I did electronic test equipment calibration in the navy and over the years I've picked up doing pressure gauges and other dimensional calibration. The company I work for wants to start and inhouse calibration lab for pressure gauges and the Fluke pressure modules we have. I've been tasked. I know that I have to come up with procedures and other traceability documentation. All the examples seems to for everything but pressure. Any ideas about what I'd need to set this up?
First, join NCSLI, as they have recommended practices (RPs) including one that tells exactly how to set up a cal lab.
Next, get a copy of The Metrology Handbook, available from the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
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If you have Government contracts then apply to join GIDEP, which will give you access to the NA 17-20 series procedures.
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Navy taining is great, but you are now in a world with higher needs to do calibration, and for that you need some more training. Training in measurement uncertainty specifically. There are several sources for the training.
You should have a quality manual and more specific procedures for how you actually make the lab work day to day. You might get a copy of ANS/ISO/IEC 17025:2005 as it makes a great model, whether you seek accreditation or not.
Have your standards (Fluke modules, controllers, etc.) calibrated by a lab accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 by an ILAC signatory, which in the U.S. includes: IAS, NVLAP, A2LA, ACLASS, L-A-B, and PJLA; either of these six are acceptable.
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Hope this helps.