PSCR Audit

As you know,  PSCR means is Product Safety & Conformity Representative. 

Every organization within the automotive supply chain is obliged to ensure the safety and conformity of its products. To this end, in the respective countries and regions, current legal statutes on product integrity must be observed, also the justifiable safety expectations of the public must be fulfilled. With products conspicuously “ unsafe “ in the market, or whose conformity to legal requirements is questionable, those responsible are obliged to initiate the necessary actions. In order to be aware of and to understand the many demands addressed to a product safety representative, comprehensive information and qualification are necessary. 

The central topics of product integrity are explored, and competence as product safety representative is developed in the scope of these five modules including integrity tasks in the product life cycle, delegation guidelines, and non-conformity management. Therefore, the following topics are important issues for PSCR audit.

• The product safety requirements and critical parameters are in product drawings, technical specifications, Design, and Process FMEA’s.
• The legal requirement for products for safety regulation.
• Product special characteristics, monitoring methods, and results of critical parameters. 
• If there is a problem related to product safety issues, the escalation process, respond to immediate and corrective actions.
• Product-related errors, complaints from the field or OEM Customer or Tier n customer, corrective actions, and lessons learned.
• Comparison and benchmark analysis of nonconformance products in similar products produced by competitors.Organization training for product and product safety topics.
• Product Financial Liability, Insurance Policies for re-calls.  

For more information, please see the following article:

• Ensuring product safety according to IAT 16949 

  https://advisera.com/16949academy/blog/2017/09/20/ensuring-product-safety-according-to-iatf-16949/