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Pakistan Petroleum Limited

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR

GENERAL LAB MANAGEMENT
OPERATING

Document No. : PPL-HGPP-LAB/SOP/009

Original Issue Date : 28-03-2016
Revision : 0riginal
Last Date of Revision : XX-YY-ZZZZ

Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by

STANDARD

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Abdul Qadir Syed Aslam Shah M.Ali Khan
Lab Chemist Plant Manager PEIC, HGPP

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD 1

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2

3 DISTRIBUTION LIST 3

4 TERMS AND DEFINATIONS 4

5 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 5

6 PURPOSE 6

7 SCOPE 6

8 RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES 6

9 PROCEDURE 6,7,8,9

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DISTRIBUTION LIST

 Plant Manager
 Laboratory

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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

TERM DEFINITION

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

 LAB Laboratory

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1. PURPOSE:
The purpose of this procedure is to maintain a clearly documented organizational structure,
defining the authority, interrelation and responsibilities of personnel throughout the laboratory.

2. SCOPE:
The management system shall cover all jobs carried out in the laboratory (i-e analysis,
testing), including activities for implementation, maintenance and improvement of system.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES:

 Plant Manager is overall responsible to maintain this documented procedure.

 The Lab Chemist are responsible to ensure compliance of this procedure.

4. PROCEDURE:
a. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART:

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b. LABORATORY QUALITY POLICY:

 Maintaining a laboratory environment and associated services consistent with guidance
of ISO-17025.
 Offering personalized and consistent customer support.

 Maintain a well trained, motivated work force founded on teamwork and fostered by
group activities, and trainings.
 Our management system procedure is a means for meeting and maintaining the goals
and objectives.

c. DOCUMENT CONTROL:
 At laboratory we have procedure for controlling management system documents,
which include regulations, standard calibration methods, work instructions and
manuals. All documents designated as control documents (with unique
identifications such as, document number date of issue etc), are reviewed and
approved by authorized personnel. These documents and procedures are
updated / reviewed as per set frequency.
 Focus on Traceability of calibration certificates will be ensured to maintain a
transparent working environment.

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d. INTERNAL AUDIT:
 The audit ensures that we comply with our procedures; the audits are planned and
organized as required by the audit schedule. Whenever our audit questions the
effectiveness of our operations, we ensure the audit findings are processed in
accordance with our procedure.

e. METHODS :
 We use applicable international standard methods, as necessary we support the
standards with additional procedure so that the specification is applied effectively.

 Key Features:
1. The Management system has policy to ensure the protection of its customer’s
confidential information and proprietary rights, including transmission of results.
2. The Management system has policy to to avoid involement in any activities that would
diminish confidence in its competence or operational integrity.
3. This will specify the responsibility and authority of all persons who perform or verify work
affecting the quality of the tests or calibration.
4. All personnel concerned with testing and calibration activities within the laboratory
should be familiarized with quality documentation and implementation of the policies and
procedures.
5. The lab has established a policy for providing support to relevant department is
corrective actions, when a nonconforming work has been indentified.
6. The management of laboratory shall arrange training of lab persons for improving their
skill.
7. The laboratory shall continuously improve the effectiveness of this system.

8. The laboratory shall have an established program for calibration of its

equipments that are used for different analysis / testing.

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