Inspection and test records

INSPECTION AND TEST RECORD (Indicate type of materiel) 

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Make provision in inspection and test records to capture details of inspection, test, and measuring equipment used. 

The second part of the requirement deals with inspection and test records, which are also covered in clause 4.10.5. The difference between these requirements is that clause 4.10.1 requires you to document the records to be established (in other words define ) in the quality plan or procedures and clause 4.10.5 requires you to produce the records defined in the quality plan or procedures. Your inspection and test procedures therefore need to specify or contain the forms on which you intend to record the results of the inspections and tests performed. The details are covered later in this chapter, but there are two types of record to be considered the record that shows which inspections and tests have been performed and the record that shows the results of these inspections and tests. One may be a route card, shop traveler, or document which acts as both a plan of what to do and a record of the progress made and the other may be a table of results with specified parameters and accept/reject criteria. 

Your inspection and test records or verification records should be of two forms one which indicates what inspections and tests have been carried out and the other which indicates the results of such inspections and test. They may be merged into one record but when parameters need to be recorded it is often cleaner to separate the progress record from the technical record. Your procedures, quality plan, or product specifications should also indicate what measurements have to be recorded. 

The standard requires that the inspection and test records show clearlp whether the product has passed or failed the inspections and/or tests according to defined acceptance criteria. 

Provide secure areas for storing inspection and test records. 

In which document do you specify the inspection and test records to be established ... 

The inspection and test records should indicate the original rejection, the disposition, and the results of the re-inspection in order that there is traceability of the decisions that were made. 

Apart from inspection and test records (clause 4.10.5), the standard does not require records to be authenticated, certified, or validated. A set of results without being endorsed with the signature of the person who captured them lacks credibility. Facts that have been obtained by whatever means should be certified for four reasons ... 

Occasionally, there may be business pressures or maintenance scheduling problems that would encourage the delay of prooftesting of safety critical alarms and shutdown systems. Such situations can also delay of vessel inspections and safety relief valve testing. Some type of variance procedure or review policy should be defined to handle this occasional need. Such a policy ought to require the review of all of the inspection and test records on the specific equipment involved as well as an approval of the superintendent of the area. 

G2. Details of modifications made G5. Further action required G3. Details of inspections and tests G6. Conclusions/recommendations Continue on extra sheet if required. Attach inspection and test records. Number of pages attached. 

List inspection and test plans, inspection and test record forms for the various quality control operations to be carried out by the contractor. Include a copy of each document as an appendix)... 

E Inspection and Test Plans, and Inspection and Test Records A selection can be made from the list of documents cited hereunder corresponding to the discipline and scope of work of the contract, retaining the standard numbering for the sections chosen as appropriate for a given contract. 

Field instrument, control valves and relief valves preinstallation inspection and test records and calibration... 

Do inspection and test record forms covering the whole workscope exist, and have they been partially completed for each item of equipment in anticipation of the specified inspections and tests to be carried out ... 

Has each construction contractor a site quality plan, an inspection and test plan, procedures and method statements, model inspection and test record forms and the definition of the contents of the construction quality file ... 

The above gives rise to a set of inspection and test records, leading to formal release before shipment to site. 

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