Quality Control Procedures Flashcards
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A subcontractor consistently fails to meet specified tolerances for brickwork joint width. The BEST long-term quality control response is:
Answer: Raise a formal non-conformance, review the subcontractor's quality plan, and implement additional hold points
Persistent non-conformances require a formal systemic response: documenting the issue, reviewing the subcontractor's processes, and adding inspection hold points to prevent recurrence.
Material traceability on a construction site means:
Answer: Being able to link installed materials back to their delivery records, test certificates, and batch numbers
Traceability links every installed material to its supply chain documentation, enabling rapid investigation if a quality or safety concern arises.
The term 'as-built drawings' refers to:
Answer: Drawings updated to reflect how the works were actually constructed, including any approved changes
As-built drawings are the final record of exactly how the structure was built, incorporating all approved variations and field changes.
When carrying out a quality audit on site, what should the auditor primarily focus on?
Answer: Whether the actual work processes and outcomes conform to the documented quality management system
A quality audit assesses conformance of actual site processes and outputs to the documented quality management system requirements.
What action should be taken when a non-conforming item cannot be brought into conformance?
Answer: It should be formally dispositioned — either reworked, repaired under concession, or rejected and replaced
Non-conforming items must be formally dispositioned through an approved process: rework to conform, accept under documented concession if the engineer agrees, or replace.
Calibration of measuring and testing equipment on a construction site is important because:
Answer: Uncalibrated equipment may give inaccurate readings leading to incorrect quality decisions
Regular calibration ensures instruments give accurate readings; inaccurate measurements can cause defective work to be accepted or conforming work to be rejected.
A 'concession' or 'deviation' in quality management allows:
Answer: Use or release of a product that does not conform to requirements, after formal review and approval
A concession is a formal, documented, engineer-approved acceptance of material or work that falls outside specification but is judged fit for purpose.