quality policyTo attain & maintain a leading position in power sector through adoption of art of technology, excellence in engineering & quality management to international standards towards safe, reliable & environmental friendly power generation at optimum cost and time, achieving

Inspection services objectiveTo ensure that contractors conform completely with engineering specifications and quality plans so that the Quality equipment/Product is delivered for Power Generation as a result tangible & and intangible losses are kept to a minimum.

INSPECTION DEFINEDTwo definitions currently in use are: A static analysis technique that relies on visual examination of development products to detect defects, violations of development standards, and other problems. An inspection is a formal review of a work product by the work product owner and a team of peers looking for errors, omissions, inconsistencies, and areas of confusion in the work product.

RESPONSBILITIES OF INSPECTION SERVICES1- TO CARRY OUT INSPECTION OF MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENTS ORDERED BY CORPORATE CONTRACTS OF NTPC.2- INSPECTION OF O&M SPARES FOR ALL OPERATING UNITS OF NTPC WHETHER ORDERED FROM CORPORATE CENTRE OR SITES.3- TO REVIEW RECORDS OF INSPECTION CARRIED OUT BY MANUFACTURERS Q.C PERSONNEL.4- TO ENSURE COMPLETENESS OF ITEM BEFORE GIVING DESPATCH CLEARANCE.5- TO ISSUE MDCC( MATERIAL DESPATCH CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE) AFTER SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF FINAL INSPECTION .

RESPONSBILITIES OF INSPECTION SERVICES6- TO CARRY OUT PERIODIC CHECKS ON CALIBRATION OF MEASURING & TESTING INSTRUMENTS USED BY MANUFACTURERS DURING SHOP INSPN & TESTING.7- TO CARRY OUT SURVEILLANCE CHECK AT NON-CHP STAGE.8- TO REVIEW INSPECTION REPORT OF THIRD PARTY INSPN AGENCY& ISSUE MATERIAL DESPATCH CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE.9- TO PREVIEW MANUFACTURERS TEST CERTIFICATE AND INSPECTION REPORT IN RESPECT OF SUCH ITEMS AND STAGES FOR WHICH INSPECTION BY NTPC HAD BEEN WAIVED OFF.10- REPORTING OF DEVIATIONS OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION AND PROMPT DISPOSAL OF SUCH DEVIATIONS.

RESPONSBILITIES OF INSPECTION SERVICES11- TO KEEP A CONSTANT WATCH ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY SYSTEMS AT MANUFACTURER WORKS AND TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO CQA GROUP IN THIS REGARD.12- TO ASSOCIATE DURING SITE PERFORMNACE AND GUARANTEE TESTS ON VARIOUS EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS.13- TO ASSOCIATE WITH OTHER GROUPS IN NTPC FOR ANALYSIS OF FAILURE REPORTS RECEIVED FROM SITES.14- TO VERIFY COMPELTION OF TESTING & INSPN FOR ALL THE ITEMS COVERED IN PACKAGE AND TO FURNISH REQUISITE CERTIFICATE DURING CONTRACT CLOSING STAGE.15-TO KEEP DOCUMENTATION OF NON-COMPLIANCES .16- TO PROVIDE THIRD PARTY INSPECTION SERVICES TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS.

DEFINITIONS:QUALITY PLAN:

A Document setting out the specific Quality Practices and Procedures relevant to a particular item, component or material in prescribed format.The QP is prepared by the contractor or subcontractor and subsequently finalised and approved by Quality Assurance Department.

CUSTOMER HOLD POINTS(CHP):

Customer Hold points are the stages in process which are identified in QP beyond which work will progress only with NTPCs written consent in respect of the relevant items and materials.

CHP Clearance Report: A Document prepared at the time of inspection of materials/items against CHP stages identified in the finalised QP/Inspection Check List.This report is jointly signed by NTPC Engineers and Contractor/Subcontractor for Physical inspections.MATERIAL DESPATCH CLERANCE CERTIFICATE (MDCC): MDCC is a Document issued by Inspection or Quality assuarance engineer for the items/materials found in conformance to contractual requirements after successful inspection or successful review of test certificate or certificate of conformance. MDCC permits the Contractor/Subcontractor for Physical despatch of the material and also used by the contractor for purpose of billing and subsequent payment.

INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

INSPECTON CATEGORIES:CAT 0 - STAGE INSPECTIONCAT-1 - Where as per QP/ICL physical inspection witness by NTPC is envisaged. CAT-2. - Where item is covered in QP/ICL but physical inspection witness by NTPC is not envisaged and material is to be cleared on the basis of review of Material Test Certificate and/or Inspection reports of the main contractor or the test reports/Test certificates from the subcontractor/manufacturer duly disposed & authenticated by Main Contractor.CAT-3- Where the item is not covered in QP/ICL but covered in BBU and inspection is by the Main Contractor/Sub contractor or Manufacturer a certificate of conformance(COC) should be furnished as per the prescribed format.

DISPOSAL_CODEDISPOSAL_DISCRIPTIONACTIONBYAITEM IS NOT READY/ FRESH INSPECTION CALL TO BE GIVENBREWORK /FRESH INSP CALL,WITH COMPLIANCE TO BE GIVENVENDORCEINSP NOT UNDERTAKEN FOR WANT OF ENGG DOCUMENTSENGGCQINSP NOT UNDERTAKEN FOR WANT OF QA DOCUMENTSCQADCALL CANCELLED BY VENDORVENDOREMATERIAL IS REJECTEDVENDORFINSPECTION CALL INCOMPLETE, RETURNED TO MAIN CONTRACTORVENDORGCLOSED IN ABSENCE OF RESPONSE/CLARIFICATION FROM VENDOR/SITEJMATERIAL ACCEPTED MDCC ISSUEDJCACCEOPTED,CONDITIONAL MDCC,AS ADVISED BY CONTRACTSCCJEACCEOPTED,CONDITIONAL MDCC,AS ADVISED BY ENGINEERINGENGGJPACCEOPTED,CONDITIONAL MDCC,AS ADVISED BY PROJECTPROJJQACCEOPTED,CONDITIONAL MDCC,AS ADVISED BY CQACQAJXACCEPTED CONDITIONAL MDCC ISSUEDKSTAGE INSPECTION ACCEPTED MDCC NOT APPLICABLELACCEPTED MDCC NOT APPLICABLEPCALL PERTAINS TO OTHER RIOS, REDIRECTEDRIOSDUPLICATE CALLRIOXFACCEPTED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF DEVIATIONVENDORXGACCEPTED SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCEVENDORXH MAT INSPECTED, ACCEPTED SUBJECTED TO BBU APPROVALCCXIACCEPTED, SUBJECT TO TYPE TEST APPROVAL BY ENGGENGGXMCALL PENDING/NOT DUEXQINSPECTION ATTENDED TESTING CONTINUED FOR LONG DURATION TESTRIOXRENGINEER DEPUTED REPORT AWAITEDRIOXTPARTIALY INSPECTED FURTHER INSPECTION REQUIREDRIOXXENGG DOCUMENTS NOT APPROVED IN CAT-I ,MDCC WITHHELDENGGXYANY CONDITION NOT COVERED ABOVEXZAQP / ICL NOT APPROVED IN CAT--I, MDCC WITHHELDCQA

DISPOSAL CODES

DISPOSITION OF NON-CONFORMAITYNON-CONFORMITY: Non fulfillment of a specified requirement.CORRECTIVE ACTION: Action taken to eliminate the cause of an existing non-conformity,defect or other undesirable situation in order to prevent the recurrence.REPAIR: Action taken on a nonconforming product so that it will fulfil the intended usage requirement although it may not conform to the orginaly specified requirements.REWORK: Action taken on a non-conforming product so that it will fulfill the specified requirement.

NON-CONFORMITY REPORT: Formal request from contractor to deviate from a specified quality requirement in NC-Format. DISPOSITION OF NC: Action to be taken to deal with existing NC in order to resolve NC.

NC CATOGARIES: CAT-A: MAJOR NC-Reviewed & Disposed by CQA. CAT-B: MINOR NC- Disposed by HEAD-RIO.

MONITORING REPORTS1) EXCEPTION REPORT2) STATUS REPORT3)SUMMARY REPORT

DOCUMENT CONTROLTYPE OF FILES1) PACKAGE2) MDCC3)REFERENCE4)WEEKLY PLANNING5)EXCEPTION