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Control of Inspection,

Measuring & Test Equipment

a. PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that inspection, measuring and test
equipment used by the company is adequately controlled and that appropriate records
are maintained so as to meet specified requirements.
b. SCOPE OF APPLICATION

The application of this procedure applies to all equipment used to verify, measure or
test product quality and to all personnel using,handling,storing or checking such
equipment.

c. DEFINITIONS
None.

d. CROSS REFERENCES
 Quality manual, clause d.11

 Process control QAP 90
 Training – QAP 180

e. RESPONSIBILTY FOR APPLICATION
The workshop in charge and project engineers are responsible, at varying intervals,
for the application of this procedure.

f. PROCESS
General

The inspection, measuring and test equipment owned by the company for the application
detailed in clause 2 above is at present limited to survey instruments such as levels
and theodolities.
Inspection, measuring and test equipment which is hired for specific application shall
be subject to control as dictated by requirement of contract, specification or customer
/ customers representative. With the exception of clauses f.1, f.3, f.4, f.9 and f.11, all
other controls detailed below apply to hired equipment.

f.1 A master list of all inspection, measuring and test equipment owned by the
company and used for the application as detailed in clause 2 above shall be
maintained by the workshop in charge and any such newly purchased equipment
shall have its details added to the master list. All such equipment should have a
means of identification which is traceable back to the master list. Such
identification should show, as a minimum, the instrument name or reference
number and the next date for testing / calibration.
f.2 When the purchase of new inspection, measuring and test equipment or the hire
of special equipment is required, checks shall be made by the workshop in charge
(for new equipment purchases) or the relevant project engineer (for hired
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