certificate of accuracy and calibration certificate?

[UchidaDS]

I received a new gage block having the certificate of accuracy.
Can I say this is the calibration certificate?

Or because it is a new gage block, calibration means to be applied after used?

 

[MintJulep]

For what purpose?

Does the "certificate of accuracy" have the information that you need? Is it traceable from your new block to some standard?

 

[UchidaDS]

For ISO.
It is NIST,.

 

[MintJulep]

ISO is not a purpose, it is an organization.

 

[UchidaDS]

ISO audit.

 

[redpicker]

OK, if it is for an ISO audit, I suspect you mean it is for an ISO 9000 audit.

If that is the case, they are going to want to see you have a system that is capable of insuring all the equipment that needs calibration has procedures that will make that happen. Whether or not your new gauge block certificate will demonstrate that is all up to the opinion of the specific auditor. I am not an auditor, but it would not satisfy me. I would want you to show me other evidence that you have your equipment is calibration is performed regularly. Not just your gauge blocks, but all of your measuring equipment.

On the large scale of things, a finding that your new gauge blocks have not been calibrated withing the past (X) number of months but only have the new certificate isn't a big one. That is easy to fix; just send them out for verification if needed. What the auditor will be interested in is how do you know if they need to be sent out, which, given the question in your OP, you don't know. That would concern the auditor more than whether or not the certificate is valid.

Most auditors are more than willing to work with those interested in improving their system. If he has any findings, ask questions; not in a defensive manner, but in an questioning one. They will help you if they think you want help. If they think you just want ways to 'beat the system', they aren't likely to help you.

In short, if you are on the receiving end of an audit, your auditor can be your best friend.

rp

 

[inspect58]

You should have received NIST certs with your gage blocks. Now you must make sure all of your measurement devices are compared to these gage blocks to verify their accuracy. As you verify the accuracy, record this information regarding the device assigned serial number and date. Attached a calibration sticker to the measuring device. Send your gage blocks out to be recertified each year or whatever you QA system says. There are elaborate calibration software systems out there. You can just keep up with it manually. Keep it simple. If you have hundreds of instruments to keep up with though, you will need something more elaborate.
If I visit your facility to conduct some sort of inspection, I will look at your dial calipers. Check for a calibration sticker and serial number. Then you can show me record of calibration of that instrument with matching serial number and date. Next calibration due date. Not a big deal. Just need to have a system in place.