British Standards Institution

Sector: Manufacturing

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, WEE/36 is responsible for the preparation and development of British, European (through CEN/TC 121/SC 4) and International (through ISO/TC 44/SC 10, SC 11 & SC15 ) standards relating to Qualification of welding personnel and welding procedures, excluding qualification of welding of steel for concrete reinforcement, covered by WEE/43

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In Progress (44)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 8182	Welding and allied processes — Guidelines for the use of the arc energies in relation with a WPQR and WPS Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2022-06-30	Drafting
PD ISO/TR 3834-6	Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials. Part 6: Guidelines on implementing ISO 3834 Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Drafting begins : 2021-06-15	Drafting
ISO/TC 44/SC 10 N 1843, ISO/NP 15614-8	Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials -- Welding procedure test -- Part 8: Welding of tubes to tube-plate joints Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Welding, brazing and soldering \| Welding. Processes Proposal begins : 2021-12-15	Proposal
ISO/TC 44/SC 10 N 1815, ISO/NP 17671-9	Welding -- Recommendations for welding of metallic materials -- Part 9: Welding of unalloyed and low alloyed steel castings Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Welding. Processes Proposal begins : 2021-07-21	Proposal
ISO/TC 44/SC 10 N 1810, ISO/NP 3834-6	This part of ISO 3834 gives guidelines for the implementation of requirements given in the other parts of ISO 3834, and is intended to help manufacturers and users select that part of ISO 3834 appropriate to their needs. It is expected that they will already be familiar with ISO 3834 as a whole. Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Welding, brazing and soldering \| Welding. Processes Proposal begins : 2021-07-19	Proposal
ISO/NP 4061	Soldering -- Quality requirements for soldering of metallic materials Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Welding, brazing and soldering \| Welding. Processes \| Welding. Consumables \| Welding. Equipment \| Manufacturing \| Metallurgy Proposal begins : 2020-12-08	Proposal
ISO/NP 25026	Welding and allied processes — Measurement of arc energies Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-01-15	Proposal
ISO/NP 25016	Welding — Grouping system for metallic materials Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-01-15	Proposal
Decision 32/2024 - Adoption of NWI EN ISO 18491	Welding and allied processes -- Measurement of arc energies Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-11-27	Proposal
CEN/TC 121 N 2617,	Revision of EN ISO 15614-11 - Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure test - Part 11: Electron and laser beam Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Measurement and Science \| Testing \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Welding, brazing and soldering \| Welding. Processes \| Welding. Equipment \| Manufacturing \| Metallurgy Proposal begins : 2020-04-30	Proposal

Published (63)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 20273:2017	Guidelines on weld quality in relationship to fatigue strength Categories: Welded joints and welds Published standard begins : 2017-09-15	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 24471:2019	Brazing. Grouping systems for materials. American materials Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Published standard begins : 2019-12-10	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 18491:2015	Welding and allied processes. Guidelines for measurement of welding energies Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Published standard begins : 2015-05-15	Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 20174:2020	Welding. Grouping systems for materials. Japanese materials Categories: Welding. Consumables Published standard begins : 2020-07-14	Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 20173:2018	Welding. Grouping systems for materials. American materials Categories: Welding. Consumables Published standard begins : 2018-08-31	Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 20172:2021	Welding - Grouping systems for materials - European materials (ISO/TR 20172:2021) Categories: Welding. Consumables Published standard begins : 2021-05-12	Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2017	Welding. Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Published standard begins : 2017-02-22	Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 14745:2015	Welding. Post-weld heat treatment parameters for steels Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Published standard begins : 2015-01-15	Published standard
BS ISO 23493:2020	Welding and allied processes. Process specification for laser-arc hybrid welding for metallic materials Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Published standard begins : 2020-11-10	Published standard
BS ISO 17779:2021	Brazing. Specification and qualification of brazing procedures for metallic materials Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Published standard begins : 2022-02-18	Published standard

Withdrawn (41)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CR ISO 15608:2000, CR ISO 15608:2000	Welding. Guidelines for a metallic material grouping system Categories: Welding. Processes Withdrawn begins : 2005-12-07	Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20174:2005	Welding. Grouping system for materials. Japanese materials Categories: Welding. Consumables Withdrawn begins : 2011-07-25	Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20173:2009	Welding. Grouping systems for materials. American materials Categories: Welding. Consumables Withdrawn begins : 2018-08-31	Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20173:2005	Welding. Grouping systems for materials. American materials Categories: Welding. Consumables Withdrawn begins : 2009-11-02	Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20172:2009	Welding. Grouping systems for materials. European materials Categories: Welding. Consumables Withdrawn begins : 2021-05-12	Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20172:2006	Welding. Grouping systems for materials. European materials Categories: Welding. Consumables Withdrawn begins : 2009-07-10	Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013	Welding. Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Withdrawn begins : 2017-02-22	Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2005	Welding. Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Withdrawn begins : 2013-04-17	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 9606-1:2013	Qualification testing of welders. Fusion welding. Steels Categories: Management. Human resources \| Welding. Processes Withdrawn begins : 2014-01-09	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 3834-4:2005	Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials. Elementary quality requirements Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General Withdrawn begins : 2021-05-18	Withdrawn

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Nominating organizations

Associate Committee Manager
B E A M A Networks
B E M A British Engineering Manufacturers Association
Babcock International Group
C M F - Cast Metals Federation
Committee Manager
E D F Energy
E E M U A - The Engineering Equipment & Materials Users' Association
Graham Engineering Ltd
Individual Capacitgy - Underwater Welding Expert
IRISNDT
Liberty Steel
Lincoln Electric
Lloyds Register
National Gas Transmission
Rolls Royce Limited
Safety Assessment Federation Ltd
TWI Ltd
United Kingdom Accreditation Service

Liaisons with other committees

Individual Capacity - Energy
Individual Capacity - Structural
Individual Capacity - Welding Engineering
Individual Capacity - Welding Inspection & Certification
Individual capacity - welding, heat treatment, NDE & fabrication expert
Individual capacity – End user
Individual capacity – ISO/TC 44/SC 10/WG 15
Individual capacity – Rail applications
Individual Capacity – Responsible Welding
Individual Capacity – Welding Processes (nuclear)
Liaison - ISE/104
Liaison - PVE/1
Liaison - WEE/19
Liaison - WEE/43
UK Expert - ENISO 17660
UK Expert - ISO/TC 44/SC 10/WG 9
UK Expert - ISO/TC 44/SC 11/WG 3

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

WEE/36 - Qualification of welding personnel and welding procedures

Committee standards activity