QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

The contents of the Quality Plan are summarized here below and further defined on the subsequent pages.

  • QHSE Policy
  • Inspection and Testing Procedure
  • Safety Policy
  • Qualified Welders List

QHSE POLICY

The Management and Staff of Reliable Fabricators LLC recognize their responsibility for sustainable development and are committed to achieving it by ensuring to satisfy customers and other stakeholders with quality of products and services, protect the occupational health and safety of all those associated with the business activities of Reliable Fabricators LLC and to minimize adverse impact on the environment. To accomplish this, we shall:

  • Establish, implement and maintain an effective integrated management system for Quality, Occupational Health and Safety and Environment (QHSE) and continually improve its performance.
  • Identify and meet the requirements of customers and other relevant stakeholders including legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Identify environmental aspects and impacts and occupational health and safety hazards; assess risks and take steps to prevent injury, ill health, pollution and waste by providing and maintaining safe and healthy working conditions.
  • Support and cooperate with our customers, business partners and government agencies in their QHSE programs and comply with the relevant quality, health, safety and environmental related legislation and other requirements.
  • Set and periodically review QHSE objectives that commensurate with customers and regulatory requirements, environmental impacts and occupational health and safety hazards identified in the activities and locations under our responsibility.

The QHSE Policy shall be appropriately communicated and made available to all members of staff and interested parties to make them aware of their individual obligations.

INSPECTION AND TESTING PROCEDURE

This procedure describes the system being followed for inspection and testing of materials / products to ensure that they conform to the specified requirements.

SYSTEM

Receiving Inspection :

Central Store:

  • On the receipt of materials / products at store, the store keeper shall be responsible to check them against the purchase order and the supplier’s delivery note for quantity, description and any damage. Materials / products with expressed specifications, shall be checked by him for quantity, size and damage and shall be held in (hold area) for further inspection.
  • The storekeeper shall inform the purchase-in-charge on receipt of materials / products with expressed specifications to inform the concerned personnel to carry out the required inspection and testing through Goods Inward Note.
  • Accessories shall be inspected for quantity, damage, inspection for size, thickness, etc. shall be carried out by selecting random sample from each box.
  • Inspected materials / products shall be stored in their allocated areas.
  • Non-conforming material if any, shall be recorded in the supplier’s delivery note and / or material inspection report. Purchase-in-charge shall be informed before accepting such materials, for resolving such cases.
  • Non-confirming material if accepted shall be held in (hold area) until their resolution.

Site Store:

  • The site storekeeper shall be responsible to check the materials / products against the material transfer sheet. If materials / products are delivered directly to the site the supplier’s delivery note and the purchase order will be checked by him.
  • Non-conforming material if any (for site), shall be recorded in the supplier’s delivery note or material transfer sheet / material inspection report, and shall be identified then segregated if possible in “hold area”, the Project Manager will be notified for further resolution.

In Process Inspection:

  • The Production-in-Charge / Production Supervisor (Quality Controller) shall be responsible to check first samples after setting the machines during the different processes.
  • The Production-in-Charge / Production Supervisor shall ensure that pieces are checked after different processes like cutting, assembly, etc. and are recorded in the daily production report.
  • The Production-In-Charge / Production Supervisor shall ensure that non-conforming materials or products used during the different stages of the process are identified, stored separately in “HOLD AREA” if possible to prevent unidentified use until their resolution.
  • The results and testing shall be recorded.

Site:

  • The Project Supervisor shall be responsible to check the products and its installation processes at different stages, to ensure that it meets the specified requirements.
  • The Project Manager shall ensure that non-conforming products during the different stages of the process are identified and stored separately until their resolution.

Final Inspection:

  • The Production-in-Charge / QC are responsible to ensure that only conforming products are sent to stores for packing and dispatch, and record the results of the final inspection and testing.
  • Non-conforming products shall be identified stored separately until their resolution

Site:

  • The Project Supervisor shall carry out the final inspection and testing to ensure that products conform to the specified requirements and record the result of the final inspection and testing.

GENERAL

  • Materials or products released before verification during urgent situations shall be positively identified to permit immediate recall and replacement in the event of nonconformity to specified requirement.

CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION

  • Purchasing-In-Charge / Project Manager (depending on the situation) shall be responsible for the non-conformity during the receipt of materials / products / services by coordinating with the suppliers / sub-contractors.
  • Non-conformities at any stages shall be recorded and the concerned managers shall ensure timely corrective action, furthermore they shall identify the personnel responsible for the implementation of the proposed corrective and preventive action

SAFETY POLICY

  1. Safety helmets are issued to all our staff and are to be worn on site at all times, this includes any sub-contract labour we may employ from time to time.
  2. Footwear is issued to all workers with adequate hard sole and toecap to provide sufficient protection for the wearer.
  3. Safety belts, goggles, and masks are provided to workers to use when required.
  4. Site staff is aware of the importance of edge safety barriers on site. When no safety barriers are feasible our staff must wear safety harnesses, which will be issued to them.
  5. Electrical tools must be earthed with no bare wires showing on the extension cables.
  6. Extension cables or electrical tools must be plugged into the plug sockets by means of proper-earthed plug.
  7. All scaffolding erected by the main contractor must be evaluated for safety by our site foreman and if deemed unfit, a written report must be submitted to the management before any of our workers will be allowed to use the scaffolding.
  8. Approved ladders only must be used.
  9. Care and the correct safety equipment must be used when transporting or working at heights.

VISION

"Our ambition is to continue the growth of our partners’ businesses and expand our operation through core values of Team work, Continuous improvement, Creativity, Innovation, Passion, Reliability."