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We've come into a situation with our calibration records. We used to record calibrations on sheets of paper and file them into folders by gage IDs. This was done for about a decade. A couple years ago, we started using a gage control database that stores all of the information. Up until this point, the retention was "life of gage" for these records... and this hasn't been a problem. Now we need the room taken up by these file cabinets full of calibration records. The idea of scanning all of the records and putting them into the database is daunting, and I don't think we've got the time for what it's worth. (We've got ~10,000 unique gage ID's in our company).
So now we're thinking of disposing of many (or most) of them. The question is, how many years back should we maintain them? I know, the answer is, "depends on what it is". For our master gages, we will maintain all records. However, for calipers and micrometers, does it matter what the gage read 5 years ago? What's the norm out there?
Cheers
We've come into a situation with our calibration records. We used to record calibrations on sheets of paper and file them into folders by gage IDs. This was done for about a decade. A couple years ago, we started using a gage control database that stores all of the information. Up until this point, the retention was "life of gage" for these records... and this hasn't been a problem. Now we need the room taken up by these file cabinets full of calibration records. The idea of scanning all of the records and putting them into the database is daunting, and I don't think we've got the time for what it's worth. (We've got ~10,000 unique gage ID's in our company).
So now we're thinking of disposing of many (or most) of them. The question is, how many years back should we maintain them? I know, the answer is, "depends on what it is". For our master gages, we will maintain all records. However, for calipers and micrometers, does it matter what the gage read 5 years ago? What's the norm out there?
Cheers