ML20042F018
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| Issue date: | 01/03/1990 |
| From: | Edge R, Sisson J QUALITY INSPECTION SERVICES, INC. |
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QUALITY ASSURANCE MANUAL j.
QUALITY INSPECTION SERVICES, INC.
3030 Genesee Street Buffalo, New York 14225 2nd EDITION REVISION O DATE ISSUED:
01-03-90 In compliance with:
ASME NQA 1989 Edition APPROVED BY:
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Joh E.\\ Sisson Date Vic President rad Echs-i-a - 9o Manager Quality /
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{evision0 STATEtdENT OF POLICY.
Quality Inspection Services, Inc., is an. independent company
_l providing Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Calibration and Non-Destructive Examination Services.
In-order to assure these services are provided to our clients in a manner consistent with industry, standards and regulations,'this-Quality Assurance Program has been formulatod.
This-Quality l
Ascurance ProgramLis in strict compliance to the tequirements set forth within ASME NQA-l'" Quality' Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear-Facilities along with other standards applicable _to_the commercial _ nuclear power industry.
-Since'Qualit-A3aurance is_an integral part of Quality w
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.k: vices, Inc, creration, the implementation and responsibility of the Quality Assurance Program.is that of
.the Quality Assurance Mantgo:.- This individual shall be appointed by the company president and reports directly to the president.
To assure independence from other company operations the Quality Assurance Manager-is not.directly included in. production ou scheduling, and has the organization freedom to stop work in the event that situations arise which are either adverse to quality or in violation of the requirements set forth within the Quality Assurance Program -
All personnel of Quality Inspection Services, Inc., will be.
familiar with the Quality Assurance Program, and through their daily work activities, provide and maintain services in i
accordance with this program.
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Q.A. Manual Revision 0 INDEX AND REVISION STATUS Section Title Revision Date>
Page 1 Title Page 0
01-04 90-Page 2 Statement of Policy 0
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I Page=3 Terms'and Definitions 0
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Organization 0
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2 Quality Assurance Program 0
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-3 Design Control 0
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Procurement Document control 0
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Instruction, Procedures and Drawings 0
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Document Control 0
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Control 1of Purchased Material, Equipment j
and Services 0
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Identification and Control of Material, Parts and Components 0
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Control of Special Processes 0
01-04-90 10 Inspection 0
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11 Test Control 0
01-04-90 12 Control of Measuring and Test Equipment 0
01-04-90 13 Handling, Storage and Shipping 0
01-04 14 Inspection, Test and Operation Status 0
01-04-90 15 Non Conforming Materials, Parts and Components 0
01-04-90 16 Corrective Action 0
01-04-90 17 Quality Assurance Records 0
01-04-90 18 Audits
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Quality Inspection Section Terms Services, Inc.
page 1 of 1 Q.A. Manual Revision 0 Terns and Definitions the act of determining, verifying, and f
certification attesting in writting to the qualification of personnel, processes, procedures, or items in accordance with-specified. requirements.
Corrective Action - measures taken to recertify conditions adverse to quality and, where neceesary, to preclude repetrition.
Inspection examination or measurement to verify-whether an item or. activity conforms to 4
specified requirements.
Inspector a person who performs inspection activities to verify conformance to specific requirements.
Qualification (personnel) the characteristics or abilities gained through education, training, or experience, as measured
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against established requirements, such as standards or tests, that qualify an i
individual to perform a required fuction.
Quality Assurance Record a completed document that furnishes-evidence-of the quality of items and/or activities affecting quality.
Service the performance of activities.such as design, fabrication, inspection, nondestructive examination, repair or installation.
Surveillance the act of monitoring or observing-to verify whether an item or activity conforms to specified requirements.-
Testing an element of verification for the determination of-the capability of an i
item to meet specified requirements by I
subjecting the item to a set of physical, chemical, environmental, or operating condition.
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1.0 ORGANIZATION 1.1 General 1.1.1 This section describes individual organizational responsibilities..
It should be noted that where a specific duty is designated, that duty is the assigned responsibility of that individual.. He may, however, delegate the actual task to others,-
provided individuals are competent and certified as necessary, theLresponsibility will remain as assigned-by this manual.
Job' assignment will-depend-on the size: of. the project..on-small projects, one'(1)_ man could be assigned more than one function.
Conversely, on a large project, a job-position could be shared by two.(2) or more persons.
Under no circumstances shall a person have production and Quality Assurance / Quality control responsibilities at,one time.
An organizational chart is-provided for the means of-identifying key personnel and the position of the Quality Assurance' Department.
1.2 Responsibilities 1,2.1 President The President is responsible for all company activities.-'He will perform final review and.
acceptance of_ bid specifications after review and comments by the Vice President.
He shall assign and certify Company Level III personnel by written examination.
1.2.2 Vice president The Vice President is responsible for orderly and a
efficient execution of all quality related.
activities.
He is responsible for all inspections and for the direction of such work in accordance with the customer' technical documents and this manual.
1.2.3 Manager Quality Assurance The Manager Quality Assurance.is responsible for the implementation of this Quality Assurance program, including proposal review, formulation and maintenance of the Quality Assurance Manual.
He provides technical direction on.all quality matters.
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Q.A. Manual Revision 0 1.2.4 Radiation' Safety Officer' i
L The Radiation Safety ~ Officer-is responsible for overalll administration of the; program, l
training and certification, document control, and auditing of Quality' Inspection Services, Inc.
E Operating and_ Emergency Manual. 'He.shall also-have full' responsibility for the implementation of-this Manual in accordance with the. applicable sections of 10CFR part 71.
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Corporate NDE Level III
.i The Corporate NDE Level III.is responsible for1 t
all Nondestructive Examination-performed by the company.- He approves NDE procedures, and
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He assures the required examinations are completed.in accordance with'the Customer's technical documents and'the Code (s).
1.2.6 Hanager_ Quality control The Manager Quality Control is responsible for all Quality control activities on the site,. including field inspections,-. monitoring and surveillance activities. He assures the required inspections and examinations are completed-in accordance with the customer's technical documents and the i
Code (s).
1.2.7 Quality Control Personnel Quality Control personnel shall perform inspection, monitoring and surveillance of construction activities, and execute other quality tasks as directed.
1.2.8 NDE Technicians (Level II) i Technicians shall perform and evaluate results of t,
Non Destructive Examination in accordance with approved procedures.
1.2.9 Radiographers Radiographers are responsible for handling, storing, shipping, inspection, test, operating status and recording keeping in accordance with this Manual and the Company's Operating and Emergency Hanual.
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Pcgo-3 of 4 Q.A. Manual Revision 0-1.3 Indoctrination and Training l.3.1 Indoctrination and training will be conducted with all-personnellwhose l
activities affect-quality to provide an f
understanding of technical objectivities and i
requirements of-Codess-Standards and Quality Assurance Program elements.
-1.3.2JIndoctrination to familiarize company Manual holders with changes to the Quality 3
Assurance Manual-shall be. conducted;byJthe Manager' Quality Assurance, along.with the-Radiation Saf ety: Of ficer -(when applicable)-
1, and the records maintained at the corporate office.
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Pogsfl;of 2 Q.A. Manual Revision-0 2.0 QQhLITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.
2.1 Quality' Assurance Manual 2.1.1 The requirements set forth within:the Quality-Assurance Program shall. apply'to Nuclear safety-related activities and shall be in-accordance with ASME NQA-1, along with the American National Standards Institute ANS:
N45.2.'and applicable daughter documents.
2.1.2 The' Quality Assurance. Manual.along with the-Quality Assurance Program, shall be reviewed d
periodically to assure continued compliance to applicable-: regulations and codes ~.
This review-will-be.such that the Quality-Assurance Program's effectiveness and adequacy will be verified.- This review shall be performed at intervals not to exceed one year and shall be documented.
2.1.3 All company procedures-(i.e.. calibration and non-destructive examination) shall be utilised in accordance with the. Quality Assurance Program.
I 2.2 Control and Issuance of' Quality Assurance Manuals 2.2.1 All Quality Assurance Manuals identified as controlled, shall be assigned a unique identifying number, 2.2.2 A list of those manuals identified as control-led, along with the individual.or organisation to which such manual is assigned, shall be maintained.
2.2.3 Those individuals or. organizations assigned a controlled manual will be provided with~any.
revisions or changes to the manual.
-Those holding. controlled copies of the Quality Assurance Manual are responsible for inserting manual revisions and are required to return superseded manual pages to.the Quality Assurance Manager along with a transmittal form acknowledging receipt of l
revisions.
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'Y 2.3 Training of Quality Assurance Personnel 2.3.1 The' Quality Assurance. Manager-is responsible for training all personnel' involved in Quality Assurance-activities. He.may. perform-this training'directly or,he'mayfdelegate an individual or organization to assist in the-training activities..
2.4 Qualification of Inspection and~ Test Personnel 2.4.1 Qualification'for Inspection and' Test Personnel shall be in accordance with Section
.10, " Inspection".
2.5 Qualification of Nondestructive Examination Personnel 2.5.1 Qualification of Nondestructive Examination t
Per:ennel shall be in accordance with=section 9, " Control of Special Processes".
2.6 Qualification of Lead Auditors 2.6.1 Qualification of Lead Auditors'shall be-in accordance with section=18, " Audits".
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-3,0; DESIGN CONTROL
- 3.1 Design Control 3.1.1 Though a criteria of ASME NQA-1, Quality Inspection Service's, Inc., performs no design
' functions and therefore this'section.
presently is not. applicable.1 'Should future-situations arise:where design activies.
become applicab1'e to the company's operation,-
this section will be revised to incotporate-the necessary requirements of design and design control.
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4 4.0 PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTED CONTROL 4.1-Vendor Qualification I
4.1.1 Purchase Orders shall only be issued to vendors that have been included-on the company's1 Qualified Vendors List (QVL).
The Quality Assurance Manager shall prepe'e a Company procedure =for-vendor qualification.-
This procedure shall~-describe the-1 requirements for the evaluation'of manufacturers, suppliers and subcontracted services based on historical-quality data.
Implementationzof this procedure does<not-preclude the. conducting of survey-and audits of manufacturers, suppliers or service organizations.
4.1.2 The Quality Assurance Manager-shall establish and maintain a Qualified Vendor List (QVL).
It shall list the qualified vendors of materials'and services.
4.1.3' The Quality Assurance Managerfshall re-evaluate vendors' on the-QvL annually,.
however, expiration dates are' included in
-the QVL to prevent the use of vendors-that have not-been re-evaluated at the time of purchase.
4.2 Purchase Requisitions 4.2.1 Purchase Orders'shall be prepared by Company Management'and approved by the Quality i
Assurance Manager.
These purchase orders shall be prepared from the Customer's Drawings and Specifications or contract and list in specific detail (as applicable) the following:
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4.2.1.1 Material Specifications:
Materials must conform to the material specifications as required by the customer's specifications.
4.2.1.2 Non-Destructive Examination:
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required by Code (s) and as, required by Customer's requirements.
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h 4.2.1.3-Special Requirements:
pertaining.
to-special' tests, cleaning, marking and protection for shipment, as required by the applicable Code (s)_
and as^ supplemented byLthe Customer's requirements.
4.2.1.4 Documentation:- Certified Material-Test Reports-and/or Certificates of Compliance, as applicable, and supplemented by the Customer.'s requirements.-
i 4.2.2 Reporting of Defects / Noncompliance:
When applicable, the requirements of 10CFR21.
shall be imposed on:the purchase-Order (s).
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3.0 ' INSTRUCTIONS, PROCEDURES AND DRAWINGS 5.1 Instructions and procedures.
b 5~.1.1' procedures shall.be prepared.to provide the directions necessary-to satisfactorily accomplish activities, and shall include or-reference ~ appropriate quantitative or.
.i qualitative acceptance criteria for determining'that.presecibed activities have been satisfactorily accomplished and the.
r requirements of the Code.and customer's specifications have been~ met.
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5.1.2 Procedures shall be written utilizing a.
standard. format, in a. manner readily understandable to. personnel performing the activities, i
5.2 Drawings 5.2.1 Due to the Nature of Quality Inspection Services, Inc., activities, control drawings-are not applicable to the Company's work scope.-
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Pcgo 1 of 1 Q A. Manual Revision 0 6.0-DOCUMENT CONTROL 6.1 Records 6.1.1 The Quality Assurance. Manager'is responsible-for accumulating and maintaining permanent F
and non-permanent records-as required by,the 3
. company.- These~ records shall1be: maintained in-a' manner to provide. suitable' protection to' avoid loss,Jdeterioration or-damage.
6.1.2' Prior to. distribution of revised ~ quality documents, the-Quality Assurance Manager-shall review ~ revisions for acceptability 1to applicable-Codes and Standards,-and upon1his approval,' distribute to the necessary:
company personnel.
6.1.3, Superseded,, revised or obsolete documents shall be forwarded to the Quality Assurance Manager.
He shall identify each. document as being " VOID" and: maintained-in the : file to be used for information only.
6.2 Document Changes 6.2.1 If these documents are revised, they~shall be reviewed, approved and, distributed by the same personnel that performed the original-review and approval.
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Revision 0 7.0 CONTROL'OF PURCHASED MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES' 7.1 Material 7.1.1 All Material related to quality _shall be-procured from' vendors that have.been' included on the Company's Qualified ~ Vendors List in accordance with section 4"of=this Manual.
7.2 Equipment 7.2.1 All equipment related to quality shall1 be procured. form vendors that have_been' included on-the' Company's Qualified vendors List in accordance with Section 4 of this Manual'.
7.3 Services 7.3.1 In certain cases Quality Inspection Services, Inc., will procure the services of.outside~
agencies such as Consulting, Engineering, or metallurgy services.
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shall accept the service.by.any or all'of-'theJfollowing;.
7.3.1.1 Technical Verification of Data' I
Produced; 7.3.1.2 Surveillance and/or Audit of:the activity; 7.3.1.3 Review of c objective evidence: f or conformance to the procurement document requirements such as certification, reports etc..
7.4 Receipt of Purchased Material and Equipment 7.4.1 Company personnel using a copy of the Purchase Order as a basis,for-his receipt, shall make a detailed inspection of_the shipment to assure the following:
7.4.1.1 Contents of the shipment comply with the requirements and specifications of the Purchase Order; 7.4.1.2' Complete documentation has been
'l received, reviewed and verified to be traceable to the item or material:
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7.4.2 Visually inspect the~ surface condition for evidence-of poor finishing, defects, mishandling and shipping damage.
7.4.3 Nonconforming items:shall be in.,accordance f
with-Section 15 of'this Manual'.
7.4.4'After receiving inspection is complete and L
the contents of the shipment have'been accepted, company personnel shall complete a; i
Receiving Inspection Report and place the material' or equipment'in storage.
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Page 1 of 1 Q. A. Manual-Revision 0-8.0-IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF MATERIAL.' PARTS AND:COMPONEKISE 8.1 Identification and control 8.1.1 Identification of:all items' effecting quality shall.be such that the item'can be' traceable to a specific purchase document, certification document or calibration-document.
2 8.1.2 The identification may be in the form of a-manufacturers product / batch: identifier, a specific serial. number or in the absence of such,La unique. number assigned by the-Quality Assurance Manager,Jwhich allows for the identification and segregation-of a
.particular item.
8.1.3 Any items which do not contain some form of acceptable identification'to specific L
quality documents shall be segregated and i
L identified in such a manner as not to allow l
for inadvertent use on quality related j
activities ~in accordance with Section 15 of this Manual.
8.2 Limited Life Items 8.2.1 Where specified, items having limited calendar or operating life'or cycles shall be identified'and controlled to preclude use of items whose shelf life or operating life has t
expired.
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=i 9.1 Welding 9'.1.1. Quality Inspection Services, Inc., performs no_ welding activities, and the control of such for company-activities is not~
applicable.
However, at'the request of our l Customer's, Q.!.S.,
can prepare welding-procedures and certify-welders in accordance with ASME Section IX, AWS, API and Military a
Specifications.
9.2 LHeat' Treating l
9.2.1 Quality Inspection Services, Inc., performs no heat treating' activities, and the-control' of such for company activities is not applicable.-
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can prepare heat treatment procedures which contain equipment:
to be used, heating methods,Jset-up, placement of control and recording thermocouples and specified heating and cooling rates and holding temperatures.
We will review, initialsand date the time-
' temperature chart ensuring that'it meets the requirements.of the welding specification,
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9.3 Non-Destructive Testing 9.3.1 All testing shall. be: Perf ormed in accordance with approved procedures.
A copy of the applicable procedure shall be.available to testing personnel for their reference and use.
9.3.2 All nondestructive examination personnel shall be. qualified \\ certified in accordance with the requirements of-ASNT-TC-1A and Military-Standard MIL-STD-410D.
9.3.3 Quality-Inspection Services, Inc., can provide total service for Training, Qualification and Certification of NDE-Personnel.
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-pagG-1 of 1 Q.A. Manual Revision 0 10.0 IEJPECTIONS-10.11 Inspection 10.1.1 All inspections shall be; accomplished utilizing approved _ inspection procedures.
10.1.2 AllTpersonnel performing-inspections shall-be qualified / certified in-accordance with ANSI ~N45.2.6 " certification of Inspection, Examination and Testing personnel".
.110'.1'.3 All inspections performed-by Quality Inspection Services', Inc., shall be documented and the1results of'such inspections,shall'be transferred-to'the client in accordance with the contract documents..
t 10.1.4 Inspections shall.be performed at the customer's request.and the establishment of mandatory hold points shall be.the responsibility of the customer, 10.2 Records 10.2.1 Records shall as a minimum, include the following:
10.2.1.1 Item (s) inspected; 10.2.1.2 Date of inspection; i
10.2.1.3 Inspector;-
10.1.1.4 Type of observation; 10.2.1.5 Results or acceptability.
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- Q.A. Manual Revision 0 11.0 TEST CONTROL 11.1 Test Control 11.1.1 All inspection personnel shall be qualified / certified in accordance with ANSI N45.2.6 " Certification of-Inspection, Examination and Testing personnel".
All Non-Destructive Examination personnel l
shall be qualified / certified is accordance with Section 9, " Control of Special Process".
1121.2 All Testing shall1be accomplished utilizing-approved testing procedures.
ll.1.3 All test-reports shall include as a minimum the test pro:edure~and report, the' item (s)-
tested,.dateiofitest,Jtester, and test results.
11.1.4 Documentation of test results shall be in accordance with the applicable procedure, and records of such tests shall be maintained in accordance with Section 17 of this Manual, i
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- Q.A. Manual-Revisi'on 0 12.0 CONTROL OF MEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT 12.1 Calibration i
12.1.1 Tools,' gauges,-instruments and other measuring;and testing devices-used in activities affecting quality--are to be a
assigned a unique ~ identification number and be calibrated regularly to' maintain accuracy.
Calibration shall be against certified measurement standards which have known valid relationships to national standards where such standards exists.
Frequency _of. calibration shall be in accordance with Procedure QAP 7.1
" Calibration of Measuring: and Test.
Equipment".
Equipment may be calibratedLby-the company or:by an outside source.
12.1.2 A Calibration-Control Log shall be maintained for each~ item and shall~1ist i
equipment, calibration frequency, calibration-date and date equipment-is due j
for calibration.
12.1.3 A calibration sticker shall-be attached to
.each piece of inspection equipment siter calibration.
This calibration sticker shall show date of calibration and date the next calibration is due.
12.1.4 A tool usage log (when required) shall be maintained. listing all items and materials inspected with each piece of inspection equipment.
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12.2 Discrepant Inspection Equipment 12.2.1 If, upon recalibration, any piece of inspection equipment is found to be out of calibration, the items and materials measured since the last valid' calibration shall'be considered unacceptable and shall be handled as a nonconformance per Section-15 of this Manual.
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12.4 Calibration Service ProvidedfBy Q.I.S.
12.4.1 Q.I.S.J offers calibration services for torque; wrenches, precision instruments, and
' pressures gauges.- We provide a certificate
^of calibration for all calibration performed.
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handled ~in a manner to prevent any damage to orgdeteriorati0n of the-items'.
13.2-Storage 13.2.1 Storage-requirements willivary according to l
the scope of.the work' involved and'the Site on which Quality Inspection Services, Inc.,
is perf orming1 work. - Normally-the company.
will use~the customer's storage: program and.
procedures supplemented by,the manufacturers special storage requirements.
- However, storage procedures may be provided and implemented at the customer's written request.
13.3 Shipping-13.3.1 Shipping of materials'is not normall'y the responsibility of. Quality Inspection Services, Inc..
However.-,'if such a situation does arise, it will'be performed on a case-by-case basis with procedures being prepared and implemented to the extent necessary.
13.4 Radioactive Manerial 13.4.1 The handling, storage, shipping and disposal of radioactive material shall be in accordance with the applicable sections of Quality Inspection Services, Inc. Operating I
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. Revision 0 14.0 INSPECTION. TEST AND OPERATION STATUS 14.1-Test.and Examination Status-14.1.1 The Manager Quality Control and/or the e
Radiation Safety Officer,shall establish and document measures to. assure that all testing and examinations,-NDE and tests required by-applicable codes and customer _ specifications or. contract-documents are accomplished and-i that once-accomplished, the~ outcome of these tests:is known'and documented.
14.1.2 Test status indicators, such as, tags,' labels or records. traceable to the item, material or personnelsshall be maintained by-the Manager Quality ControlJand/or the.
l Radiation Safety Officer to assure'that only-acceptable ~ items and material or_ qualified
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14.1.3 Items and materials, tests, examinations or-personnel which.do not meet 1the acceptable criteria ofstest and-examinations shall-:be treated'as nonconformances in accordance with Section 15 Eof this manuals.
1 Acceptance of tests or examinations:shall be. recorded on documentation' applicable to the type:of test or examination.
L 14.1.4 The Manager Quality Control and/or the Radiation Safety Officer'shall assure, compliance to applicable Codes and: Customer requirements and the prerequisites and requirements of test procedures, i
14.1.5 Records indicating-the status;and acceptability of such test shalllbe-maintained by'the Manager Quality Control and or the Radiation Safety Officer is.
applicable.
14.1.6 Radiography personnel shall perform the regulatory required inspections and-test in accordance with the Company's Operating and Emergency Manual and this Manual.
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-Q.A. Manucl-Rovision 0-d 15.O'NON' CONFORMING MATERIALS', PARTS OR COMPONENTS i
15.1 Definition 15.1.1.A nonconformity is defined as a deficiency-in characteristic, documentation or procedure which' renders the quality of an 1
item unacceptable 1or indeterminate.
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15.2 Reporting 15.2.1: The Manager Quality control and/or the Radiation: Safety Officer shall initiate a i
Nonconformance Report when necessary, l
immediately'after it has been determined that a nonconformancesexists.-
l 15.2.2 The Ma' nager Quality control and/or the-Radiation ~ Safety Officer shall complete.the-
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the NCR, segregate the itemLto preclude inadvertent use of the item and forward to the Manager Quality. Assurance.
15.2.3 The Manager-Quality Assurance shall review the NCR-to determine-thatLthe disposition does not conflict or negate. code or Specification requirements._ If the disposition is acceptable, he shall sign and j
date the concurrence section of the NCR.
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i 15.3.1 The Manager Quality Control and/or the Radiation' Safety Officer shall assure, through' inspection, that-the' disposition is.
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accomplished and that all supporting i
documentation is ref erenced = on the NCR I
and/or attached to the original NCR.
1 15.3.2 The Manager Quality Control and/or the Radiation Safety Officer shall indicate i
closure of the NCR by signature and date in I
the section provided on the NCR form, j
15.3.3 The completed NCR is filed in the closed
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- Q.A. Manual Revision 0 15.4 Nonconformance Trend Analysis 15.4.1 The Manager Quality Assurance shall maintain a' file at the Corporate Office of all the
, completed Nonconformance' Reports and-
. Corrective Action Reports.
On-a quarterly basis, he will segregate and tabulate this
' data according to. type of problem,' the cause and corrective action taken and present this
-informationfat a scheduled staff meeting.
This analysis shall:be documented'and placed in the Corporate Quality Files..
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page 1 of 1 LQ.A.; Manual Revision 0 16.0 CORRK9_TIVE ACTION 16.1 Corrective Action Ll6.1.1 The Manager Quality Assurance has the responsibility of informing appropriate levels of management of all-items which'have been identified as being adverse to quality.
This notification shall be documented in writing and copies maintained in the Corporate-Office in accordance with Sections 15 of this Manual.
16.1.2 All conditions identified lus being adverre to~ quality shall be reviewed and: evaluated, and steps initiated to prevent recurrence.
16.1.3 Those actions taken to prevent recurrence of situations or conditions adverse to quality shall be reviewed by the Manager-Quality Assurance periodically to assure corrective action is sufficient.and effective.
This. review shall be documented
'j and maintained in'the Quality Files'at the Carporate Office.
16.2 Corrective Action Request 16.2.1 Corrective Action Request-(CAR) are initiated by the Manager Quality Assurance to identify and expedite prompt corrective actions for conditions adverse to quality.
'16.'2.2 The Manager Quality Assurance shall assign a unique number to the CAR, identifies the date of initiation, identifies'the-responsible organization, recommends action to correct the problem, and established a response date, j
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16.2.3 The responsible individual reviews the CAR, identifies the probable cause, proposes
- l corrective action to preclude recurrence, and returns the CAR to the Manager Quality Assurance.
i 16.2.4 The Manager Quality Assurance reviews the completed CAR, verifies that the required corrective action has been satisfactorily accomplished, that documentation of the work i
is satisfactory, and closes the CAR by his signature and date and files the original is l
the corporate quality file.
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o 17.0 OUALITY ASSURANCE _RECORDE 17.1 Records 1 17.1.1 The Manager-Quality Contro1Lis responsible for accumulating and maintaining permanent and:non-permanent records-as required by the company and' designated by the customer.
These records.shall be. accumulated as the
'a job progresses, maintained in an indexed.
Quality File'.to provide suitable protection to avoid loss, deterioration or damage.
Throughout the course of the project, these records shall be available for review by the Customer, Regulatory' Agencies and their?
r authorized Representatives. _No'one, however, shall have access to these records unless accompanied by a representative of-the Company's Quality Department.
17.1.2 Upon completion of the project,othe.
completed documentation shall be turned over.
to the Customer by'the Manager Quality-Control.
17.1.3=It is the responsibility'of the Manager.
Quality Assurance to, establish: appropriate-4 means to identify those records which require' retention in accordance with this.
i Manual to allow for ease 1of-retrievability.
'The following list identifies the retention period for specific Quality Assurance Records:
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RECORD RETENTION PERIOD Annual QA program Review Five (5) Years i
QA Hanual Control Log Maintained Current Lifetime Receiving Inspection Reports Three (3) Years Li 4
NDE personnel Certifications Lifetime Calibration Records Five (5) Years Status Tags Three (3) Years Audit Reports Lifetime Audit personnel Certifications-Hinimum Three (3) Years.
Retention of all other Quality Assurance Records shall be at the discretion of the Manager Quality Assurance.
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These records shall be identifiable and retrievable and maintained in an indexed. file to provide suitable protection to avoid loss, deterioration or damasge.
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18.0 AUDITS 18.1 Scheduling 18.1.1 The Manager Quality Assurance shall schedule and arrange for audits to assure compliance with the Manual and determine the effectiveness of the Quality Assurance program.
18.1.2 Audits shall be scheduled so that each aspect of the program will be audited annually or at least once during the life of
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the activities, whichever time period is less.
18.2 personnel 18.2.1 Audits shall be performed by personnel who are independent of any direct responsibility for tha performance of the activities which they will audit.
18.2.2 personnel performing audit functions shall be trained and certified in accordance with procedure QAp 11.1 " Qualification Of Audit personnel".
This document complies with the requirements of ANSI N45.2.23, 18.3. Audit chschlist 18.3.1 The Audit checklist shall be prepared by the Lead Auditor and approved by the Manager Quality Assurance.
Audit characteristics of the checklist are developed by research of the audit scope documents and, a listing of characteristics to be verified in-enough detail to assure adequate depth and continuity of the audit.
18.4 Audit Report 18.4.1 At the completion of the audit, the Lead Auditor shall prepare an Audit Report.
The report shall provide the following information:
18.4.1.1 Description of the Audit Scope 18.4.1.2 Identification of the Auditors 18.4.1.3 persons contacted during the Audit 18.4.1.4 Summary of the Audit Results i
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18.5.1.1 Manager Quality Assurance 18.5.1.2 Vice president 18.5.1.3 Customer, when applicable 18.6 Audit Follow-Up 18.6.1 The Lead Auditor shall schedule follow-Up activities to commensurate with the audited organization's schedule of actions to be taken.
18.7 Audit Records 18.7.1 Audit Records shall be maintained by the Manager Quality Assurance and shall include Audit Reports, Written Replies and The Record of Completion of Corrective Act[on.
18.8 Auditing Services 18.8.1 Q.I.S. also acts as our clients representative to audit manufacturing or vendor operations and assure the quality of the components they manufacture or purchase.
We perform Internal, External, Management, Operational and Process Audits.
Q.I.S.
utilizes only qualified and certified Lead Auditors to perform and document these audits.
Our personnel are qualified to organize and direct the audits, report audit findings and evaluate corrective action.
18.8 Operating and Emergency Manual 18.8.1 In addition to the above audits, Quality Inspection Services, Inc. shall perform Management Audits, and the Radiation Safety Officer Audit in accordance with the applicable sections of the above manual.
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