DEFENCE STANDARDIZATION CODIFICATION AND GOVERNMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE AUTHORITY

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1 Process of Government Quality Assurance for products on defence purposes in a provision for Slovak MoD and for NATO countries focusing on Ammunition and Explosives. Mr. Pavol LABÁK

2 DSCGQAA STRUCTURE Director Director Office Office of Personnel Support Service Cell Standardization Branch Government Quality Assurance (GQA) Branch Codification Branch (NCB) Quality Audits Section GQA - Surveillance Department

3 CODIFICATION SYSTEM OF SVK A uniform system on identification and codification of products for SVK defence purposes - according to NATO CS NATO CS - Under control - Allied Committe AC/135, NSPA Cardinal procedures, relations on codification of products describe Act no.11/2004 and Regulation no. 476/2011 of Slovak National Council Is detail described in ratified allied publication SOŠ ACodP 1 - NATO MANUAL ON CODIFICATION and ratified NATO STANAG about codification 3150, 3151, 4177, 4199, 4438 CS of SVK - under control - DSCGQAA / ÚOŠKŠOK Trenčín CODIFICATION BRANCH as NATIONAL CODIFICATION BUREAU (NCB) Assignment NATO STOCK NUMBER for SVK item Assignment NCAGE code for SVK entities Management of National DTBS of codification items External communication - NATO MAIL BOX SYSTEM - NSPA

4 Purchase Order / Contract of work Request for Government Quality Assurance SLOVAK REPUBLIC NATO NON NATO COUNTRY Act No.11/2004 Z. z. Promulgation 477/2011 Z.z. STANAG 4107 AQAP 2070 DSCGQA AUTHORITY, Trenčín BILLATERAL AGREEMENT Decision on GQA - acceptance Decision on GQA - acceptance Decision on GQA - acceptance Certificate of quality and Completness of product Promulgation 477/2011 Z.z. Certificate of Conformity AQAP 2070 Certificate of Conformity Billat. Agreement

5 GENERAL GQA CONCEPT The DSCGQA Authority within the Government Quality Assurance performs: Quality surveillance means evaluating product compliance with the contractual requirements. Quality audit is an independent, systematic and documented process of quality system evaluation GQA is performed by Government Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) He/She performs his/her activity according to his/her issued Plan quality related to contractual subject of delivery analyses and assesses the scope of quality surveillance activities from time to time tests protocols, attests other documents, by which the supplier demonstrates the product conformance with the Contract requirements If shortcomings are revealed during the quality surveillance, the Authority interrupts process of GQA until that time when the authorized GQAR verifies the implementation of corrective actions taken by the producer/supplier for remedy shortcomings. If the producer/supplier of the product has demonstrated the conformance with contractual requirements, the authorized GQAR prepares and authority issues Certificate of the quality and completeness of the product.

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7 Risk Identification and Assessment concept of GQA operation To plan and execute the GQA process on the risk base it is essential to understand individual parts of the risk identification process, their features, effects and mutual relationships. The parts of the risk identification process are: Identification, denomination of the risk; Identification of risk causes; Assessment of the risk impact; Assessment of the likelihood of the risk occurrence; Determination of the risk index.

8 Risk Identification and Assessment concept of GQA operation Identification of risk For purposes of GQA the identified risk describes what can fail. It indicates an event, which can have a negative impact on the product quality, Indicates failure to meet requirements of technical regulations, technical specifications, defence standards can affect the increase of costs for maintenance and treatment of the product during its life cycle Can affect the deadline of its delivery Likelihood or probability level Med High High Low Med High Low Low Med Identification of risk causes To eliminate the identified risk or to reduce the likelihood of its occurrence it is inevitable to identify causes of risk occurrence what can be caused? For purposes of GQA the causes of the risk are indicated in relation to the product and in relation to processes executed by the supplier. Consequence or Impact level

9 Risk Identification and Assessment concept of GQA operation For the risk analyses development is used procedures of quantitative assessment of the risk impact and from the likelihood of the occurrence of the risk with aim to determine risk index. Assessment of risks impact / Characteristic signs Assessment of the likelihood of the risk occurrence / Characteristic signs High 9 The occurrence of a risk event could reasonably cause the loss of a human life or a severe injury, item with increased requirements on safety and reliability, an aircraft safety item, equipment for personal protection of individuals, ammunition and explosives High 9 Suppliers control system of the quality or of a process does not guarantee fulfilment of contractual requirements related to the quality. Process is not controlled or sufficient proofs are not submitted that the process is effectively controlled Medium 4 The occurrence of a risk event could cause a severe injury of persons with/or without permanent effects or failure of key functions and characteristics of the product for a limited period of time, Significant short-term damage of the environment Medium 4 The system or the process is not controlled complexly, recent experience of performance of supplies or complaints that discredit the supplier capability. The process is new for the supplier, but is controlled and regulated... Low 1 The occurrence of a risk event could cause a slight injury of persons without permanent effects or failure of minor, non-key characteristics of the product Low 1 The system or the process is under control and data of performance and results of the recent GQA have proved the supplier s capability to fulfil requirements related to the quality.

10 PROCESS OF GQA APPLICABILITY FOR Higher-Level Quality requirements Product criticality is considered where the contract involves any system part, assembly or equipment where a failure will result in catastrophic or critical failure resulting in loss of life or significant operational capability. Example : Critical safety items, safety to life, vital parts and flight safety items, explosives, ammo. A critical application of an item is one in which the failure of the item could injure personnel or jeopardize a vital agency mission. A critical item may be either peculiar, meaning it has only one application, or common, meaning it has multiple applications. Complex: Items Containing quality characteristics requiring progressively established contractual conformance Critical: Failure could injure personnel / jeopardize a vital agency mission Critical Items: Items having significant effect on product realization and product use

11 PROCESS OF GQA APPLICABILITY FOR Quality surveillance in the area of ammunition and explosives is specific and need to be considered of following aspects: Explosion risks the impact of harmful substances from ammunition and explosives Various tests and trials lead to respect to functional reliability, manipulation safety, transportability and performance. Specific requirements on safety percausion in production, assembling, testing, handling, usage, storage, disposal. Strict observance of procedures, instructions, norms...during proceses Right function of relevant ammunition components Deals with risk analyses, safety concepts and expert s assessments, in order to guarantee the safe handling of explosives and ammunition Contractual Quality requirements need to be achieved Need to be clearly define appropriate test methods, test intervals and acceptance limits GQA-Quality surveillance, Technical requirements of product must comply (Type, caliber fuze type No. Of augmenting charges, weight, explosive weight No of fragments, Lethal radius, operation /use temeperature limits..) Marking, packaging and palletization of ammo and explosives requirements, Documentation requirements (Ammo data card, Lot Acceptance Test Report LAT, test fiering, CoC Materiel Inspection and Shipping Report MISR NSPA Aplicability of results from research in the field of explosives (new testing methods)

12 PROCESS OF GQA APPLICABILITY FOR Quality surveillance GQA process is intended to provide Acquirers with confidence that their contractual requirements related to quality have been met. Contractual Product Requirements Product Examination is a method to determine one or more physical characteristics of the product. Construction quality consideration The primary objective of is to ensure design procedures and construction techniques used in siting explosives facilities provide the desired margin of protection for personnel, the environment and valuable material. Wittnes of performing tests on ammunition (example: continuity test, pull test, tests on components, chemical tests(ageing), functional tests). Others activities GQAR evaluates the documentation used to record the results GQAR records the results of their examinations and maintain this data GQAR evaluates the adequacy of the verification equipment used - the applicable characteristic(s). Quality audits Producer/supplier QMS Requirements to ensure that company is an owener of applicable certificate ISO 9001 and they are able to fulfill AQAPs requirements. to ensure that explosives facilities and other related facilities are constructed in a way that will maximize cost-effectiveness in both planning and facility utilization to ensure that managers must carefully evaluate their need for explosives facilities and ensure that construction techniques match mission requirements

13 PROCESS OF GQA APPLICABILITY FOR Acceptance sampling procedures - ISO :1999(E). Acceptance sampling procedures are used when GQA is performed on mass production characterized as continuing series of lots when product will be assembled into identifiable lots (items consist of a single type, class, grade and composition manufactured under uniform conditions and the same time). Kind of statistical method which enable decide whether accept or reject lot size on the basis of sample results taken from lot size. Objectively enable assessment of conformity of product quality requirements - meet quality criteria Ensure probability, that only acceptable series (products) will be taken over meet contractual requirements Lowering contractorś expenses simultaneosly rising his level of quality product To ensure good quality of mass production with relative amount of samples inspections.

14 PROCESS OF GQA APPLICABILITY FOR Acceptance sampling procedures - ISO :1999(E). If using Acceptance sampling authorised GQAR : designates products into appropriate category of value (I-Low, II-Medium, III-High) selects the right scale of AQL (Acceptance Quality Limit) done for each category.

15 PROCESS OF GQA APPLICABILITY FOR Acceptance sampling procedures - ISO :1999(E). If using Acceptance sampling authorised GQAR: Identifies and set up of a quality characteristic of product (its components) Values of required quality characteristic of product Computes parameter s in excell spread sheet, set up an AQL (Acceptance Quality Limit) By knowing parameters such as - Lot size(overall amount of products assigned for delivery), - Sample size(amount of products selected from overall amount assigned for inspection), - Ac-acceptance number, - Re-rejection number GQAR can assess whether accept or refuse assigned Lot size.

16 PROCESS OF GQA APPLICABILITY FOR Acceptance sampling procedures - ISO :1999(E). GQAR can assess whether accept or refuse assigned Lot size. Lot size Sample e r size AQL Acceptance quality limit 0,010 0,015 0,025 0,040 0,065 0,10 0,15 0,25 0,40 0,65 1,0 1,5 2,5 4,0 6, ?????????????? 0?? ????????????? 0?? ???????????? 0?? ? ??????????? 0?? ?? ?????????? 0?? ??? ????????? 0?? ?????? ???????? 0?? ??????? ??????? 0?? ???????? ?????? 0?? ????????? ????? 0?? ?????????? ???? 0?? ??????????? ??? 0?? ???????????? ?? 0 Ac=0? Re=1? ????????????? ? 0?? ?????????????? a výše ?? ??????????????? At each inspection level, the switching rules shall operate to require normal, tightened and reduced inspection.

17 GQA - OUTPUTS Certificate of Conformity Certificate of Conformity ISSUED FOR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE OF CONTRACTED PRODUCT ISSUED FOR QUALITY AUDIT SYSTEM

18 CONCLUSIONS Mutual acceptance of Government Quality Assurance in accordance with NATO STANAG 4107, represents one of the very important tools in mutual provision quality of products and services on defense purposes within NATO countries. Process of GQA establish a confidence that the contractual requirements relating to quality are met. From statistical data for year 2012 gathered from 19 participating NATO states was issued 1175 requests for GQA applicable for 4045 contracts.