Document Code: QA /02/007

Formation Date: 606-2015

Saudi Can Co Ltd

Quality Systems Procedure

Control of Monitoring and Measuring

Equipment
Rev # 00

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Contents
Amendment sheet
Document / Record Distribution List
Purpose
Scope
Responsibilities
Terms
Procedure

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Records related to Procedure

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1.0 Amendment Sheet

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2.0 Purpose
The purpose of this procedure is to provide appropriate methods relating to the
control of monitoring and measuring devices.
The procedure ensures that all monitoring and measuring equipment is
identified, registered and maintained so that monitoring and measuring can be
carried out in a manner consistent with inspection and test requirements.
The procedure also ensures that records of calibration and verification are
maintained and that appropriate actions are taken if equipment is found to be
out of calibration.

3.0 Scope
This procedure applies to personnel performing monitoring and measurement
activities and the monitoring and measuring devices needed to provide
evidence of conformity of product to determined requirements.
Control of monitoring and measuring devices
Equipment maintenance

4.0 Responsibilities

The Quality Control Manager or Supervisor is responsible to the measuring

instrument calibration program.

All employees are responsible for verifying that instrument they use to
monitor process or measure items are within their calibration period and for
ensuring that such instruments are capable of measuring to required
accuracy and tolerance.

Quality Control is responsible to identify the equipment to be calibrated.

5.0 Terms
Calibration: Comparison of a measurement standard or instrument of known
accuracy with another standard or instrument to detect, corrective, report, or
eliminate by adjustment any variation in the accuracy of the item being compared.
Calibration Period: Period during which a certified calibration is valid.
Monitoring:

Routine

measurement

or

observation

of

monitoring

measuring

equipment to check its functionality.

Monitoring and Measuring Equipment: Devices used to collect data and measure,
gauge, test, inspect their compliance with specifications.

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Procedure

Calibration carried out in Saudi Can Company is of two types

a) Internal Calibration: Performed Yearly by the Saudi Can Co, s QC
department.
b) External Calibration: Carried out by an external Calibration agency.
Sections using monitoring and measuring devices will maintain a
Monitoring and Measuring devices list of such devices and will provide a
copy of these equipment to the Quality assurance Manager.
They will also provide the details of discarded or newly added device to
the system
The Quality Control manager or Supervisor will assign a permanent
unique identification number, Calibration frequency and Calibration

period to all these devices.

The frequency of calibration is determined from the rate of usage of
equipment and its required accuracy. Calibration records are evaluated
periodically to ascertain the adequacy of

calibration frequencies

presently in use.
Monitoring and measuring equipment used within the manufacturing

process not requiring calibration are labeled No Calibration required

Equipment that falls due for calibration is identified from the Monitoring

and Measuring devices list and calibration is carried out.

The results of the calibration are recorded on the list and, where
possible, a calibration status indicator is attached to the calibrated

equipment.
Equipment which, based on defined parameters, fails calibration is either
repaired and re-calibrated or replaced. If equipment is replaced, a new
equipment reference number is issued and added to the devices List by

Manager Quality Assurance.

Where equipment is found to be out of calibration, the results of previous
inspections and tests are assessed, documented and where necessary
appropriate action taken.

The device list is also used to record any

maintenance activity that may have an effect on service delivery.

All equipments are stored, handled and used with care. Damaged or
suspect monitoring or measuring equipment is promptly passed on to the
QAM for review / re-calibration. Obsolete or unserviceable equipment as
identified from equipment records is scrapped.
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7.0.

Records Related to Procedure

List of Measuring and Monitoring Devices

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