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Standard for Certification Programs
October 2, 2020
American Institute of Steel Construction
and that is not covered by the AISC Bridge Fabricator Certifications. A component may
be entirely produced by the manufacturer or comprised of subassemblies and parts from
subcontractors and suppliers, assembled by the manufacturer. A finished component may
ship as a single piece or multiple elements and may require field assembly or adjustment,
based upon installation instructions provided by the manufacturer.
Construction documents. Written, graphic, and pictorial documents prepared or assembled
for describing the design (including the structural system), location, and physical charac-
teristics of the elements of a building necessary to obtain a building permit and construct
a building. See also approved construction documents.
Contract documents.† The documents that define the responsibilities of the parties that are
involved in bidding, fabricating, and erecting structural steel. These documents normally
include the design documents, the specifications, and the contract.
Corrective action. The action or actions undertaken to identify and eliminate the root cause
of a service or process nonconformance to prevent its recurrence. Corrective action is not
the repair or rework of a nonconformance.
Corrective measure. The action taken to bring a nonconformance into conformance.
Customer furnished material. Material or products that the fabricator, erector, or manufac-
turer receives from the customer directly for incorporation into their work.
Detailer. See steel detailer.
Detailing. The function that produces fabrication and erection (or installation) documents
from contract documents.
Design documents.† The design drawings or, where parties have agreed in the contract
documents to provide digital model(s), the design model. A combination of drawings and
digital models also may be provided.
Design drawings.† The graphic and pictorial portions of the contract documents showing
the design, location, and dimensions of the work. These documents generally include,
but are not limited to, plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, diagrams, and notes.
Design model.† A dimensionally accurate 3D digital model of the structure that conveys
the structural steel requirements given in Code of Standard Practice Section 3.1 for the
building.
Documentation (documented). Material that provides information or evidence. Documen-
tation may include written instructions, drawings, models, diagrams, charts, photographs,
electronic media, specifications, and references to or excerpts from appropriate technical
standards and codes.
Documented procedure. A procedure that is established, documented, implemented, and
maintained. The documentation provides information about how to perform an activity
or process consistently.
Documented training. Training in which there is a record of the course outline, a record of
who attended, the date it was given, and the instructor who provides the training.
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