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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan for quality control
   • Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislative requirements, industry standards, codes of practice, manufacturers’ specifications, environmental obligations and workplace procedures are applied and managed throughout quality control process
2. Manufacturers' specifications and manuals are interpreted to meet quality control procedures as part of the Quality Management System
3. Plant and equipment testing and inspecting programme is managed to determine conformance with manufacturers' specifications and quality control process and procedures
4. Data is collected to determine cause of variations in quality control processes and procedures
5. Quality control process improvement tools are used to identify and resolve quality control problems, in accordance with Quality Management System (QMS) requirements
6. Quality process improvement techniques are used to manage work groups in the identification and resolution of quality control variances
7. Monitor quality control
   • Monitoring equipment is checked and managed for correct calibration, and environmental conditions are reviewed and confirmed to ensure reliability and accuracy of test results
8. Quality control process improvement measures are implemented and managed, in accordance with Quality Management System requirements and workplace procedures
9. Deviation and fault data is managed, in accordance with workplace procedures and Quality Management System requirements
10. Changes in quality performance are actioned, in accordance with quality control procedures
11. Independent inspections, tests and audits are managed, in accordance with quality control procedures
12. Quality improvement system is monitored and managed, in accordance with quality control procedures
13. Manage quality control records
    • Calibration records of test equipment is managed, in accordance with quality control procedures and Quality Management System requirements
14. Recording of quality control procedure updates are managed, in accordance with Quality Management System requirements
15. Audit quality control procedures
    • Quality Management System (QMS) is audited, and results are evaluated, in accordance with quality control procedures
16. Audit results are documented and report with recommendations is reviewed and confirmed with appropriate personnel, in accordance with quality control procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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