I may have missed something, but this procedure seems to be quite broad in its scope; are you planning on writing a procedure for every type of M&TE, or one high level calibration procedure and then a work instruction for each type of M&TE?
An observation; what do you do if the device is dropped while in use?
What about if the user finds that it's not measuring correctly? How do you deal with a failed "found as" (validity of previous measurements) during your scheduled cal?
As you've stated that you're at the beginning of creating a new system, it might be worth considering to draft a calibration procedure, and a work instruction to address each device type. It will definitely cut down on the redundancy that would be inherent to your currently planned method.
You've also mentioned in Sec. 5.0 that there are unique safety measures - what are they?[/QUOTE]
1. This procedure is for outside micrometers only.
2. Any calibrated decice that is dropped is always recalibrated prior use. It is not a documeted practice, but it is well engrained into our department.
3.see Section 8.2
4.I have a universal draft and this is a specific (outside micrometers) device cal. procedure.
5.There are no unique safety measures for this proceudre, but some procedures will have helpfull information. Examples may be exposure to voltage potential; hydraulic pinch points; etc.
8.2 doesn't address the disposition of parts that were measured with the out-of-cal device, only the micrometer itself. The standard asks that you also take appropriate action on any product affected as well.
It's fine if you want to have a separate procedure for outside micrometers only, but you're setting precedence. An individual procedure for each device (which will include repeating redundant info if you want to preserve the "look and feel" from procedure to procedure) is going to very time consuming and unnecessary work, especially for someone who seems to be pinched for documentation time.
At our work place, we have ONE procedure for calibration but we have many WI's, one for each type of device. If, for whatever reason, you need to make a change to the upper (general) areas of the procedure that are common to each, you're looking at having to revise each and every one of them to ensure consistency.
On another note, you can depend on engrained behavior, but in my experience, documenting it just once can save you future headaches. The prcedure doesn't specifically say that cal is required after a drop, so if it isn't carried out, the fault only lies with the procedure.