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"Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE)" <[log in to unmask]>
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TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>, Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE)
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Mon, 5 Nov 2007 09:13:19 -0700
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Sure, there's no reason to fear being discharged by me.
I think I said more than that: hopefully some prerequisites about
AS9100, Training, Preventative Maintenance, ESD Programs and Quality and
Training Records. 
There is also an assumption that there were assessments of the current
procedures and their overall effectiveness. If the additional procedures
required qualification and validation of current compliancy, which
included the use of calibration stickers and periodic (continuous,
hourly, weekly etc.) monitoring, then the Auditor would be required to
verify the procedure and that it was being followed.
An Audit per definition is a formal examination of an Organizations
accounts.
Dewey

-----Original Message-----
From: Blair Hogg [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:01 AM
To: [log in to unmask]; Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE)
Subject: Re: ESD wrist strap testers.

I might have to disagree with you on that, Dewey (am I allowed to do 
that?)

The auditor not only is looking to see if you do what your procedures 
say you are supposed to be doing, but whether what you do meets the 
requirements of the particular standard against which they are auditing.


In this case of ESD wrist strap testers, you have to ask "what is the 
purpose of the tester?" You are checking to see if the wrist strap will 
provide the required protection for the product by minimizing static 
charges (it has low enough resistance to dissipate static charges), and 
provides enough protection for the user (it has high enough resistance 
to prevent excessive current through the user in the event they touch a 
live circuit). 

How do you know that you tester is adequately testing wrist straps? 

Calibration.

Blair

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:43:05 -0700, Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE) 
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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>Document what you do and do what you document. It is not in the 
Auditors
>scope to question the validity or merit of your procedures, only if
>follow or don't follow them.
>
>Dewey
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>
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>-----Original Message-----

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