"PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
"PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
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We make specialized flow measurement piping for plants. We also hold an ASME "S" stamp certificate and do a lot of piping that is "S" stamped by our ASME Authorized Inspector. The issue is, we have 2 pipe sections now complete that did not technically go through our ASME program review process and now the customer is requiring an "S" stamp. All materials and fabrication have been executed in the very same way as if the stamp was required. It just did not go through the same review process with AI it would have if we had known from the beginning that it needed to be stamped.
My question, It would seem there should be some provision to stamp this if i can produce all ASME conforming documents including MTRs, weld procedures etc.. What i can not produce is design review by AI prior to fabrication..
My AI says he does not think he can approve because it did not follow the laid out sequence of review outlined in our ASME QA manual. Your opinions/thoughts?
My question, It would seem there should be some provision to stamp this if i can produce all ASME conforming documents including MTRs, weld procedures etc.. What i can not produce is design review by AI prior to fabrication..
My AI says he does not think he can approve because it did not follow the laid out sequence of review outlined in our ASME QA manual. Your opinions/thoughts?





RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
I may be wrong, but I'm not certain the A.I's name and commission are on the line, because at the area on the ASME Data Reports where the A.I. signs, it says
"By signing this certificate, neither the Inspector nor his employer makes any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning the boiler described in this Manufacturer’s Data Report. Furthermore, neither the Inspector nor his employer shall be liable in any manner for any personal injury or property damage or a loss of any kind arising from or connected with this inspection."
It also says "....to the best of my knowledge and belief, the Manufacturer has constructed this boiler in accordance with Section I of the ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE."
If you can provide the A.I. with all the necessary documents to support the work you've done, and the A.I. can perform the required inspections, then I don't see why the A.I. shouldn't sign it off after documents, inspections, and NCR are accepted.
RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
Tell that to the National Board Peer Review committee. A National Board commission can still be revoked regardless of the above indemnification statement.
RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??
RE: "PP" or "S" stamp required alert...AFTER fabrication??