I have an ISO/TS16949 audit finding regarding the Purchasing Information as regards the purchase of calibration services. I am using an external laboratory to calibrate electronic (e.g. Fluke meters) and mechanical (e.g. torque wrenches). Apparently, my Purchase Orders do not contain enough information to specify this service.
Does anyone out there have some bullet-proof language for purchasing this kind of calibration service in an ISO/TS 16949 system.
Here's my first pass:
Does anyone out there have some bullet-proof language for purchasing this kind of calibration service in an ISO/TS 16949 system.
Here's my first pass:
- Calibration or verification to manufacturer's specifications for the attached equipment list, against measurement standards traceable to international or national measurement standards; where no such standards exist, the basis used for calibration or verification shall be recorded.
- Supplier shall supply calibration record for each piece of equipment in any form or type of medium;
- Supplier shall identify the the equipment to allow the calibration status to be determined (e.g. via calibration sticker or reference to Model and Serial Number).
- Supplier shall apply safeguards to prevent adjustments that would invalidate the measurement results.
- Supplier shall supply notification of any equipment found out of tolerance and provide as-found as-left data for such equipment.
- Supplier shall be third party registered as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 with the scope of calibration, repair, and testing of process instruments and equipment, measuring instruments and equipment, and test equipment.
- Supplier shall be accredited to ISO / IEC 17025:1999 by A2LA with a scope including the required measurements.
