Split from Trolles thread 7.6 for a chemical company?
This may be off-track so snip and re-thread at will (Maybe not off track, but I think it merits a thread of its own. /Claes), but along the lines of howste's post, having to worry about "what will the auditor think about this" for these kinds of things really frosts me.
Example:
I spend thousands per year on a calibration system for the electronic measurement equipment that really matters. But an auditor will dig right through that and write up the 50' measuring tape stuck to my floor. No, I didn't calibrate it, it came from the Oregon Rule Company. I expect that they know what 50' is. OK, I'll check it with my trusty Stanley measuring tape. Oh, for pete's sake, no, I don't have a calibration certificate for that either. Look, we use this tape to APPROXIMATELY measure 40' cables with 3 double-ought wires. There's no tolerance! Yes, the measurement matters, but it doesn't matter enough to warrant the expense to trace it to NIST. Mr. Assembler eyeballs 40' on the tape, cuts the cable, attaches connectors to both ends, the customer is happy. Everyone involved knows the difference between 39' and 41'. Come here Mr. guy, I want to wrap a very sticky 50' ruler around your head. Read the part about "Where necessary to ensure valid results.." then take a walk. That 12" metal ruler on my desk is not used for measurements, it's used for smacking people like you on the knuckles.
Rant over, we now return you to your regularly scheduled quality posts.....
This may be off-track so snip and re-thread at will (Maybe not off track, but I think it merits a thread of its own. /Claes), but along the lines of howste's post, having to worry about "what will the auditor think about this" for these kinds of things really frosts me.
Example:
I spend thousands per year on a calibration system for the electronic measurement equipment that really matters. But an auditor will dig right through that and write up the 50' measuring tape stuck to my floor. No, I didn't calibrate it, it came from the Oregon Rule Company. I expect that they know what 50' is. OK, I'll check it with my trusty Stanley measuring tape. Oh, for pete's sake, no, I don't have a calibration certificate for that either. Look, we use this tape to APPROXIMATELY measure 40' cables with 3 double-ought wires. There's no tolerance! Yes, the measurement matters, but it doesn't matter enough to warrant the expense to trace it to NIST. Mr. Assembler eyeballs 40' on the tape, cuts the cable, attaches connectors to both ends, the customer is happy. Everyone involved knows the difference between 39' and 41'. Come here Mr. guy, I want to wrap a very sticky 50' ruler around your head. Read the part about "Where necessary to ensure valid results.." then take a walk. That 12" metal ruler on my desk is not used for measurements, it's used for smacking people like you on the knuckles.
Rant over, we now return you to your regularly scheduled quality posts.....
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