Hold area (quarantine) rules poster

A hold (quarantine) area keeps nonconforming and suspect parts apart until someone with the authority decides what happens to them. It works when every item is tagged, nothing leaves without a written decision, and the area is reviewed often enough that tags do not age. This poster gives four rules for the area and the six possible decisions, using ISO 9000's terms: use as is under a concession, rework, repair, regrade, return to the supplier or scrap.

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The words on the poster

Hold area rules

Suspect parts stay here until someone authorized decides.

Rules

Tag every item What, why, how many, who, date.
Nothing leaves without a written decision.
Count in, count out Quantities match the tag.
Decide fast Review daily. Escalate old tags.

Decisions

Use as is Only under a concession.
Rework Make it conform. Check again.
Repair Usable, not conforming. Needs a concession.
Regrade To a grade it does meet.
Return Back to the supplier.
Scrap Destroy so it can't be used.

Can release parts: ____
Hold area checked at: ____

Decision terms as in ISO 9000:2015. Control of nonconforming outputs: ISO 9001:2015, clause 8.7.

On the floor

How to use it

Putting the Hold area (quarantine) rules poster to work

1
Post it at the entrance to the hold area or on its fence.
2
Write the names of the people who can release parts on the fill-in lines.
3
Walk the hold area at a set time each day and escalate old tags.
4
Pair it with the free NCR form and quality alert form.

Where the poster goes and how to teach with it, in the order to try them.

Which size to print

24 x 36 in or A2: a main wall or team board, read from a few metres away.
18 x 24 in or A3: a station or notice board. The A3 file also fits 11 x 17 in paper.
Letter or A4: a clipboard, binder or handout, on any office printer.

Every PDF is vector, so it stays sharp at full size. Nothing runs to the edge of the page, so no bleed is needed.