In the early development of the R18LabQMS application, creating equipment calibration, checks, standardization and maintenance procedures (EPs) needed to be a flexible process within the application to meet the... Read more
I am often asked if all calibrations, standardizations, checks and maintenance equipment procedures (EPs) for major pieces are neatly organized and up-to-date in the R18LabQMS application? Well, unfortunately, they’re... Read more
Arguably, equipment procedures (calibration, standardization, check, maintenance) are the most time-consuming and important part of any quality management system. Within our laboratory, we have 150+ pieces of equipment that... Read more
With many labs, it is easy as the busy season approaches to put off maintaining a quality management system (QMS). One area that is arguably the most active and... Read more
The time has come. The launch date for V2.5 ASTM Quality Standards will be Thursday, February 16th at 8 a.m. E.S.T., and we don’t anticipate an interruption in service. ... Read more
This upgrade, V2.5, has been a long time coming! R18LabQMS is adding ASTM Quality Standards (QS) to the application to complement the current default standard, AASHTO R18. Until now,... Read more
In September’s post, we talked about the purpose of accreditation and common questions laboratories have concerning accreditation. This month we are going to highlight the benefits. During the busy... Read more
Potential users of R18LabQMS who are new to the accreditation process have a lot of questions regarding the purpose and functionality of R18LabQMS, how to get started and much... Read more
We are asked routinely if R18LabQMS provides procedures and content as a part of the annual subscription? The short answer is, no. R18LabQMS is a web-based management system that... Read more
As we listen to and answer questions that users send our way, there always seems to be suggestions or a request for adding a specific functionality, and in some... Read more