BS EN 10168 is an international standard that covers the best practices for manufacturing high-quality steel products.
BS EN 10168 enlists the information that may be communicated in and includes a brief description of the inspection documents of steel products as described in EN 10204.
BS EN 10168 on inspection documents of steel products, is relevant to:
Inspection of the steel products is a very effective aspect of the steel products and manufacturing industries, as it contributes to controlling the quality, decreasing production costs, mitigating the losses, and addressing the causes of the manufacturing defects in the products.
BS EN 10168 lays down the standardized designations and definitions, for information that could be used in inspection documents. It introduces the code numbers for each of the designated sections and helps the users by contributing to the elimination of communication difficulties in the respective market or trade.
BS EN 10168 covers detailed information about the principles that should be considered for inspection documents and gives the users a stepwise description of the contents of inspection documents for carrying out the inspection of the steel products in a standardized manner.
EN 10168:2004