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EA-6/02 ? EA Guidelines on the Use of EN 45 011 and ISO/IEC 17021 for Certification to EN ISO 3834 June 2013 rev02 Page 1 of 27 PURPOSE The purpose of this document is to provide the basis for the harmonisation of the audit of welding fabricators under accreditation by members of the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA). EA-6/02 M: 2013 Publication Reference EA Guidelines on the Use of EN 45 011 and ISO/IEC 17021 for Certification to EN ISO 3834 EA-6/02 ? EA Guidelines on the Use of EN 45 011 and ISO/IEC 17021 for Certification to EN ISO 3834 June 2013 rev02 Page 2 of 27 Authorship This publication has been written by the Joint Working Group of EA and the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF). Official language The text may be translated into other languages as required. The English language version remains the definitive version. Copyright The copyright of this text is held by EA. The text may not be copied for resale. Further information For further information about this publication, contact your national member of EA. Please check our website for up-to-date information Category: Application documents and Technical/Advisory documents for Conformity Assessments Bodies EA-6/02 is a mandatory document. Date of Approval: 18 June 2013 Date of implementation: Immediate Transition period: None EA-6/02 ? EA Guidelines on the Use of EN 45 011 and ISO/IEC 17021 for Certification to EN ISO 3834 June 2013 rev02 Page 3 of 27 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 Definitions 6 2. QUALIFICATION OF EN ISO 3834 AUDITORS AND EN ISO 3834 TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO BE USED BY THE CERTIFICATION BODY 7 2.1 Scope 7 2.2 Qualification and experience requirements 7 2.3 Competence evaluation of applicant EN ISO 3834 auditors and technical experts 8 2.4 Orientation meetings