Is it necessary to keep a record of pressure gauges?
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Is it necessary to keep a record of pressure gauges? There are so many local spring tube pressure gauges throughout the factory – why bother keeping any kind of record of them? They’re not even worth touching, and now they still want to check whether they’ve been calibrated or not. What nonsense! With so many of these devices scattered everywhere in the factory, who’s going to go through them one by one? It’s absurd. How do you guys handle external inspections? Please share your experiences
A pressure gauge is a commonly used testing instrument; keeping records helps with its management and maintenance, as well as ensuring its accuracy and reliability. **The requirement for inspections is driven by considerations of safety and quality management; therefore, it is necessary to maintain a record-keeping system. A ledger can be established using tools such as spreadsheets to record information such as the serial number, model, manufacturer, department in use, responsible person, and calibration date of each pressure gauge. The maintenance records and calibration reports should be updated regularly to facilitate tracking and timely repairs. In addition, it is necessary to establish relevant management systems and processes to clarify the responsibilities and authorities of each stage, in order to ensure the effectiveness of management. To deal with external inspections, relevant documents and materials can be prepared in advance to assist the inspectors during the inspection. At the same time, pressure gauges can also be regularly self-inspected and maintained to ensure their proper operation and compliance with regulatory requirements, thereby preventing accidents. .
This ledger must be kept; it can’t be neglected just because it hasn’t been used for a while.
Don’t the companies keep any records of their assets? The management here is really chaotic.
It is necessary to maintain a register for pressure gauges, which should be managed according to categories A, B, and C. Gauges in category A require rigorous inspection, those in category B have an inspection cycle that corresponds to the maintenance schedule of the equipment, while those in category C need to be inspected once every 1–2 years. The pressure gauge for monitoring has no calibration schedule; it is replaced when it fails.
Pressure gauges are common consumables – how should records be kept? Do those records need to include the installation location as well?
We spent nearly half a year creating records for all the instruments in the plant, including pressure gauges. After that, the pressure gauge records were handed over to the workshop when the company implemented dual control; the instrumentation department was only responsible for calibration