Qualification and Testing

When data are transferred between computers through a network, the accuracy of data transfer should be verified. This can be achieved by comparing printouts before and after transfer or comparing hash factors before and after data transfer. More detailed information on the qualification and testing of networks using hash factors can be found in Reference 9. 

AR305 1.9 Selection, design, qualification, and testing of emergency diesel generator units used as Class 1E... 

Micro-PIXE offers a powerful nondestructive analytical method of micrometer-scale lateral resolution for research in art and archeology. Among other fields of application studies in corrosion processes, searching for characteristic features of painting and fabrication techniques, identification of art objects through trace element qualifications, and testing of restoration methods can be mentioned here. 

Verify that the State credentials produced by applicants for the position of school bus driver meet the Commercial Driver s License qualification and testing requirements. 

The development and validation of UTDefect has now progressed so far so that the program can be of real help in the development of testing procedures, in parametric and sensitivity studies and in such technical justifications that are used for qualifications of testing procedures. 

MSNT Kecommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1M, Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing, American Society for Nondestmctive Testing, Columbus, Ohio, 1992, periodically revised. 

Personnel performing examinations other than visual shall be qualified in accordance with applicable portions of SNT TC-IA, Recommended Practice for Nondestructive Testing Personnel Qualification and Ceitification. Procedures shall be qualified as required in Par. T-150, Art. 1, Sec. Vof the ASME Code. Limitations on imperfections shall be in accordance with the engineering design but shall at least meet the requirements of the code (see Tables 10-58 and 10-59) for the specific type of examination. Repairs shall be made as applicable. 

Test specifications to be produced which define the features and characteristics that are to be verified for design qualification and acceptance... 

The test sample to have successfully passed all planned in-process and assembly inspections and tests prior to commencing qualification tests... 

All processes and equipment should be proven capable of performing the task for which they were designed and so should either be subject to qualification tests or process capability tests. There may be documentation available from the supplier of the equipment which adequately demonstrates its capability, otherwise you may need to carry out qualification and capability tests to your own satisfaction. In the process industries the plant is specially designed and so needs to be commissioned and qualified by the user. Your procedures need to provide for such activities and for records of the tests to be maintained. 

Operational qualification Auditing/testing process that evaluates the system being tested to make sure that it is fully operational and will perform within operating specifications... 

The operation specs often map directly to tests. Thus, the spec for squareRoot easily translates into test code so does schedule course, after we write query functions to determine attributes related to instructor qualification and availability in terms of the concrete implementation. Some specifications may need to be refactored a bit to be tested effectively. A literal usage of takeShortestPath as a test specification would require generating all possible paths to show that the computed path is the shortest, but that s not a very practical test strategy.10... 

Thus, while a well-maintained instrument is important for any chemical/physical measurement, in NIR, without a concurrent standard for comparison, it is critical that the instrument be continuously calibrated and maintained. Since the major manufacturers of equipment have worked with the pharmaceutical industry, this has been formalized into what is called IQ/OQ/PQ, or Instrument Qualification, Operational Qualification, and Performance Qualification. The first is routinely performed (at first) by the manufacturer in the lab/process location, the second in situ by the user with help from the manufacturer, and the third is product/use dependent. These formal tests apply to all instruments in any industry. 

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