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Reference Materials, Replicates and Reports can be provided which allow for QC REPORTS
Duplicates method data and/or customer specific
QC reports can be customer specific
When inputting the acceptable values data review. SLIM has key tools that
reports and as such are tailored to each
and associated tolerances for duplicates, are used to look at these processes as
client’s requirements. They produce
replicates and reference materials described below.
information on bias, precision, sample
consideration is given to the fitness volumes and turn- around times and can
for purpose of the method (what are CONTROL CHARTS AND STATISTICAL be used at the request of a customer or
the customer’s needs) as well as the PROCESS CONTROL (SPC) as part of an investigative or remedial
certification process of reference material process.
These are monitored on a regular and
when compared to the method for
on-going basis; daily, weekly, monthly etc.
which the material will be used. Repeats
although the frequency will depend upon
are performed based on a percentage
the method utilization Shewhart Control
of reference material, duplicate and
chart rules apply that are statistically CONTACT INFORMATION
replicate failures to the total number of
based to flag and monitor warnings,
these materials inserted in a batch and Email us at minerals@sgs.com
actions, trends and bias for individual
range from 25-100%. These are clearly www.sgs.com/mining
reference materials or set up to monitor
specified in our globally controlled internal
all method based reference materials in a
quality procedures.
single frame.
suspected sample homogeneity and/or tables listing z-scores for every internal
matrix problems are encountered, this standard used in the laboratory. These
information is noted in SLIM and reported tables can be sorted by scheme and/
to the customer. or analyte. The warning limit for bias is
a z-score of ± 0.5 and the warning limit
for precision is 1.0 z-score. Sections
QUALITY TREND ANALYSIS falling outside these limits require further
In addition to being accepted or rejected inspection.
on a batch basis the performance of A weekly KPI Report is reviewed at the
quality control samples is assessed on weekly production meeting by all senior
a short term and long term basis. This is laboratory staff. It is particularly useful
critical to the detection and remediation as it gives the user an overview of the
of systematic biases and trends. The laboratory and its sections combined with
performance of reference materials and the ability to drill down to an individual
blanks must be monitored in a short standard level. Control charts can then be
term context (e.g. an instrument batch run on targeted standards to determine
or daily basis) and a long term context. underlying trends.