Jul 29, 2021 | Ask the Expert
Question Submitted by JD Stevens, Sr. Director of QHSE at Ulterra Drilling Technologies L.P. Q: Is there a way to implement a dock-to-stock program that complies with API Spec Q1? I am being requested to implement a dock-to-stock program for certain...
Oct 22, 2015 | Ask the Expert
Question from a Wellhead Manufacturing Company Q: I would like to know the difference in application between Clauses 6.4.2 (Corrective Action) and 5.10 (Control of Nonconforming Product). When you detect a nonconforming product, there is a nonconformity, and Clause...
Sep 10, 2015 | Ask the Expert
Q: How much of ISO 9001:2015 will we be able to adopt into Q1? A: API Spec. Q1 has mandatory requirements for documented procedures, whereas ISO 9001:2015 discusses the term “documented information.” 3.8.6 documented information “information (3.8.2) required to...
Aug 11, 2015 | Ask the Expert
Q: Can you please explain API Q1, Clause 5.10.3? A: This section of Q1 has always been a bit confusing. As you will notice, there is no “accept-as-is” disposition in API Spec. Q1. API addresses this condition as “acceptance under concession.” Acceptance under...
May 20, 2015 | Ask the Expert
Q: On external documents, do revisions only apply to API product specifications? A: API Spec. Q1, Clause 4.4.4 states: 4.4.4 Use of External Documents in Product Realization “When API product or other external specification requirements, including addenda, errata, and...
Apr 7, 2015 | Ask the Expert
Q: Risk assessment associated with product quality shall include: delivery of nonconforming product; is this about risk involved after a nonconforming product is delivered, or is this about risks which cause nonconforming product? A: Q1 states in part . . . 5.3 Risk...
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