Audit 383 Deterioration

They mainly apply to products as most of them are concerned with protecting the product from damage and deterioration. They apply to the end product and any items that either form part of the product or are used to produce the product, including any tools, test equipment, and processing materials. Although it is possible for some types of services to deteriorate, this use of the term preservation is covered by the process control and auditing requirements. The only requirements that do apply to services are those for identification, unless product is used in the delivery of a service. If the servicing is done to a product, whether or not the product is owned by the supplier, protection of that product is important. 

The aforementioned reviews and assessments were assimilated to characterize the effect of dielectric, rotational, and mechanical hazards on motor performance and operational readiness. Functional indicators were identified that can be monitored to assess motor component deterioration caused by aging or other accidental stressors. The study also includes a preliminary discussion of current standards and guides, maintenance programs, and research activities pertaining to nuclear power plant safety-related electric motors. Included are motor manufacturer recommendations, responses from repair facilities to a questionnaire, in-service inspection data, expert knowledge, USNRC-IE audit reports, and standards and guides published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 

Regulations generally require that employers periodically evaluate and audit contract companies and workers. If any problems or violations of company standards are observed, or if the contractor s safety record is deteriorating, the operating company must bring them to the attention of the... 

Used effectively process safety indicators can provide an early warning, before catastrophic failure, that critical controls have deteriorated to an unacceptable level. The use of process safety performance indicators fits between formal, infrequent audits and more frequent inspection and safety observation programmes. It is not a substitute for auditing, but a complementary activity. 

Safety performance should be assessed on the basis of a formal audit or review whereby improvement or deterioration in performance can be quantified in numerical terms. Such an audit or review should take place at least twice a year and should be accompanied by an action programme identifying deficiencies and improvements required. 

There are two kinds of audit teams internal (in-house) and external. On occasion, the team consists of both of these groups. The audit team is trained to look for areas of material breakdown, safety hazards that have arisen as a consequence of deterioration, and items that require change because they fall under recently enacted legislation. 

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