- Malaysian Society for Nondestructive Testing

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Dr. Baldev Raj presenting
his books on NDT to
MSNT President
Members of Steering Committee
together with the Guest Speaker
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ahmad Tajuddin
Hj Ali
Participants
exhibition booth
visiting
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Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ahmad
Tajudin talking to an
exhibitor from
South
Africa
Cultural show
students from
PETRONAS
performed by
University of
Dr. Baldev Raj , Dr. Jim
Thompson,
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Mr. David
Barnett and Mr. G.
Nardoni
with
local
participants
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National Workshop on Accreditation of NCB in Accordance with ISO 17024
A special workshop has been organized by the National Certification Body for NDT (namely the Department of
Skill Development) on 23rd to 25th July 2009 at the Cyber Lodge, Cyberjaya. The workshop was attended by
about 20 participants representing various organizations that have special interest in this area. The main
objective of this workshop was to finalize the production of a Quality Manual, that was prepared through a
series of workshop organized earlier by the same Department. This workshop was conducted with the help of an
Australian expert, Mr David Barnett, The Honorary Secretary of the Australian institute for NDT (AINDT).
While conducting this workshop, Mr. Barnett observed that the Malaysian Certification Body for NDT has
complied to most of requirements for accreditation in accordance with ISO 17024.
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that the National Certification Body would be able to complete the manual in few months time and application
for accreditation can be submitted to the Department of Standard as early as the first quarter of 2009. The
Department of Skill Development expressed their appreciation to all participants that have contributed toward
the production of this manual.
Representative
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from the National Certification
addressing the participant ants of workshop
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Beautiful scenario at the Cyberlodge
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was held
Talk on NDT at the University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
A special talk for a group of students from UNIMAS was held
at the Department of Mechanical Engineering UNIMAS on
28th JJulyy 2009.
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The talk was p
part of the p
promotional
program carried out by the NCB, the Department of Skill
Development to popularize NDT trade amongst
undergraduates. The talk was delivered by the MSNT
President and attended by more than 80 students. Question
and answer session at the end of the talk has been very
successful in giving pictures on the situation of NDT in
Malaysia to these students.
UNIMAS Campus where the promotional talk on NDT
took place on 28th July 2009
MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (MSNT)
Industrial Technology Division (BTI), Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia),
Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor.
Tel: 03-89250510, Fax: 03-89250907,
e-mail: nassir@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my, www.msnt.org.my
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