GUIDELINES FOR CARRYING OUT CALIBRATION OF INSTRUMENTS IN THE ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED CALIBRATION FACILITY

Every engineer (user) shall give a calibration request (End User requisition Form) duly filled in the prescribed format (available with the ISO team or in the calibration facility) and countersigned by the designated authority prior to carrying out any calibration. If the number of instruments are more, a list with details of instruments shall be enclosed along with the request A separate calibration register shall be maintained by each group and the calibration data of each instrument shall henceforth be entered in it `As found values of zero and span shall be noted down prior to carrying out any adjustment on zero and span Deviation in engineering unit and in % shall be calculated in whichever direction it is more (loading / unloading (or) increase / decrease). Its sufficient to calculate % deviation and % hysteresis where it is maximum instead of calculating it for every reading in the 5 point calibration. As far as possible, its advised to carry out a 5 point calibration and only in case where the resolution of the standard instrument or the device under calibration (DUC) does not permit, calibration over more or less points is entertained. No assumptions shall be made w.r.t. accuracy / traceabilty of calibration of any standard instrument and the actual data (as displayed on the notice board in the calibration lab) shall be entered. Ambient temperature in C at the time of calibration shall be noted down. Permissible deviation as per IS 3624-1987 is either 1% (Industrial pressure gauges Class I) or 3% (Industrial pressure gauges Class II). Hence, any arbitrary value like, 2% shall not be entered in the permissible deviation column. All the calibrations shall be certified by the designated authority as mentioned in the skill matrix User requisition, calibration certificate and the customer feedback form shall be handed over to the ISO team for filing them in their respective folders. A copy of the calibration certificate shall be handed over for individual groups for producing the same during regulatory inspections. DQM Nos., Certificate Nos. are assigned by the ISO team and hence these data shall be left blank. For any further doubts, the ISO team shall be contacted.