Standard inspection procedure

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A standard inspection procedure (or sometimes just 'SIP'{{Cite web|url=http://www.acronymfinder.com/Standard-Inspection-Procedure-(SIP).html|title=SIP - Standard Inspection Procedure | AcronymFinder}}{{Cite web|url=http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Standard+Inspection+Procedure|title = Standard Inspection Procedure}}) is a process by which a number of variables may be checked for compliance against a set of rules. SIPs are used by various organizations including the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA){{Cite web |url=http://www.cvsa.org/programs/nas_procedures.php |title=CVSA : CVSA Programs : North American Standard Level VI Inspection Program |access-date=2014-09-01 |archive-date=2014-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725073916/http://www.cvsa.org/programs/nas_procedures.php |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web| title=North American standard inspection procedure | url=http://www.wsp.wa.gov/traveler/docs/cvd/396_form3.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509090503/http://www.wsp.wa.gov/traveler/docs/cvd/396_form3.pdf | archive-date=2009-05-09}} and the U.S. Department of Defense.{{Cite web|url=http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/pmc/section2/pmc231.htm|title=6.2.3.1. Choosing a Sampling Plan: MIL Standard 105D}}{{cite web |url=http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/basic_profile.cfm?ident_number=35496 |title=ASSIST-QuickSearch - Basic Profile |accessdate=2016-02-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041018035508/http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/basic_profile.cfm?ident_number=35496 |archivedate=2004-10-18 }}