02 — Capability · BC-1140.40
Calibration & Measurement Equipment
Keep every gauge, instrument and test fixture that makes a quality decision calibrated, traceable and within tolerance, with a record that stands up to an auditor.
- Gauge Management
- Metrology
- Calibration Control
In scope
- Measurement equipment register and calibration schedule
- Calibration execution and traceability to standards
- Out-of-tolerance impact assessment
- Gauge issue and return control
Out of scope
- Calibration of process instrumentation not used for quality decisions (see BC-1130)
Decomposes into · 3
- BC-1140.40.10Calibration SchedulingMaintain the register of measuring equipment with its interval, status and location, and call each item in before it is due.
- BC-1140.40.20Calibration ExecutionCalibrate or send out each instrument against traceable standards and record the as-found and as-left results.
- BC-1140.40.30Out-of-Tolerance AssessmentWhen an instrument is found out of tolerance, determine which product it measured since the last good calibration and what to do about it.