BLISS SQC+ Capabilities

SQC+ supports I&MR Charts, Q-Charts, EPA 0.75R, pretreated accuracy charts for Case 1 and Case 2, and alternative custom limits charts. All chart types are built around the ASTM D6299 framework, ensuring that your charting methodology is consistent with the standard and defensible under audit or regulatory review.

Built-in statistical tools evaluate data normality and identify outliers within your QC dataset. These tools support informed decisions about data inclusion and control limit validity without requiring analysts to perform manual statistical calculations or work outside the system.

SQC+ guides periodic control limit evaluation and updates through visual dashboard indicators. The system presents the statistical context needed to make defensible limit decisions, reducing reliance on individual expertise and ensuring a consistent, documented approach across all instruments and methods.

A full suite of statistical tools is available within the platform for QC leads and chemists performing deeper analysis of precision and accuracy data. These tools support investigation of measurement system performance beyond routine control charting.

When a result triggers an out-of-control condition, SQC+ immediately notifies the responsible QC lead via email or mobile device. Alerts are available 24 hours a day, ensuring that out-of-control conditions are communicated regardless of shift schedule or personnel location.

SQC+ provides a structured workflow for documenting root cause analysis and corrective actions. Pre-configured root cause reasons guide technicians through the investigation process, ensuring that OOC events are documented consistently and completely across all analysts and locations.

When an out-of-control condition is confirmed, SQC+ automatically logs recheck samples and places the affected instrument on hold. The instrument remains unavailable for use until the corrective action workflow is complete, preventing non-conforming results from advancing to product certification.

Technicians can contribute directly to OOC investigations by adding comments and selecting from pre-configured root cause reasons within the system. This distributed documentation approach ensures that the analyst closest to the event can record relevant observations without requiring QC lead intervention for every entry.

SQC+ simplifies the export of historic QC data for EPA NSTOP submissions. Data that would otherwise require manual extraction and formatting is exported directly from the system in the required format, reducing preparation time and the risk of transcription errors.

Attestation reports required for EPA compliance can be generated on demand within SQC+. The system maintains the underlying QC data and documentation continuously, so report generation does not depend on manual data gathering at the time of submission.

Every QC event, user action, corrective action, and system change is recorded in a complete, revisable audit database. The audit trail is maintained automatically throughout normal system use, ensuring that documentation is current and complete at all times rather than assembled in advance of a scheduled audit.

SQC+ workflow structures, chart types, and reporting tools are built around both ASTM D6299 and ISO 4259 requirements. Organizations operating under both standards can manage their QC program within a single system without maintaining separate processes or documentation for each framework.

Quality managers have access to consolidated dashboards displaying QC status across multiple labs, sites, and organizational units. Performance data is available in a single interface without requiring individual site reports to be requested, compiled, or distributed manually.

SQC+ generates monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports comparing site precision against individual analyst contributions and results. This data provides an objective basis for performance review, training prioritization, and identification of systemic measurement issues at the analyst level.

Recurring causes of variation across instruments, methods, and materials are identified and ranked within the system. This structured view supports prioritization of corrective action efforts based on frequency and impact rather than anecdotal observation.

When deployed with BLISS LIMS on the Datacor platform, real-time instrument capability data is accessible within the LIMS. Instruments that fall outside control limits can be flagged automatically to prevent COA certification from proceeding until capability is restored.