Poor Record Keeping

Poor Record Keeping. Unfortunately, many small industrial laboratories have inadequate records. This can have unpleasant consequences. In one case, the manufacturer of an alcohol solution was challenged by a customer about meeting specifications set forth in the contract. For his defense, he had not retained samples that could be traced to the disputed deliveries, and his only written information consisted of scribbled notes on loose sheets of paper from his desk drawer. He lost the contract. An independent investigation indicated that he had probably done his job right, but he had no way to prove it. 

Not all small manufacturers keep poor laboratory records, how- 

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The unacceptable practices noted included selective reporting and underreporting of test results, lack of adherence to specified protocols, inadequate qualification and supervision of personnel, poor animal care procedures, poor record-keeping techniques and the general failure of sponsors to monitor studies" —. ... 

There are three classes of errors systematic errors are reproducible and the cause is related to some physical law and may be eliminated by appropriate corrective actions random errors are unpredictable and irreproducible and can be characterized by the laws of statistics finally, inadmissible errors occur as a result of mishandling, incorrect instrument operation, or even poor record keeping. Figure 2.6 shows a hierarchical chart that outlines the three types of errors (Chaouki et al., 2007). Most treatments of error consider systematic and random errors. Inadmissible errors might somehow be related to outliers, which are values that appear to be completely unrelated to a rational data set. 

Public safety issues, especially in the United States, have revealed a very poor record-keeping tendency with regard to fires in public places. The CPSC, the US Fire Administration, and the National Fire Protection Association issue annual estimates on fire losses. Around 400,000 domestic fires require fire-fighter response, which kill about 4,000 persons, with another 20,000 suffering severe injury. Some 70,000 fires involve electrical distribution and appliances, another... 

The fourth function not previously discussed is the role of the RSC as a disciplinary body. Occasions will arise when individual users will be found to not be in full compliance with acceptable standards. Often this will be done by the RSO in his periodic inspections, but many will be reported by the users themselves. The NRC will expect these situations to be evaluated and appropriate actions taken, which can include disciplinary measures. Not all violations are equally serious. Categories of violations should be established by the RSC to guide the RSO and the users. A single instance of faulty record keeping is not as serious as poor control over byproduct material usage, for example. Allowing material to be lost or... 

Incorrect use and interpretation of information, the keeping of inadequate or inaccurate records, poor investigational techniques, improper adjustment or validation/ checking of recording instruments and machines, are a few examples how people may influence a closure system. 

Rotation of the prism or grating was controlled by a cam to allow the spectral trace to be recorded in either constant wavelength or wavenumber. This cam was coupled to the slits to vary their width in order to keep the radiation reaching the detector roughly constant. Resolution therefore varied over the spectrum. Positional accuracy and repeatability were poor owing to backlash and wear in the mechanical linkages most specifications quoted values around 0.5 cm k... 

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