Handling and Shipment of M&TE

DOE-STD-1054-93

Exception report for program errors

Scheduled and nonscheduled action history

reporting

3.4.3.5.2

Field use of other than "working" standards (i.e.,

primary/secondary) should be authorized only by the

accountable supervisor and then only under controlled

conditions and time limitations.

3.4.3.5.3

The application readiness of M&TE should be

regularly verified by applicable testing; and where

applicable, battery checks should be performed and

pass/fail criteria for each item should be clearly

indicated on each instrument. These readiness checks

shall not be a substitute for calibration activities.

3.4.3.5.4

Special-, limited-, or restricted-use M&TE shall be

clearly identified to describe its applicability.

3.4.3.6

Handling and Shipment of M&TE

During handling and shipment of M&TE devices M&TE integrity

shall be maintained. Packaging for shipment to the standards

laboratory should not conceal or destroy existing conditions of

equipment. Packaging after calibration and certification should be in

a manner which does not jeopardize equipment.

3.4.3.7

Traceability

M&TE shall be traceable from the field application, to the working

standard, secondary standard, primary standard, and NIST or other

nationally recognized standards. All calibration data should have both

forward and reverse traceability between the specific item and the

NIST.