Asset integrity, reliability, safety and availability must be assured throughout their entire life cycle. Periodic and statutory inspections are also required to comply with all prevailing regulation and legislation. Inspection is also important to ensure that traded goods comply with the buyer’s specifications.

Inspection During Fabrication & Construction

Fabrication and Construction are crucial stages to assure quality and safety compliance, and asset future performance levels.

With an experienced team of quality control engineers and technicians, Kiwa ensures that all legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations are fulfilled in each project.

  • Construction Quality Assurance
  • QA/QC & Expediting
  • Conventional Non-Destructive Testing
  • Advanced Non-Destructive Testing
  • Paint & Coating Testing
  • Dimensional Control
  • Pressure Equipment & Systems Legal Inspections
  • Pressure Equipment Certification – PED Directive 2014/68/UE
  • Welders & Welding Procedures Certification
  • Machinery CE Marking Technical Support
  • Design Review
  • Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA/FFP)

Inspection During Operation & Maintenance

Inspection plays a major role in modern engineering. It is one significant part of an integrated integrity management strategy for managing risk.

  • In-Service & Non-Intrusive Inspections (ISI/NII)
  • Shutdown, Turnaround And Outage Inspections
  • Inspection of Plant Equipment
  • Pipeline Inspection
  • Cathodic Protection Inspection
  • Risk-based Inspections (RBI)
  • Metallography & Materials Characterization

Pressure Equipment & Systems Legal Inspections

Pressure Equipment and Systems are used worldwide in diverse industries. These pose a high potential risk of explosions, and integrity, safety, and compliance failures can cause serious accidents.

The statutory and regulatory inspection of Pressure Equipment and Systems, by conducting tests to identify gaps or needed improvements in an initial stage, promote safety, allow compliance with legal requirements, and reduce the risk level.

  • Inspection of Pressure Equipment & Systems
  • Pressure Equipment Certification – PED Directive 2014/68/EU

Welders & Welding Procedures Certification

In all welding activities, quality begins with the qualification of all personnel involved. Welders must undergo a demanding demonstration of their ability to perform specific tasks, according to the projects’ requirements and rigorous welding procedures.

Kiwa Certification services help its clients meet the high-quality standards demanded. The team consists of internationally certified welding inspectors, and welding engineers, with vast experience in welding testing and certification.

Inspection of Equipment for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods

The carriage of dangerous goods raises safety questions, due to the consequences that may arise in the event of an accident during transportation by road, train, or sea.

If the goods are qualified as hazardous, there is still the risk of explosions, spills, chemical burns, and serious environmental damage. That is, therefore, essential to implement measures that guarantee that the transportation is safe and performed in accordance with the applicable regulations.

The equipment’s integrity is verified according to all national and international related regulations, as the ADR, RID, IATA DGR, among others.

Rotating Machinery Condition Assessment

Kiwa multidisciplinary team has extensive experience and know-how in the inspection and condition monitoring of assets in several different industries.

  • Vibration Analysis
  • Oil and Grease Analysis
  • Acoustic Testing
  • Non-Destructive Testing
  • Thermography

Wind Turbines Inspection

Kiwa multidisciplinary team has extensive experience and know-how in the inspection and condition monitoring of wind turbines.

  • Vendor Inspections and Audits for all components, namely towers, nacelle, and blades
  • Inspection, NDT, and Condition Monitoring during Operation
  • Lifting, Fall Protection, and Work Equipment Certification
  • Fire Safety Equipment & Pressure Equipment Inspection
  • Concrete Structures Inspection
  • Floating Structures Inspection
  • Cable System Inspection
  • Mooring System Inspection