Inspection & Test Plans; Learn how a quality product = repeat business
Inspection & Test Plans are the first step in your QA system to ensure the highest standards throughout the entire project. Remediation works can be costly both to time, cost and schedule. Quality control needs to be one of the cornerstones of your company’s methodology. Issues identified onsite away from your factory or manufacturing facility are not easy to fix.
Validation of client scope once in production is essential to ensuring you control the work process. Ongoing inspections throughout the project equals a quality product every time.
As the name suggests; Inspection & Test Plans are a plan for when, what and how you will conduct inspections to ensure your work is meeting necessary standards. The Compliance Council agree “that the use of an ITP will ensure quality is systematically put under the microscope throughout critical stages of your project”.
Inspection and Test Plans, coupled with Inspection checklists or reports are the critical tool in your QA tool kit. Validation, identification and traceability means works will be in line with the requirement of the client and ISO 9001 Standards.
Clearly defined and controlled production phases run more smoothly with a good ITP process in place. Standards by which workmanship is clearly defined and accepted ensures a happy Client.
The desired outcome of controlling this production provision is that your business can confidently have the client sign off formally. This opens a path way of trust that will inevitably lead to repeat business.
The use of ITPs will ensure that your team will get the job right every time.
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