OQ
Quality
OQ (Operational Qualification)
Operational Qualification
Documented verification that installed equipment or processes operate as intended across defined operating ranges.
Examples
- 01During OQ, the sterilizer is tested at minimum and maximum temperature and time settings.
- 02The supplier's OQ protocol is reviewed to check that all alarms and interlocks are tested.
- 03When OQ shows that the machine cannot hold temperature at the upper limit, the operating range is narrowed before PQ.