Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan (HASP) - Laschools.org

SECTION 10
CORRECTIVE ACTION
The following procedures have been established to assure that conditions adverse to data
quality are promptly investigated, evaluated, and corrected. Adverse conditions may
include malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, and errors.
When a significant condition adverse to data quality is noted at the laboratory, the cause
of the condition will be determined, and corrective action will be taken to prevent
repetition. Condition identification, cause, reference documents, and corrective action
planned will be documented and reported to the contractor QA officer by the laboratory
QC coordinator. Following implementation of corrective action, the laboratory QC
coordinator will report the actions taken and their results to the contractor project
manager and QA officer. A record of the action taken and results will be attached to the
data report package. If samples are reanalyzed, the assessment procedures will be
repeated, and the control limits will be reevaluated to ascertain if corrective actions have
been successful.
Implementation of corrective action is verified by documented follow-up action. All
project personnel have the responsibility, as part of the normal work duties, to identify,
report, and solicit approval of corrective actions for conditions adverse to data quality.
Corrective actions will be initiated in the following instances:
• When predetermined acceptance criteria are not attained (objectives for precision,
accuracy, and completeness);
• When the prescribed procedure or any data compiled are faulty;
• When equipment or instrumentation is determined to be faulty;
• When the traceability of samples, standards, or analysis results is questionable;
• When QA requirements have been violated;
• When designated approvals have been circumvented;
• As a result of systems or performance audits;
• As a result of regular management assessments;
• As a result of intralaboratory or interlaboratory comparison studies; and
• At any other instance of conditions significantly adverse to quality.
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