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QA involves planned and systematic activities across all stages of production or service delivery….QA emphasizes process improvement, risk reduction, and prevention of potential issues, which reduces costs and enhances customer satisfaction .  \nQuality Control (QC): Reactive part of quality management focuses on inspection, testing, and verification to ensure that products or services meet specified requirements . QC activities are typically applied after production or during critical checkpoints to detect defects and prevent nonconforming products from reaching customers .  \n2026 BRIDGE WEEK  \nFABRICATION QUALITY ASSURANCE  \nAmerican Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)  \nQuality Assurance (QA): Refers to the systematic activities implemented within a quality system that provide confidence that a product or service will fulfill quality requirements . 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