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EHS & Quality Lead
Safety and quality
The RF assembly marking fluid is a small consumable with a real safety record behind it. Priya Raman explains what the record covers, why a similar product name is not a safety approval, and what a changed supplier formulation triggers.
Priya Raman · EHS & Quality Lead · · 4 min read
Safety and quality
Traceability is decided at the receiving dock, long before anyone needs it. Priya Raman explains what receiving verifies, why lots are never mixed, and how a packing record lets a distributor connect an order back to the original lot.
Priya Raman · EHS & Quality Lead · · 4 min read
Safety and quality
An RMA number is the beginning of a warranty claim, not the end. Priya Raman explains what evidence a claim needs, what the RMA authorises, and why nobody at Ridgeline promises a credit from a chat message.
Priya Raman · EHS & Quality Lead · · 4 min read
Safety and quality
Setting up a press brake is where safety and quality meet. Priya Raman explains the managed press-brake setup SOP, the first-piece check, and the one rule that keeps a remembered sample from standing in for a released drawing.
Priya Raman · EHS & Quality Lead · · 4 min read
Safety and quality
A safety procedure is only as good as the copy people actually follow. Priya Raman explains what it means that Ridgeline's lockout-tagout SOP is managed, who owns it, how often it is reviewed, and why a stop button is never isolation.
Priya Raman · EHS & Quality Lead · · 4 min read