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CORRECTIVE PREVENTIVE ACTION [4 records]

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Record 1 2011-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
  • Quality Control (Management)
DEF

An action to eliminate the cause of a potential nonconformity or other undesirable potential situation.

OBS

There can be more than one cause for a potential nonconformity.

OBS

Preventive action is taken to prevent occurrence whereas corrective action is taken to prevent recurrence.

OBS

preventive action: term and definition standardized by ISO in 2000.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel
  • Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
DEF

Action visant à éliminer la cause d'une non-conformité potentielle ou d'une autre situation potentielle indésirable.

OBS

Il peut y avoir plusieurs causes à une non-conformité potentielle.

OBS

Une action préventive est entreprise pour empêcher l'occurrence alors qu'une action corrective est entreprise pour empêcher la réapparition.

OBS

action préventive : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2000.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Proceso de adopción de decisiones
  • Control de la calidad (Gestión)
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Record 2 2011-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
CONT

Formal structured approach : task analysis, problem analysis, root cause identification, corrective-preventive action procedure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

The interval between the time a system/equipment is made available for preventive or corrective maintenance until that maintenance action is successfully completed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Intervalle de temps qui s'écoule depuis qu'un système ou un équipement est disponible pour la maintenance préventive ou corrective jusqu'à l'accomplissement de ces travaux de maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Quality Control (Management)
DEF

Document stating results achieved or providing evidence of activities performed.

OBS

Records can document traceability and provide evidence of verification, preventive action and corrective action.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO in 2000.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
DEF

Document faisant état des résultats obtenus ou apportant la preuve de la réalisation d'une activité.

OBS

Les enregistrements peuvent documenter la traçabilité et apporter la preuve que vérification, actions préventives et actions correctives ont été réalisées.

OBS

enregistrement : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2000.

Spanish

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