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About participation of uSNDT delegation in the 16-th World Conference on NDT in Montreal

 

From August 29 till September 16 World Conference on NDT organized by Canadian Society for NDT and International Committee on NDT (ICNDT), took place in Montreal. ICNDT amalgamates 84 societies for NDT from countries of Europe, Asia and America. Ukrainian Society for NDT is an equal member of ICNDT and a member of European Federation of NDT as well. At the exhibition of NDT means Ukrainian Society was granted an information booth, which was visited by a lot of representatives from different countries. Except for Russian speakers there were visitors from India, Croatia, USA, England, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Canada, etc.

Approximately 155 presentations were made in the Conference and about 800 firms participated in the exhibition and sessions. Our delegation spent in Montreal 3 days. We took part in two sessions of ICNDT and visited booths of the main companies. Of all the visited sessions and should commend the activity of Ukrainian Society for NDT in the working Group employing NDT means in detection of anti-personnel manes. The activity of the Group is extended in the direction of using NDT means against terrorism. Except for USNDT, representatives from Italy, Israel, Russia, Germane, Belarus and other countries took part in the session of the Working Group.

When the Conference was over our delegation left for Toronto where we had quite rich cultural programme including the visit of the Niagara Fall.

Ukrainian NDT specialists conducted a conference in Turkey

 

A Conference on "Modern Aspects of Organizing NDT of Product Quality in an Industrial Enterprise" was held from May 1 to 8 , 2004 in Turkey.

The Conference was organized by the Ukrainian Society for NDT and Technical Diagnostics, Company “Diagnostics Devices”, Company “Ultracon”, Ukrainian Information Center "SCIENCE.TECHNIQUES.TECHNOLOGY".

The purpose of the Conference was determination of the most effective methods to develop NDT services in an industrial enterprise under the modern conditions. Approaches were developed to organizing NDT services, and the problems of the quality assurance system, effective strategy of its development, and optimization of the costs for functioning and technical upgrading of NDT units were analyzed from a new perspective. More than 60 specialists form Ukraine and Russia (7 persons) took part in its work.

 

Cooperation between Personnel Certification System of USNDT and RSNDT&TD

 

European Federation of Non-Destructive Testing (EFNDT) pays much attention to harmonisation in the spheres of Certification for NDT personnel. 26 national NDT Societies from different European countries have signed an agreement on mutual recognition of Certification Schemes. The objectives of this agreement are the following:

  • harmonisation of Independent Certification Schemes headed or authorised by national NDT societies;

  • assistance in recognising these independent schemes in other European states in order to provide possibilities of unimpeded transference of equipment and personnel on the territory of the countries that have signed this agreement and avoiding extra-payment on re-checking and re-certification.

The regular meeting of EFNDT Board of Directors discussing questions of harmonisation and mutual recognition of Certification Schemes took place on March 26, 2004 in Moscow during the 3-rd International Exhibition and Conference "NDT in Industry".

Within the framework of fulfilling EFNDT recommendations, Russian and Ukrainian societies for NDT set their course for integrating their schemes of voluntary certification aimed on mutual recognition of NDT personnel Certificates by the two countries.

For recognising Certification schemes of Ukrainian NDT Society, the Certification Centre of USNDT has taken the procedure of recognition and got Accreditation Certificate No. 18 of March 19, 2004 (see central inset of the Bulletin) confirming that the Personnel Certification Body of USNDT has passed the procedure of recognition in conformity with GÎSŇ R 51000.9-97 requirement and regulations of the System of voluntary Personnel Certification in NDT in conformity with standards GOST 30489, EN 473, ISO 9712 at Levels I, II, III according to 7th NDT methods in twelve manufacturing sectors.

Thus, since now Ukrainian specialists wishing to have their certificates recognised in the Schemes of voluntary certification in Ukraine and Russia can claim appropriate Certificate.

 

Prof. V.Troitskij,President of USNDT