Final Inspection Procedure
Final Inspection Procedure
WORK INSTRUCTION
FOR FINAL INSPECTION
APPLICATION
This procedure applies to all finished products sold by DESMECH PRIVATE LIMITED.
This procedure concerns the Quality Control, Materials Control, and Production departments.
PROCEDURE
All finished products are subjected to final inspection before they are shipped to customers.
The Quality Control department is responsible for final inspections and for the release of
product for packaging and shipping. The inspections are carried out by QC inspectors.
It is the policy of DESMECH PRIVATE LIMITED to concentrate resources and attention on defect
prevention, rather than defect detection. The verification effort is focused on control of
processes. Normally, by the time products are completed they have been completely verified
through the program of receiving and in-process inspections.
The purpose of final inspection is not to re-inspect the products, but to as certain that all
verification activities prescribed by the Control Plan have indeed been carried out with
satisfactory results. However, should there be any remaining inspections or testing to be
done at the time of final inspection, they are carried out to complete the evidence of product
conformance (for example, painting or functional testing).
SCOPE
At a minimum, the scope of final inspection comprises:
- Review of the work order to ascertain that all specified operations, processes, and in-
process inspections are signed off;
- Review of material certificates, inspection reports, control charts, and other quality
records established prior to or during production;
- Visual inspection of product to ascertain that all specified operations are completed and to
detect any visible quality problems;
- Taking measurements and testing to complete the evidence of product conformity (as
specified in Control Plans); and
- Recording the actual measurements and test results.
Carrying Out the Inspection
For complex products, and in particular when functional testing is involved, inspectors are
provided with checklists, inspection procedures, inspection report forms, and other
instructions as appropriate.
Products that pass all reviews, inspections, and testing, are labelled with a green PASSED sticker
or tag. The sticker is signed and dated by the inspector. When products are serialized, a plate
displaying a serial number is also affixed to products at this stage. Following a successful
inspection, products are moved to the packaging and shipping area.
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Nonconforming Product
When a nonconforming product is identified or quality documents are incomplete, the QC
inspector labels the product with a REJECTED sticker or tag and prepares a non-
conformance report. The pink copy of the report is attached to the product and the product
is segregated. The non-conformance report is further processed per Procedure Control of
Nonconforming Product.
Release of Product
Only QA Manager, QC Engineer, and QC inspectors have the authority to release product.
Products that are not identified with a signed-off, green release label or tag may not be
packaged and/or shipped.
INSPECTION RECORD
To establish the final inspection record, the inspector signs and dates the work order on the
line where the final inspection is called out. Any checklist or reports prepared during the
inspection are also preserved for record.