A Procedure (sometimes called a Standard Operating Procedure or 'SOP') is a defined work process that is performed by your organsisation. Local legal obligations requires your work Procedures to be defined and monitored. The Procedure window allows you to define the context for the Procedure, add supplemental documentation and record incidents when accidents happen.
Each Procedure goes through the steps outlined below during its use in an organization.
Procedure Creation, by a Safety Officer or Technical User
Define details of the Procedure including links to relevant hazards and chemicals, by a Safety Officer or Technical User
Assess overall risk of Procedure, by a Safety Officer, Technical User, or Assessor
Approve Procedure for use, by a Safety Officer or Assessor
User review and acceptance, by any user involved in the Procedure
Procedure updates restart at step 2
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Once a Procedure is approved it becomes available to others in the same user group. |
Each Standard Operating Procedure that is created will include the following information.
Procedure description
Risk Assessment
Identified hazards
Chemicals used
Supporting external documents
Sub-procedures used
Locations where the SOP is used
Comments from non-authors
Incidents related to procedure
Custom data fields
Sources for each procedure
As a Procedure is managed, different versions of it are recorded for later review using the Version management system as discussed in the section called “Version Viewer”. Information on updating existing Procedures can be found in the section called “Procedure Update”.