| Subject :Inspection, Measurement and Test Equipment Control | Ref : QD20 | ||||
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| 1.0 | Purpose | ||||
| This document covers the calibration of inspection, measurement and test equipment control. | |||||
| 2.0 | Scope | ||||
| Applicable to all inspection, measurement and test equipment. | |||||
| 3.0 | Attachment | ||||
| Attachment MA/QD20/001 -
Equipment list Attachment MA/QD20/002 - Equipment Calibration Schedule Attachment MA/QD20/003 - Calibration Tag |
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| 4.0 | Procedure | ||||
| 4.1 Release of New Equipment | |||||
| System Flow | Responsibilities & Authorities |
Related Docs & Forms |
Notes | ||
| 4.1.1 | Equipment Update . |
Warehouse Officer |
Equipment List |
1.1 | |
| 4.1.2 | Obtain Manufacturer's
Certification . |
Warehouse Officer |
Manufacturer's Certification |
1.2 | |
| 4.1.3 | Affix Calibration Tag . |
Warehouse Officer |
Calibration Tag |
1.3 | |
| 4.1.4 | Release Equipment for Usage . |
Warehouse Officer |
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1.4 | |
| 4.2 Calibration Control | |||||
| System Flow | Responsibilities & Authorities |
Related Docs & Forms |
Notes | ||
| 4.2.1 | Identify Equipjment due for
Calibration |
QM Dept/ Section Head |
Equipment Calibration
Schedule/Equipment List |
2.1 | |
| 4.2.2 | Recall Equipment |
QM Dept/ Section Head . |
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2.2 | |
| 4.2.3 | Calibration Process . |
QM External Body |
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2.3 | |
| 4.2.4 | Calibration Equipment . |
Warehouse Officer |
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2.4 | |
| 4.2.5 | Calibration Record | Warehouse Officer/ QM . |
Calibration Certificate |
2.5 | |
| 4.2.6 | Calibration Tag | Warehouse Officer | Calibration Tag | 2.6 | |
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| Highlights/Explanation | |
| Release of New Equipment | |
| Note 1.1 | Any newly purchased equipment which is
used for inspection measurement or test shall be recorded in the Equipment
List (Attachment MA/QD20/001) by the Warehouse Officer and to be subjected
to the calibration control system. the frequency for calibration shall be
determined by the Warehouse Officer with consultation for the QM. . |
| Note 1.2 | If applicable, the manufacturer's
certificate shall be obtained and filed. In case where it is not
available, the Warehouse Officer withe consultation of the QM shall assess
whether a calibration is needed and action taken to fulfill this need. As
a general rule, he shall decide that newly purchased equipment whose
accuracy is not affected by transportation do not need external
calibration. The manufacturer's certificate shall be used as the document
for establishing traceability of the equipment. . |
| Note 1.3 | Before the equipment is issued for usage,
a Calibration Tag (Attachment MA/QD20/003) or vendor calibration sticker
shall be affixed to the equipment indicating the next due date for
calibration. This due date shall be recorded in the Equipment List. Also,
the location/area as to where the equipment shall be situated shall be
updated in the Equipment List to ease physical traceability of the
equipment. . |
| Note 1.4 | The equipment shall now be issued and
ready for usage. . |
| Calibration Control | |
| Note 2.1 | Refer to Equipment Calibration Schedule,
(Attachment MA/QD20/002) to identify equipment which is due for
calibration. All instruments in use shall be calibrated before the expiry
of the calibration due date as specified on the schedule.
The frequency of calibration shall be determined by
the Warehouse Officer, in general, by its frequency of use, stability of
the equipment and accuracy needed. This frequency shall be recorded in the
Equipment List. |
| Note 2.2 | The Warehouse Officer shall make
appropriate arrangements to have the equipment calibrated as and when
calibration is due, or whenever there is reason to suspect the accuracy is
in doubt. . |
| Note 2.3 | Calibration shall be made against a
certified standard or instrument of a higher accuracy and is traceable to
the national or international recognized standards. To establish
traceability of measurements, the equipment can either be sent to or
serviced by an external laboratory whose calibration standards are
traceable to SISIR or to another country's national standards laboatory or
to send it to SISIR's metrology laboratory itself. . |
| Note 2.4 |
The accuracy of the equipment shall be verified and
adjusted to the required accuracy. If the equipment is found to be out of
calibration (inaccurate), previous measurement results obtained using the
particular equipment shall be assessed and the validity of the results
reaffirmed. |
| Note 2.5 | Externally calibrated equipment shall be
issued with a certificate by the laboratory concerned. The acceptability
of the certificate with the details of calibration shall be determined by
the Quality Management and if necessary, he shall request for another more
detailed report. Record and certificates shall be filed and made available
upon request. . |
| Note 2.6 | Equipment calibrated shall be affixed with the laboratory's calibration tag. In the absence of such identification, an In-House Calibration Tag shall be attached to the equipment attesting to the status of calibration. |
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