API RP 5SI:2006 pdf download

API RP 5SI:2006 pdf download.Recommended Practice for Purchaser Representative Surveillance and/or Inspection atthe Supplier.
5 Level of Surveillance and/or Inspection Activities
As a general rule. surveillance and/or purchaser representative inspection activities should be specified by the parties in the purchase agreement. These activities are typically at the discretion of the purchaser.
The purchaser should specify one of the following activity levels arid any additional inspection and/or surveillances. Product specific appendixes are included in this document and apply to levels specified in the appendix or specified herein). The supplier and purchaser representative should be notified at the pre-produclion meeting or other appropriate time as to the specified aCtivity level. The purchaser. at its discretioii, may adjust the activity levels in accordance with the purchase agreement andior applicable specifications at any time during the duration of the order. In which case the supplier and purchaser representative should be noli tied so that there is an understanding between all parties as to the inspection and surveillance required.
5.1 LEVEL A
This activity level consists of a representative, retained by the purchaser, who surveys the process and quality activities of the sup— plier,
This lvcl of activity does not require the presence of a surveyor on each pnxluction shift.
5.2 LEVEL B
This level includes those activities shown in Level A in addition to the usc of other overseers in certain key processes such as welding. NDT. final bench, coating. etc.
This levcl requires a lead inspector, with some level of presence. on each shift for supervision of thc purchaser representative survey and/or inspection team.
5.3 LEVEL C
Level C establishes purchaser representative surveys and/or inspections at appropriate processes and quality areas in the supplier’s facility on each processing shift. This may include monitoring and/or witnessing of all the supplier’s critical processes and a purchaser representative final inspection subsequent to the supplier’s final inspection.
This level requires a lead surveyor and/or inspector for supervision of the purchaser representative survey and/or inspection teams with full-time presence on each shift.
6 Safety
The supplier should inform the purchaser representative of potential safety haiards in the supplier’s facility arid expect the purchaser representative to comply with all relevant safety considerations required of the supplier’s employees.
The supplier should identify the items of personal protection equipment required. Basic industrial safety training should be supplied by the purchaser representative to its employees.
Orientation arid explanation of safety issues inherent to the supplier’s facility is the responsibility of the supplier. Such orientation should take place prior to initiation of surveillance and/or inspection activities.
6.1 DRUG AND/OR ALCOHOL TESTING
If the supplier’s facility is required to have a drug and/or alcohol testing program. then the purchaser representative should have a drug and/or alcohol testing program for its employees that will be working at the at the supplier’s facility.
If the supplier requires verification of the drug and/or alcohol testing program under which the purchaser representative is enrolled, the representative should provide proof or sign a confirmation statement. In such cases that the representative is unable to provide proof or sign a continuation statement. the representative should acknowledge, by signature. the willingness to abide by. and participate in accordance with the requirements of the suppliers drug and/or alcohol test program.
7 Qualifications of Purchaser Representatives
Qualifications of purchaser representative should consist of experience and training to the specification to which the product will he manufactured and inspected.
Qualifications of the purchaser representative should be in accordance with the eniployers written policy. Documentation of the purchaser representative’s qualitications should be asailable to the purchaser upon request.
8 Gauges and Instruments
Purcia.ei lepaentaIe%e may use their own gauges. in%truluents or measuring devices. The sLipplier’s calibrated instruments should be used to confirm all out-of-specification or questionable findings by either the supplier’s employees or the purchaser representative.
The supplier’s mechanical gages, fixed gages and electronic instruments or other gages that are used for the purpose of determining material acceptance or rejection should be calibrated on an established schedule and traceable to a national or international standard.