Votos de um 2019 Extraordinário! Algo que nos obriga a reflectir... NDT International / BINDT - The Forum discusses the revoking of thousands of PCN certifications At the beginning of June 2017 BINDT (British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing) published that they have uncovered a very widespread and systemic breach of ethics and serious malpractice in the case of NDT International PTE Ltd.. "It is not possible to discriminate between legitimate certificates and invalid certificates and so all certificates will have to be withdrawn without exception", one can read in their official statement and read further: "BINDT will allow candidates up to two months to retake the full initial examination before their certification is formally withdrawn". The two month deadline was increased on 23 June to six months. BINDT published a list of names of more than 3000 names of affected PCN certifications holders. (PCN=Personnel Certification in Non-Destructive Test
A nossa actividade expõe-nos diariamente perante certas situações com as quais temos que saber lidar. Uma delas é o vocabulário técnico. Considerando o tema Radiografia Industrial, qual o termo correcto: Defeito, Imperfeição, Indicação ou Descontinuidade. Esta "dissertação" serve para clarificar a situação. Considerem: - De acordo com as normas EN ISO 5817 e EN ISO 6520-1 temos o termo " Imperfections ". Ainda que a primeira seja aplicável apenas à Inspecção Visual, a segunda é geral. EN ISO 5817 - Welding - Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and other alloys (beam welding excluded) - Quality levels for imperfections EN ISO 6520-1 - Welding and allied processes - Classification of geometric imperfections in metallic materials - Part 1: Fusion Welding - Na norma EN ISO 10675-1, tabela 2 " Acceptance levels for internal indications in butt welds ", 1ª linha, 2ª coluna temos " Type of internal imperfections in acco