SECTION 12 INSPECTION AND TEST STATUS
GENERAL POLICY
Inspection status of a product is identified to assure that only product that has passed inspection is used, installed, or shipped. Authority responsible for the release of conforming product is defined.
PROCEDURAL POLICIES
1. Responsibility
1.1 QC inspectors and other personnel authorized to carry out inspections and testing are responsible for marking products with their inspection status identification. All personnel handling products are responsible for maintaining the identification.
2. Conforming Products
2.1 Products that pass the receiving inspection are labeled with a yellow sticker or tag.
2.2 Status of an in-process inspection is identified by a sign-off on the work order accompanying the product.
2.3 Products that pass the final inspection are identified by a green tag that is signed and dated by the QC inspector.
2.4 Detailed instructions on how to identify conforming products are provided in General Process Specification G9016, Inspection and Test Status.
3. Nonconforming Products
3.1 Products that fail any one of the three inspections are labeled with a red REJECTED sticker or tag, and are segregated and/or quarantined.
3.2 Whenever a nonconforming product is identified, the nonconformity is reported using the Nonconforming Product Report (NCPR) form (see Section 13, Control of Nonconforming Product). The pink copy of the report form is attached to the product.
3.4 Detailed instructions on how to identify nonconforming products are provided in General Process Specification G9016, Inspection and Test Status.
4. Authority to Release Product
4.1 The QC inspector performing the final inspection has the authority to release product for shipment. A green tag signed and dated by the QC inspector provides the evidence that the product has been released for shipment.
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