API RP 5SI:2006 pdf download

API RP 5SI:2006 pdf download.Recommended Practice for Purchaser Representative Surveillance and/or Inspection at the Supplier.
5 Level of Surveillance and/or Inspection Activities
As a general rule, surveillance and/or purchaser representative inspection acm ities 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 and any additional inspection and/or surseillances. 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 pry-production meeting or other appropriate time as to the specified activity level. The purchaser. at its discretion. ma adjust the activity levels in accordance with the purchase agreement and/or applicable specifications at any time during the duration of the order. In which case the supplier and purchaser representative should he notified 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-
This level of activity does not require the presence of a surveyor on each production shift.
5.2 LEVEL B
This level includes those activities shown in Level A in addition to the use of other oserseers in certain key processes such as welding. Nl)T, linal bench, coating. etc.
This level requires a lead inspector, with some level of presence. on each shift for supervision of the 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 suppliers facility on each processing shift This may include monitoring and/or wimessing 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 tar 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 hazards in the supplier’s facility and expect the purchaser representative to comply with all relevant safety considerations required of the supplier’s employees.
The supplier should identify the itetos of personal protection equipment required. Basic industrial safety training should be supplied by the purchaser representative to its employees.
Onentation and explanation of safety issues inherent to the supplier’s facility is the responsibility of the supplier. Such onentation should take place prior to initiation of surveillance and/or inspection activities.
6.1 DRUG AND/OR ALCOHOL TESTiNG
if the supplie?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 he 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 representatise is unable to provide proof or sign a confirmation statement, the representative should acknowledge, by signature. the willingness to abide by. and participate in accordance with the requirements of the suppliers drug andor alcohol test program.
7 Qualifications of Purchaser Representatives
Qualifications of purchaser representative should consist of esperience and training to the specification to which the product will be manufactured and inspected.
8 Gauges and Instruments
Purcha%er repce%enu(ives may u.se their own gauge, in%rumeot. or rnea%uring devices. The supplier’s calibrated insrunwnts should be med to confirm all out-of-specification or queslionahk findings by either the supplier’s employees or the puft-haser repflmefltalivc.
‘The supplier’s me’hanical gages. used gages and clectnwiic instruments or other gages that arc used for the purpose of deterniining material acceptance or rejection should be calibrated on an established schedule and traceable to a national ar international standard.