Designation:D4537−12StandardGuideforEstablishingProcedurestoQualifyandCertifyPersonnelPerformingCoatingandLiningWorkInspectioninNuclearFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4537;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedelineatestherequirementsfordevelopmentofproceduresforthequalificationandcertificationofperson-nelwhoperforminspectionofcoatingandliningwork.Establishmentofqualificationrequirementstoverifyconfor-mancetospecifiedrequirementsfornuclearfacilitycoatingandliningworkisnecessarytoassuresatisfactoryperformanceoftheinspectionsandtoavoidcompromisingsafety-relatedcoatingsystems.1.2Theintentofthisguideistoprovideauniforminter-pretationoftherequirementsinANSI/ASMEN45.2.6orANSI/ASMENQA-1asapplicable,fortheinspectionofcoatingandliningworkinnuclearfacilities.1.3Itistheintentofthisguidetoprovidearecommendedbasisforqualificationandcertification,nottomandateasingularbasisforallqualifications.Variationsorsimplifica-tionsofthequalificationsdescribedinthisguidemaybeappropriateforspecialcoatingandliningworkotherthansafety-relatedcoatingandliningsystems.Similarly,thequali-ficationandcertificationprocessmightbeabbreviatedforworkofminorscopesuchastouch-up.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityofwhoeverusesthisstandardtoconsultandestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D4538TerminologyRelatingtoProtectiveCoatingandLiningWorkforPowerGenerationFacilitiesD5144GuideforUseofProtectiveCoatingStandardsinNuclearPowerPlantsD5498GuideforDevelopingaTrainingProgramforPer-sonnelPerformingCoatingandLiningWorkInspectionforNuclearFacilities2.2ANSI/ASMEStandards:3ANSI...
