Duke Energy Answers in Red: In addition to calibration labeling, does your site have a label on in use portable equipment (friskers, survey meters) that is used to indicate instrument has been source checked? At Duke Energy we have a Central Calibration Facility that attaches an Accepted (Calibration) Sticker at the time of calibration. If a meter has some restriction (i.e. a meter must be used with a specified detector serial number) we will also attach a restricted sticker indicating the use restrictions. We support 6 fleet stations. Of the fleet stations 4 do not currently use similar stickers as described above and two do. Of the two sites that use the stickers, one site uses them only for portable instruments, typically extended use instruments that remain in the field (i.e. friskers, area monitors, etc.). The second site uses the sticker on all extended use equipment both portable instruments and fixed contamination monitors. We are currently trying to standardize on one method and as you can imagine those who use the stickers do not want to eliminate them and those who do not use the stickers, do not want to start using them. For those that use the stickers the sticker is not the QA Record. All sites use a separate log to record the checks for QA Record purposes. The remaining 4 sites do not use the stickers.
All HP / RP equipment (PCMs SAMs, lab counters)? One site some portables, primarily those instruments that remain in the field all of the time (i.e. Friskers). The other site adds the fixed contamination monitors, as well. The remaining 4 sites do not use the stickers. Some equipment? At two sites "YES" some equipment but not all equipment. The remaining four sites do not use these stickers. Value added? There are two schools of thought: 1) The user or auditor can look at the sticker at any time and tell if the instrument has been source checked. Some view this as a plus so they use it. 2) Instruments are checked at the frequency required and the log sheet is the QA Record. This is all the user needs to know and if anyone wants to verify then they go to the QA Record. These see the sticker as additional work and an unnecessary Human Error Trap (i.e. Technician forgets to initial the sticker). As you can see either case can be argued as correct. The question then becomes is the value added real or perceived. Some would even argue that there is no value added. For this reason your questions are good and it will be good to see how others respond. Duke Energy does want to standardize this one way or the other across the fleet. Separate record (QA record) for documenting source checks? All sites have a log that is the QA Record. The Sticker is disposed of when all blanks are full. Thanks, Bill Faulkenberry, NRRPT Senior Staff Scientist, EnRad Labs Duke Energy [EnRad Logo.jpg] 13339 Hagers Ferry Rd Mail Stop MG03A2 Huntersville, NC 28078 Office: 980-875-6893 Mobile: 803-627-4832 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Benjy P Bertossi Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Powernet: Labeling of HP / RP portable equipment *** This is an EXTERNAL email. Exercise caution. DO NOT open attachments or click links from unknown senders or unexpected email. *** In addition to calibration labeling, does your site have a label on in use portable equipment (friskers, survey meters) that is used to indicate instrument has been source checked? All HP / RP equipment (PCMs SAMs, lab counters)? Some equipment? Value added? Seperate record (QA record) for documenting source checks? Thanks, Benjy Benjy Bertossi Fermi2 - RP Supervisor 734-586-4935 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
