Defect classification drill
Sort ten realistic faults into critical, major and minor, and see the reasoning after each answer.
Who this is for: Inspectors, line QCs, supervisors and trainers running calibration sessions.
How to use it: Answer as your own programme would, then read the reasoning. Where your factory's defect library differs, note the difference and take it to your next calibration meeting — consistency between inspectors matters more than any single label.
The scenarios and figures here are written for this drill. No published sampling table or standard is reproduced: where a plan figure is needed, the scenario states it. Always work to your own buyer's programme and the current standard in production.
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Module quiz
10 questions on Defect classification drill. Answer them all, then check your score before moving on. 7 correct or more is a pass. Your best score is saved on this device, and to your account when you are signed in. This is a self-check, not an accredited assessment.
1. A needle point is embedded in the shoulder seam of an adult shirt.
2. An open seam of 4 cm at the side seam of a woven blouse.
3. Two loose thread ends, 1 cm each, at the hem, trimmable at packing.
4. The care label shows the wrong fibre content for the whole shipment.
5. A drawcord on a child's hooded top pulls out with light force.
6. Sleeve shading against the body, visible in daylight, on one piece in the sample.
7. An oil mark of 1 cm on the inside of a back panel, not visible when worn.
8. Chest measurement 2.5 cm over tolerance on three of twenty pieces measured.
9. A button is attached with insufficient stitches and comes off in the pull test, on an adult coat.
10. Eight pieces in the sample have no size sticker on the polybag.