Inspection and Test Status Procedure
1 Purpose
• To ensure readily and timely availability of test status for products (at applicable stages).
2 Supporting Documents
Quality Manual of PPF, Section 7.5.3
ISO 9001:2008 Manual, Section 7.5.3
Non-Conformity Report (NCR-0020)
3 Procedure
3.1 General
The inspection and test status procedure indicates the identification of the inspection/test status of all inspected/tested products by color making/authorized stamps/tags/labels or other suitable means.
3.2 Incoming/In Process/Finished Material
The relevant department’s staff indicates the inspection/test status of all products whether finished, semi finished or in raw material stage. The items will have tags attached to their bins or themselves, confirming their status of conformance/non-conformance. Green tags will be assigned to conforming and red to the non-conforming products. Suspect material or ones on hold for evaluation will be applied a blue tag. Rejected or scrapped material will be identified using a yellow tag.
Stores (and if required QA&C staff) is responsible for ensuring testing status on incoming material to the Stores. Production staff is responsible for maintaining the status on all the in-process material. Quality Control Department/Production will ensure the test status on the finished products after final inspection.
In Charge QA&C is responsible for ensuring that only products that conform to the specifications are allowed to move for the subsequent activity/operation.
3.3 Delivery
The Quality Control Department is responsible for ensuring that only those products that conform to specifications are delivered/shipped to the customers.