Graham Source

Trust But Verify
 

Graham Source Will Aid You in the Planning and Development of Your Compliance Documentation.

 

Controlled Document Systems Development: Central Library

 
A controlled, central, document library, containing all of your equipment manuals, parts lists, critical spares list and electronic media is mandatory for compliance. 
 
Together, we can develop a controlled Central Library, or perhaps restructure your existing facility to ensure the traceability of your equipment when it is residing in a controlled environment. 
 
The ultimate goal is to create a library for software and hardware, as well as the executed commissioning and validation documents, in an electronic form.   The electronic form allows the review of Controlled Documents while maintaining the original in a secure location.   This approach reduces the probability of damage or loss of the documents when they are checked out for use in the field.


Management of Control Systems Documentation

Commissioning Plan, Validation Plan, Design Specification, Equipment Specification, FMEA, FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ.
 
Development of Programmable Logic Controller and Distributed Control Systems Documentation for the commissioning and validation process.
 
The process of control system documentation can be very detailed and requires a team that can collect the information from the site engineer, vendor, the integrator and the writer before it all forms a solid document depicting the actual system.   This is the initial process for documenting the control system hardware.
 
Inputs, outputs, tagnames and graphics templates for the control parameters are the next step in the process.   Ensuring the configuration of the templates is within the Design Specification is usually a complex task and requires the utmost dedication in verifying the I/O to the display graphics.
 
Verification that the equipment functions as specified, before it arrives with a Factory Acceptance Test, is a critical factor. 
 
Performing a Site Acceptance Test once it arrives is vital to ensure that the equipment functions as tested at the factory and continues to function upon arrival and startup. 
 
This is merely the beginning of the documentation and testing... the fun begins now!


Trust but verify

 
Make Your Controlled Documents Accessible by Implementing Electronic Document Access for USER Review.   
 
 
Communicate
 
 
Review and Develop the Documentation
 
 Implement