1、Designation: E2833 12 (Reapproved 2018) An American National StandardStandard Practice forCertification Bodies that Certify Personnel Engaged inInspection and Testing of Construction Activities andMaterials Used in Construction, Including SpecialInspection1This standard is issued under the fixed des
2、ignation E2833; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision
3、 or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This practice provides supplemental requirements tothose ofANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 for bodies that certify personnelengaged in inspection and testing of construction activities andmaterials used in construction, including Special Inspection.ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 provides generic r
4、equirements that canbe adapted to any discipline where assurance that certifiedindividual meets the requirements of the certification scheme.Therefore, certification bodies certifying personnel engaged ininspection and testing of construction activities and materialsused in construction, including S
5、pecial Inspection, must meetthe requirements of this practice and ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024.1.2 This practice may be used as a reference by:1.2.1 Developers of standards requiring personnel certifica-tion in inspection and testing of construction activities andmaterials used in construction, including Spec
6、ial Inspection, asa reference to harmonize terminology and reduce confusionamong users;1.2.2 Personnel certification bodies that establish criteriaand certify construction inspection, construction testing, andSpecial Inspection agency personnel against specificrequirements,1.2.3 Accreditation bodies
7、 that accredit certification bodies,and1.2.4 Users and specifiers as a reference when requiringpersonnel certification.1.3 This practice follows the format of ANSI/ISO/IEC17024 and provides additional requirements where needed.1.4 Certification may be specific to a single test or inspec-tion method
8、or practice or a grouping or collection of methodsor practices (any such method, code, or practice being herein-after referred to as “method,” or collectively as “methods”).1.5 Personnel certification is an important aspect of thequality system of agencies engaged in inspection and testing ofconstru
9、ction activities and materials used in construction,including Special Inspection. Certification of personnel isrequired to meet the personnel qualifications of Practice E329.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization es
10、tablished in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E329 Specification for Agencies Engaged in ConstructionInspe
11、ction, Testing, or Special Inspection2.2 ANSI/ISO/IEC Standards:3ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 Conformity Assessment GeneralRequirements for Bodies Operating Certification Systemsof Persons3. Terminology3.1 The definitions in Section 3 supplement the terms anddefinitions provided in ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024.3.2 Defi
12、nitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 agency, nan organization, or part thereof, authorizedby the project sponsor or his duly authorized representative toinspect, test, or both, construction and materials used inconstruction as required by the project specifications.3.2.1.1 inspection age
13、ncy, nan agency whose personnelmake visual observations and field measurements of construc-tion activities and materials used in construction.(a) DiscussionAn inspection agency may collect and1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E36 on Accredi-tation certification body; constru
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