Corrective Action / Preventive Action Clause Samples

Corrective Action / Preventive Action. When responding to a quality failure issue, Suppliers need to take both corrective and preventative actions. Examples of corrective actions are: rework of defective product, person who violated a process is coached by a mentor, faulty equipment is repaired. Examples of preventive actions are: process parameters are changed to improve product, new training is written and used for annual re-certification, and new items are added to the equipment maintenance schedule.
Corrective Action / Preventive Action. The formal documentation of an issue that requires a detailed written plan to correct or resolve a deficiency or event and which may result in the assessment of a liquidated damage or sanction against the CMO if unresolved. If the concern is a Corrective Action Preventive Action, the following information must be completed by the offending CMO: · Root Cause: The fundamental reason for the event which, if corrected, would prevent recurrence. · Contributing Cause: The cause that contributed to the event but, by itself, would not have caused the event (the final cause in the chain).