Hi Jeddex,
I'm presuming you've seen the actual text in 7.6 if you're quoting that section of the standard? If so, to put it in simple terms:
- Identify the equipment you have in your organisation that will need calibrating (or verifying - given the nature of your industry, I'm guessing this will be a well populated list?).
- Ensure it is calibrated. Setting up a calibration programme isn't too bad an idea - state how frequently instruments will be calibrated/verified, by whom (i.e. internal or external), to what standards they will be calibrated, their location within the plant, their unique reference numbers etc.
- Ensure each piece of equipment has a unique identification reference (and that this is clear on the actual piece - i.e. not distorted by grease, grime, frequent use etc.) - traceability is crucial.
- Ensure equipment is suitably stored (i.e. not left on a busy shop floor 24 hours a day, thereby reducing the risks of damage / inaccurate results).
- Ensure that the process will consider what your organisation will do should a piece of equipment be found to be non-conforming (i.e. what would you do in such a situation if you'd been using a micrometer (for example) that was found to be outside the acceptable limits? Would you backtrack and re-inspect product or have some form of contingency plan in place)?
I hope this helps. Other Covers may have differing views (I'm sure they'll post if they do) but this is how I have put 7.6 into practice in the past.
Regards,
Mick
