Codes & Standards
A reference to the international codes and standards QSC works with, organized by engineering discipline. On every project, these codes apply together with the client's specifications and project procedures. Each entry links to the related QSC service.
Listing a code here means QSC provides services involving it. It does not mean QSC is accredited or authorized by the body that publishes it. The applicable edition is always confirmed per project, and no standard text is reproduced on this site.
| Code / standard | Scope | Discipline | Related QSC service |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASME BPVC Section I | Power boilers | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME BPVC Section II | Materials | Pressure equipment | Metallurgy, Materials & Heat Treatment |
| ASME BPVC Section III | Construction of nuclear facility components | Nuclear | Nuclear Inspection & Consulting |
| ASME III NCA-3800 | Quality system program requirements for Material Organizations supplying nuclear materials | Nuclear | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| ASME BPVC Section IV | Heating boilers | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME BPVC Section V | Nondestructive examination | NDE | Non-Destructive Examination (NDE / NDT) |
| ASME BPVC Section VII | Recommended guidelines for the care of power boilers | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME BPVC Section VIII, Div. 1 | Pressure vessels: design by rule | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME BPVC Section VIII, Div. 2 | Pressure vessels: alternative rules (design by rule and design by analysis) | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME BPVC Section VIII, Div. 3 | High-pressure vessels | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME BPVC Section IX | Welding, brazing and fusing qualifications | Welding | Welding Engineering & Technology |
| ASME BPVC Section X | Fiber-reinforced plastic pressure vessels | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME BPVC Section XI | In-service inspection of nuclear power plant components | Nuclear | Nuclear Inspection & Consulting |
| ASME BPVC Section XII | Construction and continued service of transport tanks | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME BPVC Section XIII | Rules for overpressure protection | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME BPVC Code Cases | Code Cases for boilers and pressure vessels | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| ASME B16.5 | Pipe flanges and flanged fittings | Piping | Valves, Piping, Flanges & Fittings |
| ASME B16.34 | Valves: flanged, threaded and welding end | Rotating & valves | Valves, Piping, Flanges & Fittings |
| ASME B16.47 | Large-diameter steel flanges, NPS 26 to NPS 60 | Piping | Valves, Piping, Flanges & Fittings |
| ASME B31.1 | Power piping | Piping | ASME Inspection |
| ASME B31.3 | Process piping | Piping | Valves, Piping, Flanges & Fittings |
| ASME BPE | Bioprocessing equipment: hygienic design for pharmaceutical and biotechnology plants | Piping | ASME Inspection |
| ASME NQA-1 | Quality assurance requirements for nuclear facility applications | Nuclear | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| ASME PTC 10 | Performance test code for axial and centrifugal compressors | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| ASME QAI-1 | Qualifications for Authorized Inspection | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| 10 CFR Part 21/25/50, Appendix B | US nuclear QA regulatory requirements, where applicable | Nuclear | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| ANSI/ASNT CP-189 | Standard for qualification of NDT personnel | NDE | Non-Destructive Examination (NDE / NDT) |
| API 6D | Pipeline and piping valves | Rotating & valves | Valves, Piping, Flanges & Fittings |
| API 510 | Pressure vessel inspection code: in-service inspection, repair and alteration | In-service & integrity | On-Site Services |
| API 570 | Piping inspection code: in-service inspection of piping systems | In-service & integrity | On-Site Services |
| API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1 | Fitness-for-service assessment | In-service & integrity | On-Site Services |
| API 580 / 581 | Risk-based inspection (RBI) | In-service & integrity | On-Site Services |
| API 598 | Valve inspection and testing | Rotating & valves | Valves, Piping, Flanges & Fittings |
| API 600 | Steel gate valves | Rotating & valves | Valves, Piping, Flanges & Fittings |
| API 610 | Centrifugal pumps | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 611 | General-purpose steam turbines | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 612 | Special-purpose steam turbines | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 613 | Special-purpose gear units | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 614 | Lubrication, shaft-sealing and oil-control systems | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 616 | Gas turbines for refinery and process services | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 617 | Axial and centrifugal compressors | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 618 | Reciprocating compressors | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 619 | Rotary positive-displacement (screw) compressors | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 653 | Tank inspection, repair, alteration and reconstruction | In-service & integrity | On-Site Services |
| API 670 | Machinery protection systems | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 671 | Special-purpose couplings | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 674 | Reciprocating positive-displacement pumps | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 675 | Controlled-volume (metering) positive-displacement pumps | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 676 | Rotary positive-displacement pumps | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 682 | Pump shaft sealing systems | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| API 686 | Machinery installation and installation design | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| ASNT SNT-TC-1A | Employer-based NDT personnel qualification | NDE | Non-Destructive Examination (NDE / NDT) |
| ASTM / ASME SA material specifications | Material requirements for pressure equipment | Materials | Metallurgy, Materials & Heat Treatment |
| ATEX 2014/34/EU | Equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres | Electrical | Electrical Equipment & Transformers |
| AWS D1.1 | Structural welding code: steel | Welding | Welding Engineering & Technology |
| CSA N285 series | Canadian pressure-retaining systems and components in CANDU plants | Nuclear | Nuclear Inspection & Consulting |
| CSA N286 | Management system requirements for Canadian nuclear facilities | Nuclear | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| CSA N299 | Quality assurance requirements for suppliers of items and services for Canadian nuclear power plants | Nuclear | Nuclear Inspection & Consulting |
| D.Lgs. 81/2008 | Italian health and safety at work law | Management systems | Health, Safety & Industrial Training |
| DOSH (Malaysia) | Department of Occupational Safety and Health requirements for pressure equipment supplied to Malaysia: engineering review and approval, and follow-up of construction, manufacturing and certification | Pressure equipment | Third-Party Inspection & Expediting |
| EN 1090 | Execution of steel and aluminum structures | Welding | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| EN 10204 | Metallic products: types of inspection documents | Materials | Third-Party Inspection & Expediting |
| EN 12952 / EN 12953 | Water-tube and shell boilers | Pressure equipment | Oil & Gas, Refinery & Power Plant Services |
| EN 13445 | Unfired pressure vessels | Pressure equipment | Third-Party Inspection & Expediting |
| EN 13480 | Metallic industrial piping | Piping | Third-Party Inspection & Expediting |
| EN ISO 3452 / 17638 | Penetrant and magnetic particle testing | NDE | Non-Destructive Examination (NDE / NDT) |
| EN ISO 3834 | Certified Welding Quality Management System | Welding | Welding Engineering & Technology |
| EN ISO 9606 | Qualification testing of welders | Welding | Welding Engineering & Technology |
| EN ISO 14731 | Welding coordination: tasks and responsibilities | Welding | Welding Engineering & Technology |
| EN ISO 15614 | Specification and qualification of welding procedures | Welding | Welding Engineering & Technology |
| EN ISO 17636 / 17640 / 17637 | RT, UT and VT of welds | NDE | Non-Destructive Examination (NDE / NDT) |
| Eurocodes EN 1990 / 1991 / 1993 | Structural design basis, actions and steel structures | Pressure equipment | Design & Calculations |
| GOST | Russian and EAEU national standards (GOST): engineering review and approval, and follow-up of construction, manufacturing and certification | Pressure equipment | Third-Party Inspection & Expediting |
| IAEA GSR Part 2 | Leadership and management for safety | Nuclear | Technical Training & Indoctrination |
| IEC 60034 | Rotating electrical machines | Electrical | Electrical Equipment & Transformers |
| IEC 60076 | Power transformers | Electrical | Electrical Equipment & Transformers |
| IEC 61439 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies | Electrical | Electrical Equipment & Transformers |
| IEC 62271 | High-voltage switchgear and controlgear | Electrical | Electrical Equipment & Transformers |
| Incoterms | International Chamber of Commerce delivery terms | Management systems | Import, Export & International Trade Consulting |
| ISO 8501 | Visual assessment of surface cleanliness | Coating | Painting & Coating Inspection |
| ISO 8502 | Tests for assessment of surface cleanliness | Coating | Painting & Coating Inspection |
| ISO 8503 | Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel | Coating | Painting & Coating Inspection |
| ISO 8504 | Surface preparation methods | Coating | Painting & Coating Inspection |
| ISO 9001 | Quality management systems | Management systems | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| ISO 9712 | Qualification and certification of NDT personnel | NDE | Non-Destructive Examination (NDE / NDT) |
| ISO 12944 | Corrosion protection of steel structures by paint systems | Coating | Painting & Coating Inspection |
| ISO 14001 | Environmental management systems | Management systems | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| ISO 19011 | Guidelines for auditing management systems | Management systems | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| ISO 19443 / UNI EN ISO 19443 | Quality management in the nuclear supply chain (UNI EN ISO 19443 is the Italian adoption) | Nuclear | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| ISO 20816 | Mechanical vibration: measurement and evaluation of machine vibration | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| ISO 21940 | Mechanical vibration: rotor balancing | Rotating & valves | Rotating Equipment & Mechanical Systems |
| ISO 45001 | Occupational health and safety management | Management systems | Lead Auditor & Auditing Services |
| JSME | Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers codes, including nuclear rules | Nuclear | Nuclear Inspection & Consulting |
| KEPIC | Korea Electric Power Industry Code | Nuclear | Nuclear Inspection & Consulting |
| MSS SP standards | Valves, fittings, flanges and pipe-support practices (e.g. MSS SP-25, SP-55, SP-58) | Piping | Valves, Piping, Flanges & Fittings |
| NACE & SSPC | Coating and corrosion standards and inspector schemes | Coating | Painting & Coating Inspection |
| NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 | Materials for use in H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production (sour service) | Materials | Metallurgy, Materials & Heat Treatment |
| NBIC (NB-23) | National Board Inspection Code: in-service inspection, repairs and alterations | Pressure equipment | ASME Inspection |
| PED 2014/68/EU | EU Pressure Equipment Directive | Pressure equipment | Third-Party Inspection & Expediting |
| RCC-M | Design and construction rules for PWR nuclear-island mechanical components (AFCEN) | Nuclear | Nuclear Inspection & Consulting |
| RSE-M | In-service inspection rules for PWR nuclear-island mechanical components (AFCEN) | Nuclear | Nuclear Inspection & Consulting |
| TEMA | Shell-and-tube heat exchanger standards | Pressure equipment | Third-Party Inspection & Expediting |
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