API RP 5SI:2006 pdf free 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 activities should be specified by the parties in the pur- chase 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 surveillances. Product spe- cific 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-production meeting or other appropriate time as to the specified activity level. The purchaser, at its discretion, may 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 be noti- fied 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 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 overseers in certain key processes such as welding, NDT, final bench, coating, etc. This level requires a lead inspector, with some level of presence, on each shift for supervision of the purchaser representative sur- vey 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 sup- plier’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 hazards in the supplier’s facility and expect the pur- chaser 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 and 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 confirmation 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 be manufactured and inspected.
Qualifications of the purchaser representative should be in accordance with the employer’s written policy. Documentation of the purchaser representative’s qualifications should be available to the purchaser upon request.
8 Gauges and Instruments Purchaser representatives may use their own gauges, instruments or measuring devices. The supplier’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.API RP 5SI pdf download.API RP 5SI:2006 pdf free download
