objectives– Assuring and advancing technical competence– Enhancing professional well-being– Conducting quality programs and activities


ASME ORGANIZATION

Board of Governors


ASME ORGANIZATION

• Board of Governors– Develops overall policy– Members• President• President-elect• Immediate past President• Nine governors (staggered three-year terms)• Executive Director (non-voting)


ASME ORGANIZATION

Council onEducation

Council onCodes and Standards

Council on Engineering

Council on Public Affairs

Council onMember Affairs

Board of Governors


ASME COUNCILS

• Council on Member Affairs– Technical competence• Sets standards of ethical practice• Sets membership standards

– Professional well-being • Addresses economic concerns• Improves the status of the engineering

profession– Quality programs• Region & Section activities• Student Sections


ASME COUNCILS

• Council on Public Affairs – Technical competence• Identifies long-range & emerging issues

– Professional well-being• Encourages participation of under-

represented groups– Quality programs• Works to improve communication between

ASME and government, other engineering societies and the general public• Works closely with Codes & Standards


ASME COUNCILS

• Council on Engineering– Technical competence• Plans objectives of ASME’s technical groups

and divisions– Professional well-being• Provides forums and symposia at Congress

and elsewhere• Provides conferences and exhibitions

– Quality programs• Publishes conference proceedings and

technical papers


ASME COUNCILS

• Council on Education– Technical competence• Promotes quality of formal engineering

education• Offers short courses

– Professional well-being• Advocates technological literacy of society at

large• Enhances access to the engineering profession

– Quality programs• University, industry & government

partnerships


II. CODES & STANDARDS STRUCTURE


CODES AND STANDARDS WORLDWIDE

• A powerful means of implementing ASME’s vision ASME Vision Statement: To be the premier

organization for promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical engineering throughout the world

• Worldwide scope– 600 codes and standards– 3500 active individuals– 90 countries


Board onCouncil Operations

Board onInternational

Standards

Board onHearings

and Appeals

Board on NuclearCodes and Standards

Board on Performance Test Codes

Board onStandardization


Board onPressure TechnologyCodes and Standards

Board on SafetyCodes and Standards

Board onConformity Assessment

Board of DirectorsC&S Technology Institute

CODES AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATION


COUNCIL ON CODES & STANDARDS (CCS)

• Members– Senior Vice President– Vice President, Performance Test Codes– Vice President, Standardization– Vice President, Safety Codes & Standards– Vice President, Pressure Technology Codes &

Standards– Vice President, Nuclear Codes & Standards– Vice President, Conformity Assessment

(cont’d)


COUNCIL ON CODES & STANDARDS (CCS)

• Members (continued)– Chair, Board on International Standards– Chair, Board on Council Operations– Representative, C&S Technology Institute– Nine members-at-large (C&S background)– Three members-at-large (non-C&S background)– Associate Executive Director, Codes &

Standards (non-voting)


THE SUPERVISORY BOARDS



Standards

Board onHearings

and Appeals










THE ADVISORY BOARDS



Standards

Board onHearings

and Appeals










CODES & STANDARDS BOARDS

• The Advisory Boards– Purpose• Discussion of issues• May make recommendations for CCS action

– Boards• International Standards• Council Operations• Hearings & Appeals


THE ADVISORY BOARDS

• Board on International Standards– Advises C&S on ASME participation in all

international standards activities


THE ADVISORY BOARDS

• Board on Council Operations– Deals with honors, informational services, legal

considerations, procedures, planning, budgeting and operations

• Board on Hearings & Appeals– Provides a forum for appeals resulting from

procedural due process issues in codes, standards and related conformity assessment programs

– Determines validity of alleged grievance



• Responsibilities– Assessing the need for C&S activity– Structuring the necessary committees– Ensuring procedures for due process– Approving & discharging committee personnel– Approving codes & standards for ASME– Hearing appeals– Recommending disbanding of committees– Directing research and development of technical

information for C&S committees (CSTI)



• Areas of responsibility– Performance Test Codes– Standardization– Safety Codes & Standards– Pressure Technology Codes & Standards– Nuclear Codes & Standards– Conformity Assessment– C&S Technology Institute


AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Performance Test Codes – Determination of performance of mechanical

equipment designed to meet specified criteria of performance and operability

– Examples of Documents• PTC 6 – Steam Turbines• PTC 19.1 – Test Uncertainty• PTC 46 – Overall Plant Performance



• Standardization – Dimensional, design, application, drafting and

other standards– Examples of Documents• Y14.5M – Dimensioning and Tolerancing• A112.19.7M – Whirlpool Bathtub Appliances• B18.1.1 – Small Solid Rivets



• Safety Codes & Standards– Standards addressing the safety of employees

and concerned public in the construction, installation, operation, inspection and maintenance of cranes, elevators, escalators and similar equipment

– Examples of Documents• A17.1 – Safety Code for Elevators and

Escalators• B30.5 – Safety Standard for Mobile and

Locomotive Cranes• B56.1 – Safety Standard for High Lift and

Low Lift Trucks



• Pressure Technology Codes & Standards – Rules governing the design, fabrication and

inspection of non-nuclear pressure-containing equipment

– Examples of Documents• Section I, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code –

Power Boilers• B31.3 – Process Piping• B16.5 – Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings



• Nuclear Codes & Standards – ASME standards for nuclear facilities &

technology– Examples of Documents• Section III, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code –

Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components• NQA-1 – Quality Assurance Requirements for

Nuclear Facility Applications• OM – Code for the Operation and

Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants



• Conformity Assessment – Operation of accreditation, registration &

certification programs– Examples of Documents• QAI-1, Qualifications for Authorized

Inspection• QRO-1, Standard for the Qualification and

Certification of Resource Recovery Facility Operators• QHO-1, Standard for the Qualification and

Certification of Hazardous Waste Incinerator Operators


• C&S Technology Institute Board of Directors– Manages research and development projects

essential to developers of technical standards– Anticipates future needs related to existing and

emerging technology– Bridges gaps between new technology and

standardization– Establishes partnerships with technical

organizations– Does not supervise standards development

activities



III. CODES & STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS


ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS• Identifies the need

Supervisory Board


ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS• Identifies the need• Assigns to appropriate committee

• Responsible for developing standards documents

• Responsible for consensus

Supervisory Board

Standards Committee


GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• Four guiding principles for Standards Committees– That documents and responses are technically

correct– That the process produces consensus

documents– That due process is maintained– That ASME marks and copyright are protected



• Responsible for developing assigned standards document


• Individuals selected by the committee• Develops proposal

Supervisory Board

Standards Committee

Project Team(s)


PROJECT TEAMS

• Can be– Subcommittee– Working Group– Subgroup– Task Group– Ad-hoc Group– Standards Committee



• Responsible for developing assigned standards document


• Individuals selected by the Committee• Develops proposal

• Providers of specific technical expertise• Do not have to be Standards Committee members

Supervisory Board

Standards Committee

Project Team(s)

Subordinate Group


ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS

Formal proposals

Discussion

Supervisory Board

Standards Committee

Project Team(s)

Subordinate Group

Discussion

(Certifies adherence to procedures)

(Consensus vote)


• C&S Technology Institute– May Interface at any stage of the process– Provides research and development necessary

to maintain technical relevance of standards– Initiates projects supporting standards actions,

which may involve:• Requirements for background technical work• Significant efforts beyond volunteer scope• Interface with external organizations• Funding requirements• Contractual requirements

ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS


SUMMARY

I. ASME StructureII. Codes & Standards StructureIII. Codes & Standards Organizational Dynamics


REFERENCES

– AC-10, Personnel of Board of Governors, Councils and Committees– AS-11, Personnel Directory

• http:/cstools.asme.org/wbpms/CommitteePages.cfm?View=AS11 – ASME Constitution and By-Laws

• www.asme.org/asme/constitution/cn_toc.html– Manual for Development of ASME Codes and Standards

• www.asme.org/cns/departments/procedures.html