Workshop operations
The execution of steel structures : the EN 1090-2 standard

The manufacturing operations described in chapter 6 of theEN 1090-2 are those carried out in the workshop, using products from the iron yard or warehouse, and before shipment to the worksite or to a subcontractor (for surface treatment by galvanizing, for example).

These operations are generally :

• DRILLING ;

• Punching ;

• thermal or mechanical cutting ;

• marking ;

• cold or hot forming operations.

The "question" posed by these operations, and to which the manufacturer must provide an answer, is always the same: the manufacturer must demonstrate his mastery of the processes used, and provide evidence of this.

Process control is only the first part of the answer to the problem posed: it aims to demonstrate the manufacturer's ability...