| QUALITY ASSURANCE MANUAL 
  6.0 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
 
 
  6.1 All requisitions for materials that require mill certifications or special processes
	    must contain full information as to work order number, part number, applicable
	    specifications and/or requirements as necessary.
 
  6.2 All mill certificates for raw material will be forwarded to the Quality Control
	    Department for auditing and approval prior to being entered in the applicable customer's
	    permanent file.
 
  6.3 For all raw materials and outside processes, only those sources which have been
	    approved by the Quality Control Department as having an adequate quality assurance program
	    or an alternate program to insure a quality product will be used.
 
  6.4 If it is deemed desirable or necessary to develop new sources for raw materials or
	    outside processes, upon request from the applicable department, quality control will
	    survey such sources to determine the adequacy of their quality assurance system and their
	    ability to produce to TOOL SPECIALTY COMPANYS high quality standards and
	    specifications or appropriate Institutional Codes and Standards.
 
  6.5 The Quality Control Department shall have the authority to disapprove any vendor not
	    conforming to TOOL SPECIALTY COMPANYS requirements (see paragraph 6.3).
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