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I forgot to send in a piece of equipment that needed it's yearly calibration. I sent it in a month after it was due. Should I write myself a corrective action? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I forgot to send in a piece of equipment that needed it's yearly calibration. I sent it in a month after it was due. Should I write myself a corrective action? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I forgot to send in a piece of equipment that needed it's yearly calibration. I sent it in a month after it was due. Should I write myself a corrective action? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Let's be realistic here. My experience is many instruments are still in calibration when sent to the shop or lab for the required recalibration - the whole point is to set up the schedule so the equipment does NOT go out of calibration triggering the backtracking described.7.6 States "In addition, the organization shall assess and record the validity of the previous measuring results when the equipment is found not to conform to requirements. The organization shall take appropriate action on the equipment and any product affected."
Therefore, IMO, yes you should write up a Non conformity report and take corrective action. You also should "back track" the measurements made with this instrument to see if you approved a "bad" product... Here at our factory, each machine (CNC lathes and mechanical lathes), has an inspection form which has the periodic measurement checks and also the instrument number that was utilized. This way I can easily check which parts where measured with which instrument.
Let's be realistic here. My experience is many instruments are still in calibration when sent to the shop or lab for the required recalibration - the whole point is to set up the schedule so the equipment does NOT go out of calibration triggering the backtracking described.
This is an opportunity to revisit your calibration schedules and adjust accordingly. Do not look at it as a major nonconformance unless the equipment WAS out of calibration and triggered the backtracking and then the nonconformance should address the matter of ALL calibration schedules and the process to assure the schedule is followed.
Right! I also had a shadowgraph (optical comparator) that never went out of calibration in ten years.Wes,
I agree 100% with you... but, my answer was based on the info that was given that the instrument was sent to calibration one month after the calibration was due...