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Article | REF: SL2110 V2

Equipment management according to ISO 17025

Author: Philippe PETIT

Publication date: March 10, 2021

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8. Decommissioning/ reform/ degraded operation

8.1 Shutdown

Equipment is considered to be defective or doubtful as soon as its use constitutes a potential risk to the quality of analyses, tests or calibrations. Defective or doubtful equipment is marked with a specific identification (e.g. a red label) to show that it cannot be used.

The material is then either :

  • repaired, checked and put back into service;

  • downgraded, i.e. used for a new manipulation requiring less effective metrological characteristics. Downgrading may require recalibration;

  • reformed and withdrawn from the laboratory.

In the event of a proven malfunction,...

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