GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISIONGEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURE Title: QAP-017 DRAWING CONTROL Proc. QAP-017 - Revision 1 Chg 1 - Page 1 of 3 EFFECTIVITY

GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURE

Title: QAP-017 DRAWING CONTROL

Proc. QAP-017

- Revision 1 Chg 1

- Page 1 of 3

EFFECTIVITY AND APPROVAL

Revision 9 of this procedure became effective on August 25, 2005. This procedure consists of the pages and changes listed below.

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Change 1

Date Effective 5/12/2010

Change 1: Reflects QA title change

Supersedes Procedure No. Q Prepared by

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QAP-017 DRAWING CONTROL

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this procedure is to describe the measures for preparing, reviewing, approving, changing, and distributing drawingskketches of items, equipment, and specimens used in Geosciences and Engineering Division (Division) activities. This procedure addresses requirements of the Quality Assurance Manual (QAM), Section 6, Document Control.

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RESPONSlBl LIT1 ES

Division Quality Assurance (QA) is responsible for maintaining drawings and assigning drawing numbers.

Technical staff are responsible for preparing drawings in accordance with this procedure.

The responsible manager and QA staff are responsible for reviewing and approving drawings.

PROCEDURE

Drawing Initiation

The drawing originator :shall request a drawing number (see 3.1.2) from QA staff. QA staff shall maintain a drawing number log book providing project number, drawing number, revision, date, title, and requester.

Unique numbers shall be created by using the appropriate project number and a sequence of numbers s,o that each drawing is uniquely identified. Drawing revisions shall be indicated by sequential letters (i.e., A, B, etc.) added to the base drawing number.

Drawing Format and Content

The drawing shall contain sufficient detail for the end user to perform an activity without ambiguity or question. The drawing shall include appropriate quantitative and qualitative acceptance criteria (e.g., tolerances). Each drawing shall contain signature and date blocks for the drawing initiator and drawing reviewers (see 3.3).

3.3 Review and Approval

After completion, the drawing shall be reviewed and approved by the responsible manager and QA staff. I

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3.4 Drawing Change Control

When a drawing change is necessary, the following steps are required.

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A drawing revision number should be obtained from QA staff and the revision shall be logged into the drawing number log book.

Revised drawings shall be reviewed and approved as specified in Section 3.3.

Distribution

The drawing initiator shall distribute drawings and drawing changes as needed. As a minimum, drawings and drawing changes shall be distributed to the point of use. If multiple (copies are distributed, the requester shall maintain a list identifying the personneVorganizations that received the drawing.

The drawing initiator shall also distribute the drawing revision that affects work in progress on a timely basis so that the correct revision is used.

RECORDS

Original drawings and revisions, and the drawing log book shall be maintained in accordance with QAP-012, Quality Assurance Records.