The document summarizes 12 non-conformities identified during a NABL audit of Shreya Test House in Greater Noida West, U.P, India in August 2020. The non-conformities relate to equipment calibration and traceability, personnel training needs, sampling procedures, proficiency testing participation, reporting decisions, contract reviews, and policies regarding impartiality and confidentiality. For each non-conformity the auditor specified the required corrections and corrective actions proposed by the laboratory, including updating records, establishing monitoring criteria, documenting procedures, submitting evidence of corrections, and revising policies.
The document summarizes 12 non-conformities identified during a NABL audit of Shreya Test House in Greater Noida West, U.P, India in August 2020. The non-conformities relate to equipment calibration and traceability, personnel training needs, sampling procedures, proficiency testing participation, reporting decisions, contract reviews, and policies regarding impartiality and confidentiality. For each non-conformity the auditor specified the required corrections and corrective actions proposed by the laboratory, including updating records, establishing monitoring criteria, documenting procedures, submitting evidence of corrections, and revising policies.
The document summarizes 12 non-conformities identified during a NABL audit of Shreya Test House in Greater Noida West, U.P, India in August 2020. The non-conformities relate to equipment calibration and traceability, personnel training needs, sampling procedures, proficiency testing participation, reporting decisions, contract reviews, and policies regarding impartiality and confidentiality. For each non-conformity the auditor specified the required corrections and corrective actions proposed by the laboratory, including updating records, establishing monitoring criteria, documenting procedures, submitting evidence of corrections, and revising policies.
FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER
NOIDA WEST (U.P)
Acceptance and Required Root Cause Corrections Analysis and Actions Sr. Classific Non-Conformity proposed by Corrective Taken Assessor NC NO. Clause Description ation Raised CAB Actions By CAB Evidence Remark Status A. Non Conformity by S.K Tyagi Sir (Lead Assessor) Environment (Air & Stack Emission) & Quality Department 1 6.4.13.e Equipment Minor Though Laboratory Laboratory will has arranged update all the recalibration of new data on instruments. But in portal and copy application old due Related dates are mentioned Documentary and not updated. Evidence shall be submitted within 1 month. 2 6.5.2.b Metrological Major The Laboratory does Suitable traceability not have international Corrective or national NMI SI Action will be traceability to taken and measurement of SO2 necessary in ambient air. documentary evidence will be submitted. 3 6.6.2.b Externally Minor Though laboratory Suitable provided has been evaluating Corrective products and performance of Action will be services vendors but proper taken and criteria of monitoring necessary performance need to documentary be evolved. evidence will be submitted. 4 7.2.1.1 Selection, Major The verification Suitable verification and record (LOD, LOQ, Corrective validation of Linearity & Spike Action will be methods recovery etc of trace taken and metals (like NI,,Pb necessary etc ) analysis near documentary LOD & in the range evidence will be FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) of scope in ambient submitted. air not available in the lab at the time of assessment . 5 6.2.5.c Personnel Minor The training need to Suitable be identified & Corrective planned in critical Action will be area of sampling of taken and Atmospheric necessary pollution & industrial documentary & sewage wastewater evidence will be & analysis of trace submitted. metals in ambient air to establish Laboratory capabilities. 6 7.3.2.a Sampling Major Though lab has Suitable prepared sampling Corrective procedure but an Action will be overview of grab & taken and composite sampling , necessary velocity & discharge documentary measurement of evidence will be industrial/ sewage submitted. waste water from pipes / open channel & v notch outlets required for pollution load etc are not covered. Similarly the overview sailent features of stack sampling not covered. The guideline annexure IV as mentioned in Noise monitoring section not available. FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) 7 7.7.2.a Ensuring the Major The lab has 4 year PT Suitable validity of plan & has Corrective results participated in 2019 Action will be for Ambient air , taken and Aggregates, Fly ash, necessary brick with documentary satisfactory Z score evidence will be except for P10 & PM submitted. 2.5 sampling process and bulk density & materials below 75 um size for which RCA & CA are awaited. 8 7.8.6.1 Reporting of Major The Laboratory have Suitable results not documented Corrective decision rule. Action will be taken and necessary documentary evidence will be submitted. 9 7.1.1.a Review of Minor The Laboratory has Suitable requests, tenders not been reviewing Corrective and contracts request properly as Action will be per requirements of taken and the standard quality necessary procedure. documentary evidence will be submitted. 10 4.1.4 Impartiality Minor The Laboratory has Suitable not addressed risk to Corrective impartiality Action will be particularly clause no taken and 4.1.3 & 4.1.4 necessary documentary evidence will be submitted. FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) 11 4.2.4 Confidentiality Minor The Lab has not Suitable addressed clause no Corrective 4.2.4 in the Action will be confidentiality taken and undertaking. necessary documentary evidence will be submitted. 12 6.4.10 Equipment Minor The intermediate Suitable check record of Corrective PM10 & PM2.5 not Action will be available with lab. taken and necessary documentary evidence will be submitted. 13 7.6.1 Evaluation of Major Though lab has Suitable measurement estimated MU of Corrective uncertainty Atmospheric Action will be pollution parameters taken and but sampling factors necessary contributing to total documentary uncertainty are not evidence will be accounted for. One submitted. example of PM2.5 attached as evidence. 14 7.9.2 Complaints Minor The lab has Suitable documented the Corrective process for handling Action will be of complaints but it is taken and not controlled. No necessary complaint rcvd so far documentary as told by evidence will be Laboratory. submitted. 15 8.6.2 Improvement Minor The Laboratory has Suitable (Option A) obtained more than Corrective 10 feedback but the Action will be same are not taken and FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) evaluated for 5he necessary improvement documentary purpose. evidence will be submitted. B. Non Conformity by Satish Yadav Sir (Technical Assessor) Environment Department (Waste Water & Soil) 1 6.2.6.a Personnel Minor Laboratory has Suitable authorized personnel Corrective to perform specific Action will be laboratory activities taken and only with respect to necessary test performed; documentary however, other evidence will be requirements such as submitted. method development, modification, validation and verification, statement of conformity, opinion and interpretation, review and authorization of results have not been authorized. 2 6.6.2.c Externally Minor Laboratory has not Suitable provided adequately Corrective products and maintained the record Action will be services of critical taken and consumables as per necessary documented documentary procedure evidence will be STH/QSP/6.6/01. submitted. Test mentioned in procedure are not matching with records maintained. 3 7.2.1.5 Selection, Major Laboratory doesn't Suitable verification and have record for Corrective FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) validation of method development Action will be methods and validation / taken and verification for necessary aluminum in documentary wastewater. evidence will be submitted. 4 6.4.1 Equipment Major Laboratory has all the Suitable required equipment Corrective and reference Action will be material necessary taken and for correct necessary performance of documentary laboratory activities evidence will be except Aluminium submitted. CRM. C. Non Conformity by D Sathiya NarayananSir (Technical Assessor) Environment Department (Water) 1 7.2.1.3 Selection, Minor Laboratory is not Suitable verification and having the latest Corrective validation of edition of the Action will be methods Standard Methods for taken and the examination of necessary water and waste documentary water by APHA. evidence will be submitted. 2 7.7.1.f Ensuring the Minor IQC activities Suitable validity of pertaining to water Corrective results are not evident such Action will be as taken and replicate/retest/interm necessary ediate checking of documentary testing equipment. evidence will be submitted. 3 7.2.1.5 Selection, Major Laboratory has not Suitable verification and verified the limit of Corrective validation of detection/range of Action will be methods testing for Metals taken and applied under water necessary group such as Al, Cu, documentary FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) Mn, Ni, Zn, Cd, Pb, evidence will be Cr and Fe. submitted. 4 6.2.1 Personnel Major Laboratory is not able Suitable to perform Corrective Aluminium in Water Action will be group by AAS taken and technique for the necessary applied LOD (very documentary low). No data evidence will be available for earlier submitted. performance / measurement uncertainty of this test under water group. 5 6.4.1 Equipment Major In Water bath - Suitable digital display with Corrective thermostatic control Action will be is not available. taken and CRMs - CaCO3, necessary Conductivity documentary solution, Fluoride, evidence will be Sulphate - expired. submitted. K2Cr2O7 and KHP - not traceable. Al - not available 6 6.4.10 Equipment Minor Analytical weighing Suitable balance - Corrective intermediately Action will be verified for its taken and performance, using necessary STD weights, but the documentary tolerance limit fixed evidence will be is not adequate. submitted. 7 7.5.1 Technical Minor Calculation sheets, Suitable records AAS graphs are not Corrective available pertaining Action will be to the test parameters taken and FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) applied under water necessary group for documentary Measurement evidence will be Uncertainty. submitted. TOTAL NO. OF NC’S- 26, MAJOR Nc’s- 11 and Minor Nc’s- 15 C. Non Conformity by B Venkata SubramanyamSir (Technical Assessor) Building Material Department 1 7.2.1.3 Selection, Major CAB is not having Suitable verification and following latest Corrective validation of version of test Action will be methods standards 1. ASTM D taken and 6726 - 15 for necessary Marshall Stability documentary and Flow Test 2. IS evidence will be 3495 Part 1 2019 for submitted. Bricks Compressive Strength 3. IS 3495 Part 2 2019 for Bricks Water Absorption 4. IS 3495 Part 3 2019 for Bricks Efflorescence 2 7.8.2.1.k Reporting of Minor CAB is not involved Suitable results in sampling activity Corrective but mentioned about Action will be sampling in their test taken and reports. necessary documentary evidence will be submitted. 3 7.8.2.1.l Reporting of Minor This statement is Suitable results missing on Test Corrective reports Action will be taken and necessary documentary evidence will be submitted. 4 7.8.2.2 Reporting of Minor The customer Suitable FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) results provided information Corrective is not clearly Action will be identified in Test taken and report. necessary documentary evidence will be submitted. 5 7.8.2.1.o Reporting of Minor The Name of the Suitable results person authorizing Corrective the test report is Action will be missing on Test taken and Report. necessary documentary evidence will be submitted. 6 7.8.6.1 Reporting of Minor CAB is not Suitable results mentioned about the Corrective decision rule Action will be employed for the taken and statement of necessary conformity documentary mentioned in test evidence will be reports submitted. 7 6.3.4.c Facilities and Major The Bitumen Testing Suitable environmental activities are mixed Corrective conditions with Aggregate and Action will be Soil Testing activities taken and which need to be necessary isolated from documentary Bitumen Testing evidence will be activities. submitted. 8 7.2.1.1 Selection, Major CAB has applied Suitable verification and wrongly following Corrective validation of parameters in their Action will be methods applied scope: 1. taken and Total Deleterious necessary Material in Coarse documentary Aggregate as per IS evidence will be FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) 2385 2. Total submitted. Deleterious Material in Fine Aggregate as per IS 2386 3. Sand Content in Soil as per IS 6186. CAB has mentioned wrongly mentioned the Dry Density by Sand Replacement Method and Core Cutter Method under Permanent facility instead of Site facility 9 6.5.2.a Metrological Major Proving Ring fitted Suitable traceability with CBR apparatus Corrective (serial no 15, 10kN, Action will be STH/MECH/40B) taken and and Marshall necessary Stability apparatus documentary (serial no 01355, evidence will be 10kN, submitted. STH/MECH/35A) is not calibrated by competent laboratory. 10 6.3.5 Facilities and Minor CAB doesn't have Suitable environmental procedure for their Corrective conditions site testing activities Action will be as per NABL 130 to taken and implement the same. necessary documentary evidence will be submitted.
11 6.4.1 Equipment Major CAB is not provided Suitable
with following: 1. Corrective Cover for brick Action will be Efflorescence Test as taken and FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) per IS 3495 Part 3 necessary 2019 2. Water Bath documentary for Bitumen evidence will be Penetration Test as submitted. per IS 1203 1978 3. Proving Ring with minimum 20 kN capacity for Marshall Stability Apparatus as per ASTM D 6927-15 4. The Marshall Stability Compactor is not fixed permanently 5. The Electrically operated Centrifuge Extractor is not kept separately in order to avoid unfortunate incident like Fire because Benzene is being used as solvent for test. 12 6.4.10 Equipment Minor CAB is not having Suitable Intermediate Checks Corrective Plan for Compression Action will be Testing Machine, taken and Weighing Balances, necessary Hot Air Oven, Water documentary Baths etc., in evidence will be Building Material & submitted. Soil related instruments.
13 6.4.4 Equipment Major Aggregate Ten
Percent Fines Value and Crushing Value apparatus (Mould, FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) Plunger & Base Plate) is not verified for its Hardness as per IS 2386 Part 4 1963. 14 6.4.6 Equipment Major Following measuring Suitable instruments are not Corrective Calibrated: 1. Action will be Bitumen Penetration taken and Apparatus. 2. Steel necessary Scale fitted to documentary Bitumen Ductility evidence will be Apparatus submitted. 15 7.1.3 Review of Minor CAB has not Suitable requests, tenders reviewed about Corrective and contracts whether the Action will be conformity statement taken and is required or not to necessary the customer. CAB is documentary not mentioning the evidence will be specific test methods submitted. in service request form. 16 7.5.1 Technical Minor The Testing person Suitable records and results Corrective verification person Action will be names are not taken and mentioning on Test necessary Analysis Data Sheet. documentary evidence will be submitted. 17 9.1.2 NABL 142 Major CBR & Marshall Suitable Stability apparatus Corrective Proving Ring is not Action will be calibrated by taken and accredited laboratory. necessary documentary evidence will be FINAL NABL AUDIT NON CONFIRMITY DETAILS (22-23 AUGUST 2020) OF SHREYA TEST HOUSE GREATER NOIDA WEST (U.P) submitted. TOTAL NO. OF NC’S- 26, MAJOR Nc’s- 8 and Minor Nc’s- 9
TOTAL NUMBER OF NON CONFIRMITY IN BOTH DEPARTMENT (ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING MATERIAL) IS 43 MAJOR-19 & MINOR- 24.