QMS, CAPA & Quality System Management worked example

Calibration Compliance Score with severity of an out-of-tolerance instrument of 3 score: a worked example in qms, capa & quality system management

This worked example runs the calibration compliance score numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: severity of an out-of-tolerance instrument of 3 score instead of the typical 6 score. Estimate calibration compliance for qms, capa and quality system management using production-ready inputs so teams can rank risks and decide which issue needs containment, controls, or escalation first.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Severity of an out-of-tolerance instrument: 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Likelihood the instrument drifts out of calibration: 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Chance a drift is caught before it affects product: 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Calibration compliance risk score = calibration compliance severity score × calibration compliance occurrence score × calibration compliance detection score.
  • Calibration compliance risk score works out to 3.35 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Calibration compliance severity score works out to 3 score at these inputs.
  • Calibration compliance occurrence score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Calibration compliance detection score works out to 3 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where severity of an out-of-tolerance instrument sits at 6 score and the headline result is 4.55 score, this scenario comes in 26.37% below the baseline at 3.35 score.
  • Use it when setting or reviewing calibration intervals, triaging which gauges to recalibrate first, or building a risk-based measurement systems program. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Calibration compliance risk score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Calibration compliance severity score: 3 score
  • Calibration compliance occurrence score: 4 score
  • Calibration compliance detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Calibration Compliance Score calculator, set severity of an out-of-tolerance instrument to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.