ASME NQA-1 Lead Auditor Training (virtual classroom)
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Length: 4 days CEUs: 3.00 PDHs: 30.00
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The objective of this course is to provide the prospective lead auditor, with sufficient formal training to assist in meeting the training requirement for ASME NQA-1 and N45.2.23 auditors. This course gives each student the body of knowledge and understanding of auditing methods and techniques to conduct audits of nuclear quality assurance programs. The material includes the development, organization and administration of an audit program; the mechanics of an individual audit; audit objectives; and auditing techniques.
You Will Learn To
- Identify and become knowledgeable of rules and regulations, standards and guidance applicable to nuclear facilities
- Explain how to examine the general structure of quality assurance programs such as NQA-1 and ISO 9001
- Describe how to establish an audit program and how to plan for conducting audits
- Identify the four phases of the audit life cycle: 1) preparation, 2) performance, 3) reporting, and 4) follow-up
- Identify the duties and responsibilities of both an auditor and lead auditor
- Evaluate quality assurance program documents and associated procedures.
- Explain how to prepare and perform internal and supplier audits including how to report and follow up on findings
- Demonstrate an understanding of auditing methods and techniques through participation in practical exercises and examination
Who Should Attend
Quality Engineers, Auditors, Engineers, Project Managers, Inspection Personnel, Production Supervisors, Facility Representatives, Procurement Personnel, Safety System Oversight Staff, and Assessment Personnel.
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Norman P. Moreau, P.E., CSQE, CQA, ASME Fellow, CEO and Chief Instructor for Theseus Professional Services, LLC, has over 30 years of experience in quality management, project management, engineering, and organizational administration. He has been a member of the ASME since 1982, and since 1990, has been an active participant on the ASME NQA-1 Committee on Nuclear Quality Assurance. Mr. Moreau’s significant contributions have been in the areas QA for computer software, records management, and commercial grade dedication. He has been on the Main Committee since 2002, and from 2004 to 2008 he served as the Vice Chair of Subcommittee on Engineering and Procurement Processes. In 2008 he was elected to lead the newly formed Subcommittee on Software Quality Assurance. From 2014 to 2017 served as Main Committee Vice-Chair and Executive Committee Chair.
Mr. Moreau’s nuclear experience includes working as a quality engineer, quality manager, and project manager at several NRC and DOE nuclear facilities, and various vendors within the nuclear supply chain. Representative projects include USQ program implementation, training, and support; successful NQA-1 implementations that include a construction company, testing lab, rebar splicing manufacturer, and two process control system fabricators; software QA program implementation and audits; and software dedications that lead to passing regulatory and industry audits. He is a registered professional engineer and holds a bachelor‘s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in software engineering administration. Mr. Moreau has been a certified NQA-1 Lead Auditor since 1989 and a certified (retired) ISO 9001 lead auditor since 1996.
Day 1
- Course Introduction
- Rules, Regulations, Standards, and Guidance
- Purpose, content, use, and interrelationships of 10 CFR 50, 10 CFR 21, 10 CFR 830, DOE O 414.1C, NQA-1, and ISO 9001
Day 2
- Review
- Rules, Regulations, Standards, and Guidance Workshops
- Determine how to compare earlier editions of the Standard against the current version
- Case study - apply what you learned about the regulations, orders, and standards
- Audit Program and Planning
- Introduction of the elements of an audit program and planning for an audit program
- Audit Preparation
- How to prepare for an audit, including the necessary resources, where information can be obtained, and the purpose of a checklist and how to use it
- Audit Preparation Workshops
Day 3
- Audit Preparation Workshop (cont’d)
- Review
- Audit Performance
- Activities that occur during an audit
- Audit Performance Workshops
- Determine whether proper and improper audit techniques were used and if any findings, observations, and opportunities for improvement should be noted
- How to write effective deficiency statements and evaluate proposed corrective action
- Audit Reporting and Follow-up
- Discuss the iterative nature of finding responses and how to verify corrective action and action to prevent recurrence
Day 4
- Audit Performance Workshop
- Interactive exercise: performance phase of the audit and the use of the audit checklist when performing the examination
- Review and prepare for exam
- Exam
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