A note on certification of NDT personnel and accreditation of NDT laboratories in Romania

摘要

The first non-destructive tests were performed in Romania in 1910, when the Inspection Body for Pressure Vessels, Boilers and Hoisting Units Control was founded. This State body understood the importance of the non-destructive control of materials and welded joints for ensuring the safety in the exploitation of pressure installations and hoisting units. The inspection body created its own laboratories playing a double part: testing of the new nondestructive control methods and techniques and the relevant equipment, elaboration of the specific operating instructions and procedures valid in the field of activity of the Inspecting Body on the one side; and on the other side, checking the activity of the corresponding laboratories from different companies and certifying the personnel working in NDT. For instance, the first rules for industrial radiography were laid down in 1959. Along with international practice, Romania introduced in 1977 specific technical requirements for certifying NDT personnel.