TEMPLATE
SOP: Word template
Use this template to define who carries out a recurring procedure, what they check and who releases the result.
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What is in the template
An SOP covers a procedure across several roles. For individual work steps at the workstation, use the work instruction template. A filled example shows the release after a part changeover.
- Document control with scope, revision and approval
- Procedure table with owner, acceptance criterion and record for each step
- Deviation and restart, training record and revision history
- Filled example: release after a part changeover
Who it is for
Who the SOP template is for
The template is for quality managers and process owners who want to define a procedure across several roles, such as a release after a part changeover. For individual work steps at the workstation, the work instruction template is the better fit.
How to work with the SOP template
- 1
Fill in the header
Record scope, revision and approval in the document control section.
- 2
Describe the procedure
Set the owner, acceptance criterion and record for each step.
- 3
Handle deviations
Describe deviation and restart, the training record and how new revisions are handled.
How an SOP differs from a work instruction
The SOP governs the procedure
An SOP describes who does and checks what in which order. A work instruction describes how a single step is done at the workstation.
The record makes the SOP auditable
Every step has a record, such as an entry or a signature. In an audit it shows that the procedure was followed.
Revisions need training
A changed SOP only works once the people involved know it. That is why the training record sits in the same document as the revision history.
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