Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering
Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering
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Hello All,
Please share your thoughts and principles regarding the Quality Control practices when it comes to checking/reviewing engineering design drawings and calculations. Is this a standard practice at your workplace that each document needs to be thoroughly reviewed before it goes out the door?
Thanks,
EE
Please share your thoughts and principles regarding the Quality Control practices when it comes to checking/reviewing engineering design drawings and calculations. Is this a standard practice at your workplace that each document needs to be thoroughly reviewed before it goes out the door?
Thanks,
EE
RE: Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering
RE: Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering
"Quality control" is one of those terms you need to define before you try to discuss it in any way. To me, quality assurance is the overall process of assuring quality. Quality control is the process of inspecting work to ensure it meets quality standards.
In that context, checking/reviewing engineering design drawings and calculations is quality control.
I am unemployed at the moment, so I am not dealing with current corporate practise. In general, I figure that checking of drawings and calculations is worthwhile if the checker catches mistakes that would cost more than the checker. Review by an experienced, trusted checker is a good performance review of engineers, designers and drafters.
If it were me, under most conditions, I would make checking optional, at the discretion of the appropriate manager. If the drawings involve significant tooling and/or inventory costs, or safety, I would insist on checking. I would define clearly what is meant by "checking". We need to define who is qualified to do it. We need to define quality standards, and management must buy into this and back up the checker in the event of any conflict.
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JHG
RE: Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering
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Greg Locock
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RE: Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering
We have reviews at an intermediate submittal and the final (or near final) submittal.
There's a definition in engineering law called "Standard of Care." We're not expected to be perfect, just follow the Standard of Care that a competent individual performing our work would. If we're sued, that's all the law requires. Performing reviews on our work is evidence that we're performing (or exceeding) to an average standard of care.
RE: Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering
RE: Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering
RE: Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering
I recall you making a similar statement in a previous thread - I'm curious where this definition is coming from because it is not something that I have run across before?
RE: Importance of Checking/QC in Engineering