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PURPOSE:
To provide a written procedure for the steps to be followed while calibration of balances.
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SCOPE:
Applicable to all balances except analytical balances.
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RESPONSIBILITY:
All Department Heads
4.0ACCOUNTABILITY :
Assistant Manager Manufacturing / Quality Assurance Manager
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DEFINITIONS:
Calibration: The demonstration that an instrument or a device produces results within
specified limits when compared to those produced by a reference standard (or) the
standard, which is traceable to a national or International standard, over an appropriate
range Of measurements.
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PROCEDURE:
6.1
Check the cleanliness of the area.
6.2
Check that platform and exposed parts of the balance are clean and dry.
6.3
Check the level of the balance with the help of spirit level. Adjust level, if not leveled.
6.4
Switch on the main power supply of the balance.
6.7
LINEARITY
Draw the linearity curve for the above readings and find out the correlation factor.
Record the observations in the balance calibration record.(Limit: NLT 0.9999)
6.8
PRECISION
6.8.1
Check the Precision of the balance by using standard weight equivalent to 5 % of
Maximum capacity.
6.8.2
Repeat the procedure for 5 time and record the readings.
6.8.3
Repeat 6.8.1 to 6.8.2 using standard weight equivalent to 50 % of maximum
capacity.
6.8.4
Calculate % RSD for both the standard weights. Record the observations in the
Balance calibration record.
6.8.5
Acceptance Criteria :
% RSD NMT 0.5 %
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REFERENCES:
Nil
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ENCLOSURE:
8.1
Balance calibration record : XXXXXXX
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ABBREVIATIONS:
9.1
NMT : Not More Than
9.2
RSD : Relative Standard deviation
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