CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING DEVICES

1. OBJECTIVE

             To lay down the procedure of calibration procedure for Measuring Devices.

        SCOPE

This SOP is applicable for calibration procedure for Measuring Devices.

        RESPONSIBILITY

Supervisor / Executive          :

:

To follow the procedure

•       ACCOUNTABILITY

  Head Engineering                       :           System Compliance

•     PROCEDURE
  • Calibration of Indicating & Measuring Devices shall be done by external approved agency. A written agreement between external agency shall be done.
  • The Engineering department with co-ordination of QA shall prepare the list of all measuring devices like gauges, indicators, instruments etc. used in various departments.
  • If any deviation is found during the calibration which is not within the acceptance criteria, that Measuring Devices shall be replaced and inform to Quality Assurance.
  • Whenever any instrument is found to be out of calibration, the inspection of the test result obtained earlier using the Indicating & Measuring Devices shall be re-inspected & revalidated.
  • All the new purchased/replaced Measuring Devices shall be recorded and to be entered in next year calibration schedule.
  • Whenever any Measuring Device becomes obsolete same shall be written in the remarks column of calibration schedule with reason in the current year schedule & to be removed from the schedule of the next year.
  • Calibration of Measuring Devices shall be done once in a 12 Month + 15 days.
  • Records of calibration certificates shall be maintained.     
  • Calibration of all standard weights shall be done on yearly (12 Months + 30 Days) basis.
  • Whenever required controlled copies & Certificates shall be issued to concerned department for reference purpose.

      TRAINING

Trainer   : Head – Quality Assurance& Engineering Department.

            Trainees : Engineering- Executive & Supervisors. 

       DISTRIBUTION

Master Copy                     :          Quality Assurance Department

Controlled Copy               :          Engineering Department  

Display Copy                    :          Engineering Department (If Required)

  ATTACHMENTS

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• REFERENCES       

In-house

ABBREVIATION

Abbreviation	Extended Form
EG	Engineering
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
QA	Quality Assurance
WH	Warehouse
NA	Not Applicable
MB	Microbiology

      11.0 REVISION HISTORY OF CHANGE

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