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Form · FRM-21

Equipment Out-of-Service and Quarantine Label

Label and record for withdrawn, suspect or overdue equipment.

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Purpose

A two-part control: a label attached to equipment that is out of service, suspect, overdue or quarantined so that it cannot be used inadvertently, and a record of the withdrawal, the investigation and the return to service (SOP-11 section 6.9).

What it covers

  • LABEL - DO NOT USE
  • Out-of-service record

How to complete it

  1. 1.Print the label section on red paper or card; complete and attach to the item (or its case) immediately on withdrawal; segregate the item.
  2. 2.Complete the record section and file it with FRM-19; raise FRM-13 where results may be affected.
  3. 3.Remove the label only when the Technical Manager has authorised return to service on the record.

Before you use it

  • Replace every square-bracket token, starting with [LABORATORY NAME], [ADDRESS] and [EFFECTIVE DATE]. The full token list is in GD-01 Read Me First.
  • Have the content technically reviewed against how your laboratory actually works, then approved by the responsible manager before it becomes a controlled document.
  • Update the Word fields after editing so the table of contents and page numbers are correct: select all, then press F9.
  • Record the document in your own document register and set its review date.

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This is an original template published by ValiTrac. It does not reproduce the text of ISO/IEC 17025 or of any accreditation body publication, and it does not by itself confer or guarantee accreditation. Customise, review and approve it before use.