American Society for Nondestructive Testing
The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc. or ASNT is a technical society for nondestructive testing (NDT) professionals. ASNT evolved from The American Industrial Radium and X-Ray Society which was founded in 1941.[1] Its headquarters is located in Columbus, OH, and there are 70 local sections in the USA and 14 local sections in other countries.
Contents
The organization
ASNT is a nonprofit organization, which is governed by the Board of Directors and the national officers.[2] There are four councils within ASNT:
- Technical and Education
- Research
- Section Operations
- Certification
ASNT publishes and maintains an important standard, SNT-TC-1A, which, with the addition of Codes of Practice ANSI/ASNT CP-189 and ANSI/ASNT CP-105, covers all aspects of qualification and certification of NDT personnel. SNT-TC-1A specifies an employer based certification scheme for Level I and Level II NDT personnel, which is extensively used worldwide, in countries not enforcing ISO 9712 such as the European Union or Canada. The ASNT Central Certification Program (ACCP) is a fully accredited certification scheme that specifically complies with the ISO 9712 Standard.
Activities
ASNT manages a central certification scheme for Level III NDT professionals.
The Conference Department of ASNT regularly organizes two major scientific and technical conferences around March and October each year.
See also
References
Key ASNT publications
- Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A: Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing (2011)
- ANSI/ASNT CP-189: ASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel (2011)
- ANSI/ASNT CP-105: ASNT Standard Topical Outlines for Qualification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel (2011)
External links
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about an organization in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
