API Q1 Compliance Software
Quality Management Software for API Q1 Compliance
API Q1 defines Quality Management System requirements for manufacturing organizations in the petroleum and natural gas industry.
Here is how SBS QMS products support API Q1 compliance:
| API Q1 workflow | SBS product | How the product supports the workflow |
|---|---|---|
| Document control | Ground Control | Manage documents throughout their lifecycle and connect new document releases to training requirements. Track related training and certification records to support implementation of updated procedures. |
| Training and competence | Ground Control | Maintain training records, track certifications and recertifications, and evaluate training effectiveness. Email delinquency notices help teams follow up on overdue training. |
| Corrective actions and nonconformances | Quality Database | Record and analyze nonconformances and manage corrective actions, including supplier corrective actions. Keep related quality activities organized for follow-up and review. |
| Internal audits and management review | Quality Database | Manage internal audit activities and document quality management system reviews. Track continual improvement projects and customer perceptions to inform quality decisions. |
| Risk assessment | Quality Database | Document and assess risks using FMEA and SWOT analysis. Use these assessments to inform quality planning and improvement priorities. |
| Supplier qualification and evaluation | Vendor Management | Develop supplier qualification plans, record evaluation results, and maintain an approved vendor list. Establish selection and reevaluation criteria and link supporting electronic files. |
| Calibration and equipment maintenance | Asset Tracking | Track monitoring and measuring equipment and maintain a calibration recall list. Schedule preventive maintenance for critical equipment using time-based or counter-based intervals. |
SBS software supports API Q1 compliance activities; conformity depends on your organization’s processes, implementation, and use of the tools.
