ASME CA-1:2020 pdf free download

ASME CA-1:2020 pdf free download.Conformity Assessment Requirements.
ASME CA-1 specifies the requirements for accreditation and certification of organizations supplying products and/or services that are intended to conform to the requirements of ASME standards listed in Tables 1.1-1 and
1.1-2.
1.2 Definitions
Applicant: a company applying for ASME accreditation or certification.
ASME Certificate: a certificate issued by ASME to attest to an organization’s capabilities to provide items or services in conformance to the governing standard. The types of certificates issued include, but are not limited to, Certificate of Authorization, Certificate of Accreditation, and Certificate of Acceptance.
ASME Designated Organization: an entity appointed by ASME to perform an administrative activity in accordance with an applicable code or standard.
ASME Designee: an individual authorized by ASME to perform administrative functions on its behalf.
audit: a documented evaluation performed to verify, by examination of objective evidence, that those selected elements of a previously approved quality management system have been developed, documented, and implemented in accordance with specific requirements. An audit does not include surveillance or inspection for the purpose of process control, or acceptance of material or items.
Authorized Inspection Agency: an organization accredited by ASME in accordance with ASME QAI-1.
Authorized Observer: an employee of the pressure relief device testing laboratory who is authorized by ASME under a current Certificate of Acceptance to provide supervision and oversight of capacity certification testing and verify the results.
Certificate Holder: an organization that has been evaluated by ASME and is in possession of an ASME Certificate.
Certified Individual: an individual employee of the Certificate Holder who is authorized by ASME under a Certificate of Authorization to apply the ASME Single Certification Mark on items that are in conformance with the governing standard
activity. The type of Inspector (Al, ANI. Cl. QI) providing designated oversight for the protection of the ASM E Single Certification Mark is governed by the relevant standard on which the ASME Single Certification Mark is based. An Al may perfonn the activity for a Cl or QI. (See section 3.)
(e) Reapplication of the ASM E Single Certification Mark and designator shall be documented on Form CA-i-I. Certificate of Conformance for Reapplication of the ASME Single Certification Mark. The completed Certificate of Conformance for Reapplication of the ASME Single Certification Mark shall be distributed, attached to, and retained as required for the original Manufacturer’s Data Report or Certificate of Conformance.
5.4.4 Reapplication of the ASME Single Certification Mark and designator shall only be provided to restore evidence of original compliance with the ASME standard when newly constructed. Reapplication of the ASME Single Certification Mark and designator shall not be applied to indicate that the current condition of the item conforms to the original requirements of the governing standard at the time of construction, nor the current requirements of the governing standard, nor to any different requirements than originally constructed.
6 ACCREDITATION OF TESTING LABORATORIES AND ACCEPTANCE OF AUTHORIZED
OBSERVERS
6.1 Scope
These rules cover the ASME accreditation of testing laboratories and acceptance of Authorized Observers for conducting capacity certification tests of pressure relief devices.
6.2 Test FaciLities and Supervision
The tests shall be conducted at a place where the testing facilities, methods, and procedures meet the applicable requirements of ASME PTC 25, Pressure Relief Devices. The tests shall be made under the supervision oland certified by the Authorized Observer. The testing facilities, methods, and procedures shall be subject to the acceptance of ASME on recommendation of an ASME Designee. Acceptance of the testing facility is subject to review within each 5-yr period. The testing laboratory shall have available for reference a copy of ASME PTC 25 and the governing standard.