Vallourec Drilling

Oil Equipment Manufacturing

Quality Management
System Procedure

Title: Validation Of Processes for Production & Service Provision

Doc No:- PRO-QP-008
Prepared By:

Revision No.: 04
Reviewed By:

Date: 01.11.2013
Approved By:

Salman Arshed
Murtuza Nasir
Yvan Rivaux
QA/QC Manager
QHSE Manager, MR
General Manager
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This document is CONFIDENTIAL and is the exclusive property of Vallourec Drilling. It shall not be
copied or otherwise reproduced, in part or as a whole, other than by authorized Company personnel.
The master controlled hardcopy is held by QHSE Manager. Paper copies may be considered valid if
they match the master controlled copy or where they are over-stamped as CONTROLLED by
Vallourec QHSE authorities.

1. PURPOSE:
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure validation of processes and service
provision, the result of which cannot be fully verified by subsequent inspection and
testing, and processes where deficiencies may become apparent only after the
product is in use or the service has been delivered.
2. SCOPE:
This procedure is applicable to Vallourec Drilling Oil Equipment Manufacturing LLC
and will be referred by Production, Maintenance & Quality Departments for the
following;
a) Validation of Hard banding
b) Validation of Powder Coating
3. RESPONSIBILITY:
Plant Manager

Plant Manager is responsible to ensure only suitably qualified / trained personnel are
performing the job.

QA/QC Manager:

QA/QC Manager is responsible to ensure validation for production and service

provision is carried out in accordance with planned and defined criteria.
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QA/QC Supervisor:
Responsible to maintain records for Validation of Processes as described below
Ensures that Personnel for continuous monitoring is aware of Process parameters.

4. DEFINITIONS:
NIL
5. PROCEDURE:
5.1 VALIDATION OF HARD BANDING
Validation of Processes will be carried out as follows:
5.1.1 APPLICATION METHOD

The Hard banding processes are controlled by having:

Hard banding Specifications and procedures

Welding Procedure Specifications
Procedure Qualification Records
Qualified and Certified Operators

Records of the qualification shall be maintained.

OR
Where hard banding personnel are not qualified, Continuous monitoring of the
job by an independent individual who is having awareness on the Process to
ensure that all parameters listed in the qualified procedures are followed by the
Operator(s) performing the job.
5.1.2 EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

Manufacturing equipment are maintained in accordance with Manufacturers

guidelines and planned maintenance program as per Work Instruction and
Preventive Maintenance Annual Schedule (PRO-QF-PMAS)
5.1.3 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION

Personnel involved in Production process are competent based on skills,

experience, education and training as per procedure (PRO-QP-004) and records
are maintained.
NDT will be performed by NDT Level II qualified personnel. NDT Inspection
report wherever necessary for hard banding is maintained (PRO-QF-NDT-IR).
5.1.4

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

The acceptance criteria for Powder coating shall be as per xxxxxx

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5.1.5

RECORDS

For Hard banding, records are maintained on hard banding Log (PRO-QF-HBL)
and for NDT procedures used for the production process, records are maintained
as MPI Record (PRO-QF-MPIR).
The records of Validation and Qualification of Personnel shall be kept by QA/QC
Supervisor.
5.1.6

REVALIDATION

All such processes involved in product specification are suitably identified and
reviewed regularly (as defined below) to ensure customer requirements are met.
Revalidation frequency for Hard banding is 6 months.
5.2 VALIDATION OF POWDER COATING
Validation of Powder coating Process will be carried out as follows:
5.2.1 The Powder coating process is controlled by having:

Coating Specifications and procedures

Coating Qualification Records
Trained Operators

Records of the training shall be maintained.

OR
Where Coating Operator is not trained, Continuous monitoring of the job by an
independent individual who is having awareness on the Process to ensure that
all parameters listed in the qualified procedures are followed by the Operator(s)
performing the job.
5.2.2 Powder Coating records are maintained on Top coating application inspection
record (PRO-QF-IPC-TCA) and Visual, Holiday test, and Coating thickness
records are maintained on Final Coating Inspection Record (PRO-QF-IPC-FIR)
5.4

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
Manufacturing equipment are maintained in accordance with Manufacturers
guidelines and planned maintenance program as per Work Instruction and
Preventive Maintenance Annual Schedule (PRO-QF-PMAS)

5.4

PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION
Personnel involved in Production process are competent based on skills,
experience, education and training as per procedure (PRO-QP-004) and records
are maintained.
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5.4

APPLICATION OF METHODS
All such processes involved in product specification are suitably identified and
reviewed regularly (as defined below) to ensure customer requirements are met.

5.4

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
The acceptance criteria for Powder coating shall be as per xxxxxx

5.4

RECORDS
The records of Validation and Qualification of Personnel shall be kept by QA/QC
Supervisor. Refer form no. xxxx

5.4

REVALIDATION

5.4.1 All such processes involved in product specification are suitably identified and
reviewed regularly (as defined below) to ensure customer requirements are met.
6.

12 months for Powder coating process

ASSOCIATED FORMS AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:

Record
PRO-QF-HBL

Description
Hard banding Log

PRO-QF-MPIR
PRO-QF-NDT-IR

Format
SC

Location
Production /
QA Dept.

Retention
5 years

MPI Record

SC

QA Dept.

5 years

NDT Inspection Report

SC

QA Dept.

5 years

7. AMENDMENT HISTORY:
Created

Modified

Rev

Change By

Change

02-05-2008

19-10-2010

01

QHSE Manager

02.05.2008

09-06-2011

02

MR

02.05.2008

16-04-2013

03

MR

Exclusion of stress relieving

as activity is no more
performed in the facility

02.05.2008

01.11.2013

04

QM

Procedure re-written

Stress Relieving addressed in

1,2,4&5
Change in Designation

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