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Change History
Rev. Clause Change(s) Made

01 - Original issue as per the ISO 9001:2015

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CONTENTS

1.0 PURPOSE AND SCOPE ............................................................................................................... 4

2.0 ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 4

3.0 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................... 4

4.0 PROCEDURE ...................................................................................................................................... 4

5.0 RISK ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................................... 6

6.0 ATTACHMENTS ................................................................................................................................ 6

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1.0 Purpose and Scope

To define the controls to be executed over monitoring and measurement equipment to

ensure that it is logged, tagged and calibrated so as to ensure integrity in its use.

Note: Certain calibration activities may necessarily have to be subcontracted and, where this
is to be the case, suitable entities shall be selected on their capability of provision of
the requisite levels of services, turn round times and certified records of calibration
traceable to the National or International Standards applicable.

2.0 Abbreviations

2.1 AIA Authorised Inspection Authority

2.2 CSP Calibration Service Provider

2.3 ECL Equipment Calibration Log
2.4 MME Monitoring & Measurement Equipment

3.0 References

3.1 ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements (Clause 7.1.5)

3.2 ASME V Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code - NDE Section (2017)

3.3 ASTM E4 Standard Practices for Calibration & Verification of Testing Machines

4.0 Procedure
4.1 Responsibilities
Project Manager:
• To ensure the timely and adequate availability of required MME.
Construction Manager:
• To ensure that MME is used as required in order to substantiate compliance of works;
• To ensure that MME is made available for calibration as and when required.
Quality Manager:
• To determine the MME required to inspect and test the works to specified requirements;
• To establish a requisite MME control system appropriate to the project needs;
• To ensure implementation of calibration required for MME in use at the project;
• To update and maintain MME records on an ongoing basis;
• To verify subcontractors’ MME controls, calibration and records prior to and throughout
use on the project;
• To establish acceptable tolerance ranges for error detected during calibration of each type
of equipment.
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Equipment Users:
• To ensure that only calibrated MME is used for monitoring and measuring required to
demonstrate attainment of specified requirements;
• To ensure use of MME as prescribed by manufacturers
• To protect MME from damage, adjustments or deterioration whilst in use;
• To report any damage to MME or concerns about its integrity immediately upon its
discovery.
Stores Controller:
• To ensure proper traceability for all MME
• To ensure custody of MME as prescribed by manufacturers;
• To control and issue of only calibrated MME;
• To quarantine, to await re-calibration, any MME reported to be:
o damaged;
o of suspect integrity
o outside its calibration period.
4.2 Equipment Calibration Log (ECL)
Immediately upon project commencement the Project QC Manager shall establish the
Equipment Calibration Log (ECL) detailing for each item of monitoring and measurement
equipment.
Note: Refer to FM-QA-07-01.
4.3 MME Initial Calibration
The Project QC Manager shall ensure that all MME equipment is in a known and valid state of
calibration prior to its initial use and throughout its use on the project, ensuring that:
• Calibration status for MME transferred from another project is checked;
• Newly procured MME is supplied with manufacturers’ calibration certificates.
Note: Where new MME equipment has been supplied:
• Without manufacturer’s calibration certification, equipment shall be subject to
calibration by a CSP prior to its use;
• With manufacturer’s calibration certification, equipment is unused in its original
unopened packaging but where, due to the period held in stock by its supplier, the
calibration certificate validity period has elapsed, the equipment shall be recalibrated.
4.4 MME Labelling / Tagging
The Project QC Manager shall ensure that all MME:
• carries unique identification reference;
Note: If MME does not already have unique serial numbering provided by its manufacturer
the Quality Manager shall ensure that this is assigned and marked indelibly.
• has a calibration label / tag prominently displayed, either on its body or its container,
identifying the equipment serial number.
4.5 MME Continuing Calibration
The Project QC Manager shall ensure that the ECL is reviewed on a weekly basis to highlight
equipment with calibration coming due.
Note: The ECL has been developed using Excel to highlight equipment calibrations due
dates automatically through a colour-coding scheme related to the number of days
prior to calibration due dates, as follows:

• GREEN - <28 / >14 days;

• YELLOW - <14 / >0 days;
• RED - <0 days.
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The Stores Controller or person normally in charge of the MME due calibration shall withdraw
it from use and ensure that where equipment is to be calibrated:

• On site: The responsible party is advised and the equipment provided;

• Off site: The relevant CSP is notified and the equipment forwarded.
4.6 MME Calibration Certificates/Records
The Project QC Manager shall ensure for each MME calibration that:

• a calibration certificate / record is provided by the party responsible;

• he reviews all calibration certificates / records for adherence to Standards as applicable,
validity, completeness of information, to be within stipulated tolerance ranges, and
traceability to specific MME concerned;
• he signs the calibration certificates / records indicating his review;
• he retains original calibration certificates / records.

Note: Where subcontractors are responsible directly for calibrating MME the Quality Manager
shall obtain and retain copies of their calibration certificates / records.
Refer to Attachment 2 for minimum calibration requirements.

4.7 Actions In the Event of Expired Calibration / Damage

All MME found to be have been used with elapsed calibration or having been damaged shall
be reported to the Project QC Manager.

The Project QC Manager shall ensure that in such cases:

• equipment is withdrawn immediately from use and quarantined until recalibrated or, if
damaged and deemed beyond economic repair, scrapped;
• the incident is recorded as an NCR;
• any use made of the equipment since last being in a valid state of calibration is assessed to
ensure integrity of results obtained and, if found deficient, that a further NCR is raised to
record the works affected and measures taken to determine their acceptability.
Note: Where Verification is required, it shall follow the same rules (as calibration)

4.8 Traceability to MME Used

The Project QC Manager shall ensure that the serial numbers of MME used for final
acceptance of works are recorded on inspection and test records to ensure traceability of its
use.

5.0 Risk Assessment

Potential risks shall be identified and documented in the risk register FM-QA-00-01. A risk reduction
strategy and a contingency plan shall be determined and a risk owner shall be named for each
identified risk. The risk register shall be updated on a regular basis

6.0 Attachments
Minimum Company MME Calibration Requirements
Equipment Calibration Log (ECL) FM-QA-07-01.
Risk Register FM-QA-00-01
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Attachment 1: Minimum Company MME Calibration Requirements

Calibration Process

Reference Accuracy Interval

MME Type Required (Months)
Standard Equipment

12
+ - Unit

0
3
6
Non-critical MME:
Measuring
# N/A - - - - - - -
Tapes
Squares # N/A - - - - - - -
Straight Edges # N/A - - - - - - -
Spirit Levels # N/A - - - - - - -
# - To be replaced immediately wherever damaged or suspect
Welding Related Equipment:
Densitometer ASME Sec V: J-262
o
Baking Oven Analogue/digital thermometer 20 20 C
X
of adequate range
o
Holding Oven Analogue/digital thermometer 20 20 C
X
of adequate range
Welding N/A Tong Tester 10 10 %
X
Machine
Tong Tester
MT Yoke N/A Weights of known value 0 0 kgs X
UT Machine • Screen Height
(Analogue) Linearity X
• Amplitude Control
Linearity
UT Machine • Screen Height
(Digital) Linearity X
• Amplitude Control
Linearity
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Calibration Process

Reference Accuracy Interval

MME Type Required (Months)
Standard Equipment

12
+ - Unit

0
3
6
Batch Plant Related Equipment:
Weigh Scale 2 2 Kgs
X X
(Cement)
Weigh Scale 6 6 Kgs
X X
(Aggregate)
Flow Meter 1 1 L
X X
(Water)
Flow Meter .05 .05 L
X X
(Admixture)

Concrete & Constituents Testing Related Equipment:

Compressive 1 1 %
X
Tester
Weigh Scale 1 1 g
X
(0-2.5 kg)
Weigh Scale 10 10 g
X
(0-20 kg)
o
Thermocouple 0.1 0.1 C
reader

Electrical Testing Related Equipment:

Multi-meter IEEE 120 (1989) Calibrated ‘master’ reference 1 1 %
voltmeter, Ohmmeter and X
Ammeter.
Mega-ohm IEEE 120 (1989) Mega-ohm resistance of 0.1 0.1 MΩ
X
meter known value.
Earth IEEE 120 (1989) Milli-ohm resistance of known 2 2 %
Resistance value. X
Tester
Lux-meter ISO 2720 (1974) Manual zero calibration 3 3 %
pushbutton with light sensor X
covered.
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Calibration Process

Reference Accuracy Interval

MME Type Required (Months)
Standard Equipment

12
+ - Unit

0
3
6
Mechanical Testing Related Equipment:
Pressure 1.5 1.5 %
Gauges X
(# - Full Scale Deflection) #
Callipers <1 <1 Unit
X
(# - Least Graduation ) #
Micrometers <1 <1 Unit
X
(# - Least Graduation ) #
Dial Gauge <1 <1 Unit
X
(# - Least Graduation) #
Torque 1 1 %
X
Wrench

Surveying Related Equipment:

Total Station
Theodolite
Level

Note: MME will be required to be calibrated in excess of the above minimum standards when:
• Required by Project Specifications;
• subject to repair or highlighted as suspect.
• Recommended by the manufacturer.