Quality Assurance & Quality Control


   

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During the past decade more emphasis has been placed on producing competitive, fit for purpose, reliable, safe products. This objective can only realistically be achieved by adopting a workable quality assurance program. OSG can assist with some of the activities and functions concerned with the attainment of quality for example vendor auditing, third party inspection and quality management systems.

OSG Quality Management Services

OSG can manage the quality at all stages of the manufacturing and construction process, through to commissioning. Typical services OSG can provide include;

 

  •    QC   
  •    QA   
  • QA/QC System
  •    QMS   
  • Asset Integrity Management

Quality Control (QC) is a system of routine technical activities, to measure and control the quality of the product being manufactured. The QC system is designed to provide routine and consistent checks to ensure procedures are being followed, consistency, correctness, and completeness, identify and address errors and omissions, document and archive inventory material and record all QC activities.

QC activities include general methods such as accuracy checks on data acquisition and
calculations and the use of approved standardized procedures for manufacturing.

Quality Assurance (QA) activities include a third party review of all documentation related to the   manufacturing / development process. Reviews, preferably by independent third parties, should be performed upon a finalized inventory following the implementation of QC procedures. Reviews verify that data quality objectives were met, ensure that the inventory represents the best possible estimates of emissions and sinks given the current state of scientific knowledge and data available, and support the effectiveness of the QC program.

The following are the major elements to be considered in the development of a QA/QC system

  • Third party responsible for coordinating QA/QC activities
  • Qualified and experienced personnel  
  • QA/QC plan
  • QC procedures
  • QA review procedures
  • Reporting, documentation, and archiving procedures.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) series provides standards for data documentation and audits as part of a quality management system.

The following standards and guidelines published under the ISO series may supplement QA/QC procedures for all aspects of manufacturing, to ensure quality is maintained throughout the whole manufacturing process.

OSG has personnel available who are very familiar with the ISO documents listed below;

  • ISO 9004-1: General quality guidelines to implement a quality system.
  • ISO 9004-4: Guidelines for implementing continuous quality improvement within the  organization, using tools and techniques based on data collection and analysis.
  • ISO 10005: Guidance on how to prepare quality plans for the control of specific projects.
  • ISO 10011-1: Guidelines for auditing a quality system.
  • ISO 10011-2: Guidance on the qualification criteria for quality systems auditors.
  • ISO 10011-3: Guidelines for managing quality system audit programmes.
  • ISO 10012: Guidelines on calibration systems and statistical controls to ensure that measurements are made with the intended accuracy.
  • ISO 10013: Guidelines for developing quality manuals to meet specific needs.

With higher standards set on quality assurance and control, organizations need more innovative ways to ensure plants operations, reliability and maintenance excellence. Revenue, safety, compliance, quality and operating cost are always the concern of practitioners in the industry.

OSG can provided Asset Integrity Management Services for extending the life-cycle, enhancing risk management and safely optimizing production by improving asset integrity management systems and strategies. This is achieved by activities such as Risk Based Inspection, HAZOPs, Fitness for Purpose, FMECA.