(1) I have a customer that is flowing down the requirement: "...test and measurement equipment services shall have a calibration system in compliance with the requirements of ISO10012, ISO17025 or ANSI/NCSL Z540..."
(2) ISO sect 7.6 states "where necessary to ensure valid results, measuring equipment shall (a) be calibrated or verified, or both, at specified intervals, or prior to use, against measurement standards traceable to international or national measurement standards."
So, can I choose not to calibrate measurement equipment but rather "verify prior to use..against measurement standards traceable to international or national measurement standards." and remain compliant with the customer requirement in point (1)?
cheers
(2) ISO sect 7.6 states "where necessary to ensure valid results, measuring equipment shall (a) be calibrated or verified, or both, at specified intervals, or prior to use, against measurement standards traceable to international or national measurement standards."
So, can I choose not to calibrate measurement equipment but rather "verify prior to use..against measurement standards traceable to international or national measurement standards." and remain compliant with the customer requirement in point (1)?
cheers
You can choose to do that activity at specified intervals or prior to use, whichever seems most appropriate for you. Don't forget that either way you do it, records are needed to show that it has been done.