Development of an NDT Personnel Certification System in the Republic of Belarus

摘要

Beginning with an initiative by the Beiarusian Association on Nondestructive Testing and Technical Diagnostics (BANDT) in 1992, a new trend of activities inthefieldof non-destructive testing started to develop, namely NDT personnel certification. As part of the process, European standard EN 473:1992 was adopted as a governmental standard, training centres for different NDT methods were established, and a Certification body of NDT personnel 'Profcertico' was created under BANDT guidance and accredited by German Accreditation body TGA and by the State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of the Republic of Belarus. The EFNDT multilateral agreement on the recognition of NDT personnel certification systems/schemes (MRA), with its objective to promote harmonisation of independent certification systems of NDT personnel, contributed to the formation and development of NDT personnel in Belarus.