Designation:E2833−12AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforCertificationBodiesthatCertifyPersonnelEngagedinInspectionandTestingofConstructionActivitiesandMaterialsUsedinConstruction,IncludingSpecialInspection1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2833;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThispracticeprovidessupplementalrequirementstothoseofANSI/ISO/IEC17024forbodiesthatcertifypersonnelengagedininspectionandtestingofconstructionactivitiesandmaterialsusedinconstruction,includingSpecialInspection.ANSI/ISO/IEC17024providesgenericrequirementsthatcanbeadaptedtoanydisciplinewhereassurancethatcertifiedindividualmeetstherequirementsofthecertificationscheme.Therefore,certificationbodiescertifyingpersonnelengagedininspectionandtestingofconstructionactivitiesandmaterialsusedinconstruction,includingSpecialInspection,mustmeettherequirementsofthispracticeandANSI/ISO/IEC17024.1.2Thispracticemaybeusedasareferenceby:1.2.1Developersofstandardsrequiringpersonnelcertifica-tionininspectionandtestingofconstructionactivitiesandmaterialsusedinconstruction,includingSpecialInspection,asareferencetoharmonizeterminologyandreduceconfusionamongusers;1.2.2Personnelcertificationbodiesthatestablishcriteriaandcertifyconstructioninspection,constructiontesting,andSpecialInspectionagencypersonnelagainstspecificrequirements,1.2.3Accreditationbodiesthataccreditcertificationbodies,and1.2.4Usersandspecifiersasareferencewhenrequiringpersonnelcertification.1.3ThispracticefollowstheformatofANSI/ISO/IEC17024andprovidesadditionalrequirementswhereneeded.1.4Certificationmaybespecifictoasingletestorinspec-tionmethodorpracticeoragroupingorcollectionofmethodsorpractices(anysuchmethod,code,orpracticebeingherein-afterreferredtoas“method,”orcollectivelyas“methods”).1.5Perso...
