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The Calibration Control Kit HandbookChapter 14 of 22

The weekly and monthly rhythm

RhythmWhoWhatTool
DailyInspectors and operatorsInterim checks; instrument ID on every record; damaged or dropped instruments to quarantineCheck sheets
On every certificateCalibration coordinatorCertificate check; as-found result to the register; OOT flag the same dayE01, chapter 6 checklist
Weekly, 20 minutesCoordinator and quality managerDue in 30 days; overdue; quarantined; open assessments and their next stepE01 Summary, E02 OOT log
MonthlyQuality manager, quality engineer, general managerThe measures in chapter 15; MSA plan status; interval changes proposed from as-found historyE01, E02, E03
QuarterlyQuality managerTime the trace; floor walk for uncontrolled instruments; sample inspection records for instrument IDsE01
YearlyTop managementCalibration and MSA results as a management review input; resources for gauges and studiesSummaries into the review pack

The weekly review has a fixed agenda: anything overdue or quarantined, each with one decision; instruments due in the next 30 days, booked or not; open impact assessments, each with its next step and date; certificates received this week with any as-found concern. Twenty minutes, standing if you can.

A one-page record of the weekly review keeps the decisions from evaporating:

ItemInstrument or assessmentDecisionOwnerBy
Open assessments
Overdue or quarantined
Due in 30 days, not booked
Certificates this week with a concern

In the Word and PDF handbook this table has blank rows to fill in.

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