What is a witness point?

A witness point is a step in an ITP where a nominated person must be notified and may attend, but work can continue if they don't attend after notice.

The difference from a hold point is that a witness point doesn't stop the work. The notice and any attendance should still be recorded.

Related terms

Hold point

A step in an ITP where work must stop until a nominated person has inspected it and formally released it.

Inspection and test plan

ITP

Lists the inspections and tests for a piece of work, the acceptance criteria, who does each check and where hold and witness points sit.

PreviousHold point NextNCR (Non-conformance report)

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