Infraspection Institute Standards
| Recognizing the need for standardized procedures, Infraspection Institute began publishing guidelines for thermography in 1988.
Since their initial publication, Infraspection Institute guidelines have been adopted by hundreds of companies worldwide and incorporated into documents published by recognized standards organizations such as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Beginning in 2007, Infraspection Institute guidelines were updated and renamed as standards to reflect their industry-wide acceptance and the best practices they embody. Each Infraspection standard provides simple and straightforward procedures along with the requirements for properly documenting test results. Infraspection application standards provide a blueprint for both specifying and performing infrared inspections and are designed to be incorporated into contract documents. These documents are a ‘must-have’ for anyone who specifies, performs, or oversees infrared inspections. Eight comprehensive standards are available from Infraspection Institute. These documents cover equipment operation, temperature measurement, and specific thermographic applications. Infraspection standards are updated periodically to keep abreast of industry and technological changes. Standards may be purchased separately for $35 USD each or >all eight for $200 USD.Available standards and descriptions of each are as follows: |
Standard for Infrared Inspection of Electrical Systems & Rotating Equipment
This 17 page document defines the roles of all persons involved in the inspection including the End User, Thermographer, and Qualified Assistant. The standard also specifies report content for properly documenting qualitative and quantitative infrared inspections.
Also covered in the standard are temperature limits for electrical and mechanical equipment along with several proven methodologies for prioritizing exceptions. The standard also includes the IEEE formula for calculating maximum allowable temperature for operating electrical components. This formula is invaluable for establishing pass/fail criteria for components not showing as exceptions.
Available in PDF format for $35 USD.Standard for Infrared Inspection of Building Envelopes
This 11 page document defines the roles of all persons involved in the inspection including the End User, Thermographer, and Qualified Assistant. It also specifies report content for properly documenting qualitative and quantitative infrared inspections along with requirements for verifying infrared data.
Standard for Infrared Inspection of Insulated Roofs
This 11 page document defines the roles of all persons involved in the inspection including the End User, Thermographer, and Qualified Assistant. It also specifies report content for properly documenting infrared inspections along with requirements for verifying infrared data.
Standard for Infrared Inspections to Detect Pests and Pest Related Damage
This 10 page document defines the roles of all persons involved in the inspection including the End User, Thermographer, and Qualified Assistant. It also specifies report content for properly documenting infrared inspections along with requirements for verifying infrared data.
Standard for Measuring and Compensating for Reflected Temperature Using Infrared Imaging Radiometers
Standard for Measuring and Compensating for Emittance Using Infrared Imaging Radiometers
Standard for Measuring and Compensating for Transmittance of an Attenuating Medium Using Infrared Imaging Radiometers
Standard for Measuring Distance/Target Size Values for Infrared Imaging Radiometers
Although spot measurement size is a critical imager specification, meaningful spot size information is not provided by manufacturers of imaging radiometers. This standard enables one to accurately determine an imager’s Distance to Spot Size Ratio.
This 7 page document is a must for taking the guesswork out of your quantitative measurements and helping to ensure temperature measurement accuracy.