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Engineering, planning & support

Document controller

You make sure everyone works from the current approved version, and that old versions are withdrawn.

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Routine

Daily

  • Register, number and route new documents for approval
  • Issue approved documents and withdraw superseded copies

Weekly

  • Check points of use for uncontrolled copies

Monthly+

  • Report documents overdue for review

Your kit, task by task

  • Document register and review-due listMonthly · Template
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  • Standard operating procedureWhen it happens · Document generator
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  • Work instructionsWhen it happens · Document generator
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  • SOP pack for an areaWhen it happens · Document generator
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  • Change request (MOC)When it happens · Document generator
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Top pains and how to handle them

Old versions stay on the floor

Withdraw the old copy at the moment you issue the new one, and log both.

Reviews are always late

Keep a review-due list and send it to owners each month.