7.10 Nonconforming work
7.10.1
The laboratory shall have a procedure that shall be implemented when any aspect of its laboratory
activities or results of this work do not conform to its own procedures or the agreed requirements of the
customer (e.g. equipment or environmental conditions are out of specified limits, results of monitoring
fail to meet specified criteria). The procedure shall ensure that:
a) the responsibilities and authorities for the management of nonconforming work are defined;
b) actions (including halting or repeating of work and withholding of reports, as necessary) are based
upon the risk levels established by the laboratory;
c) an evaluation is made of the significance of the nonconforming work, including an impact analysis
on previous results;
d) a decision is taken on the acceptability of the nonconforming work;
e) where necessary, the customer is notified and work is recalled;
f) the responsibility for authorizing the resumption of work is defined.
7.10.2
The laboratory shall retain records of nonconforming work and actions as specified in
7.10.1
,
bullets b) to f).
7.10.3
Where the evaluation indicates that the nonconforming work could recur, or that there is doubt
about the conformity of the laboratory's operations with its own management system, the laboratory
shall implement corrective action.
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