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Does waste water equipment need calibration if we also outsource testing?

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darkafar said:
We are implementing ISO14001 system. One manufacturing process theoretically will produce waste water with tiny amount of HCN.

By law we need to asked qualified lab to test the waste water at least once per year, and we did it.

We also bought an equipment to test the waste water for the same material. The 3rd party auditor said the operator need to be trained, and the equipment need to be calibrated.

Training is not a problem, but the operator claims the equipment can’t be calibrated.

Do you think the equipment still need to be calibrated, since we have already asked qualified lab to test the same characteristic?
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The addition of chlorine in a high pH solution is a common method of cyanide removal from waste water. So, pH probes will need, at a minimum, periodic calibration and maintenence (cleaning) as per manufacturers recommendations.
 
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hjilling said:
The purpose for the requirement to calibrate gages is to ensure the gage readings are accurate. If the gage is not calibrated or verified, then the readings could be incorrect.

The gage can be calibrated, or at a minimum, perhaps verified against the gage the lab uses .
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This is what we are going to do Thanks
 
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darkafar said:
We are implementing ISO14001 system. One manufacturing process theoretically will produce waste water with tiny amount of HCN.

By law we need to asked qualified lab to test the waste water at least once per year, and we did it.

We also bought an equipment to test the waste water for the same material. The 3rd party auditor said the operator need to be trained, and the equipment need to be calibrated.

Training is not a problem, but the operator claims the equipment can’t be calibrated.

Do you think the equipment still need to be calibrated, since we have already asked qualified lab to test the same characteristic?
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What the 3rd party auditor told, is true. In addition to it, I would say that there should be a Work Instruction on how to operate the instruments also, then train the operators, plan calibration and Prevenetive Maintenance too.

If your current instrument doesnot have the feature of calibration, go with a model which has this function. Calibration is most important. Besides, there are models available in the marrket which can store data also.
 
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