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User Guide – 5.3 Quality Manual section detail and features

Section numbers 

Each section corresponds to AASHTO R18, section 5 and 6, the Management and Technical Sections. Annually the R18LabQMS Team reviews the R18 Standard; updates are made with all necessary changes and are made seamlessly, all users are notified prior to any updates or application updates through our blogs, and Application New when logging in.

As mentioned in 4.2, custom sections can be added specially for your lab

Each section will have the last date edited

Indicating the time, and user that made the edit; this is located on the right hand side of each section, the only exception is section 5.3.3, the organizational chart which is located on the left.

Sections within the Quality Manual (QM) that don’t provide the ability to edit 

Content are added or edited within other areas of the application, examples;

Ownership and Management Structure

  • when creating a new position description, there is a box to check that says “part of the ownership and Management structure”; by doing this it will automatically appear within this section and have 4 columns with name, position name, description, and any associated files. If the user provided the position description within the WYSIWYG box, that will appear in lieu of the attached file.

Employee Resumes

  • Provided under the Users Tab and input when adding new users; edit users by going to the right hand column View, then edit the users information including providing the resume.

Technician Training Evaluation Report Records

  • Records are created and saved under the Evaluations Tab, when saving records will be saved within the QM.

Technician Certifications

  • Records are created and saved under the Evaluations Tab, when saving records will be saved within the QM.

Additional sections not part of AASHTO R18 within the Quality Manual

But act as place holders for finalized reports and procedures:

  • 6.9.2.1 External Assessment Program Records

This additional section is used to provide records for section 6.9.1.1 (participation in external assessment program)

  • 6.9.2.2 Proficiency Sample Program or Interlaboratory Comparison Testing Records

This additional section is used to provide records for section 6.9.1.2 (participation in proficiency sample program)

Edit Sections

To edit or add content (procedures) within each section, simply click edit below the section title; note that files can be added in lieu of content within the WYSIWYG box.

Pdf export (each section)

Create a pdf for each section that will include all content within the WYSIWYG box and all uploaded files for that section. 

Back to Top (top left)

As you scroll through the Quality Manual you will find a button “back to top” located at the top left.

Table of Contents (top right)

As you scroll through the Quality Manual you will find a button labeled “table of contents” located at the top right.

Footer navigation 

  • On the lower left you will find the R18LabQMS logo.
  • Moving to the right; AASHTO R18 Laboratory / Quality Management System, just below you will find the most current version of the R18LabQMS application.
  • Then moving to the lower right you will find 3 links; 
  • Support; send the R18LabQMS team an email with any comments of questions;
  • User Guide; that will answer most or all questions regarding the use and functionality of the application.
  • R18 Blog; This will take you to the R18LabQMS Blog located on the public site, a new blog comes out on or about the 1st of each month with a wide range of topics centered around laboratory quality, tools, tips, and tactics.