Test Equipment Calibration and Maintenance Procedure

Revision History
1. Purpose
Provide procedure to administrate, maintain and calibrate test equipment.

2. Scope
Identify test equipment necessity for calibration

3. Reference
Describe ISO Clause to be used

4. Definition
• Meaning of calibration
• Test Equipment Categorization (A, B, B1 and C)

5. Authority and Responsibility
Describe who shall administrate, maintain and calibrate test equipment

6. Procedure
• Describe how test equipment category A, B, B1 and C shall be administrated, maintained and calibrated, including Limited Calibration
• Test Equipment readiness status
• Test Equipment handling and storage
• Test Equipment Distribution and record

7. Appendix
8. Distribution List

Document Control

Revision History

1. Purpose of Document

2. Scope Area
What documents shall be controlled by ISO regulation

3. Reference
ISO clause which been used for this documents

4. Definitions :
Explain some definitions used in ISO documents
• Internal and External Documents
• Document Levels (level 1, 2 and 3)
• Controlled and Uncontrolled Copy
• Obsolete Documents
• Control Label

5. Authority and Responsibility
Mention who shall responsible for document control

6. Document Distribution Procedure
• Document Acceptance
• Distribution
• Revision procedure for document level 1, 2 and 3
• Document Storage and Disposal
• Recipients List

7. Appendix
8. Distribution List

ISO9001 in Electronic Manufacturer

In 1996 our customer at that time (Thomson Consumer Electronic) asked us to setup ISO 9002 standard as a part of global requirement. Now on, we serve Audiovox. It was memorable experience because I was involved from the beginning. It was happened at the first or two months I joined this company. ISO was the 1st experience for all of us so, to catch up the goal, we were trained by outside consultant.

My department has 4 sub department (we call division) : DCC (Document Control System), TEA (Test Equipment Administration), Sample Build and TED (Test Equipment Division). We do not have R and D because our product is designed by customer. After training, I started to write procedures. It was not difficult job because I knew how should my division interact each other and with other departments.

The problem came when I have to write procedure for calibration. The problem not came from how should I calibrate equipment, but how to get reference documents. In training material, it was written that calibration document must have reference, even for simple thing. I asked every body that I thought have information about this issue, including my counterpart in Thomson Malaysia. There was no satisfy answer. It made me desperate because the assessment day was getting closer and closer. Finally I decided there was no reference document. I, professionally, could ensure that my procedure are correct and thanks God, in final assessment, this decision was accepted.

In simple manner, ISO mean “write what you do, do what you write”