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The DANELEC Quality System is maintained and implemented by the following entities:

o          the Quality Assurance Review Committee;
o          the Quality Assurance Group;
o          ad-hoc working groups.
                                                                                                                                                           
            Quality Assurance Review Committee
The Quality Assurance Review Committee is chaired by the General Manager, and is composed by the Technical Manager, the Quality Manager, and the Operation Manager.  Its duties include:
o          supervising that DANELEC quality objectives and quality policy are observed by the company and monitoring the quality assurance efforts;
o          requesting audits to verify the implementation of the Quality System.
Quality Assurance Review Committee meetings are organized if called by one of its participants, but at least once a year.  Minutes of the meetings are retained as quality records.

            Quality Assurance Group
The development and operation of the DANELEC Quality System is performed by the Quality Assurance Group.  This group is independent of project activities, but has direct access to management.  It has the authority and freedom to identify quality problems, initiate, recommend, or provide corrective actions and verify the implementation of the corrective actions.  It is the duty of the Quality Assurance Group to establish and assure that appropriate procedures are used by quality personal and that sufficient documentation is prepared and maintained.

The implementation of the Quality System within the company and the activity of the Quality Assurance Group are subjected to review and verification by the Quality Assurance Review Committee.
The Quality Assurance Group is headed by the Quality Manager and is composed by either full or part-time-staff.  Part-time-staff can be shared with engineering or service groups, provided that conflict of responsibilities is avoided.

            Responsibilities of the Quality Manager, as appropriate, include:
o          administration of the corporate Quality Assurance Program;
o          development, review and approval of the Quality Manual and quality assurance procedures;
o          day-to-day supervision of quality assurance activities;
o          approval of Project Quality Plans and general and project specific procedures;
o          notification to DANELEC's personal  deviations, deficiencies, and changes in quality assurance procedures;
o          determination of audit schedule;
o          appointment of working groups.

            Working Groups
They are appointed to face specific quality problems, prepare or update procedures, instructions or technical policies.

 

            QUALITY SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION
The written documentation of DANELEC's quality system includes:

o          the Quality Manual
o          general procedures, describing the basic criteria for the planning, execution and control, identifying responsibilities, of the managerial activities which influence quality (see Table 2 for a list of the general procedures;
o          operating instructions and technical policies, which describe in more detail how specific activities, either technical or related to the general services, shall be performed;
o          quality records, such as post-audit reports, procurement audits, etc;
o          quality plans for specific projects, developed when required by the client.

Letters of appointment to company managers are also maintained as a part of the written system documentation.
Procedures, operating instructions and technical policies refer to activities which may be performed in the field or office by DANELEC or, where appropriate, by a subcontractor to DANELEC.

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