Hi everyone,
Please help with examples of Preventive Action Reports. For some reason the penny has not dropped and I do not seem to be able to develop this document.

Thanks

examples of Preventive Action Reports. For some reason the penny has not dropped and I do not seem to be able to develop this document.
Hullo S, and welcome to the Cove :bigwave:

First of all I recommend a peek in the Preventive Action and Continuous Improvement (http://elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=41) forum. You'll find bags of good advice there.

Then, I would like to ask you for a brief description of your current PA procedure. I'm certain we'll be able to come up with something here, but I think we need some basic information on your current status first.

/Claes

I agree with Claes, and you may want to take a glance with 8D site.

Hi everyone,
Please help with examples of Preventive Action Reports. For some reason the penny has not dropped and I do not seem to be able to develop this document.

Thanks

How about:
Minutes / action points from a management review
A (revised) process definition
A (revised) job description
A training plan
A tender document / proposal.

The standard says that you must have a “documented procedure” (ie a specified way ...") to explain how you take “preventive action” to avoid non-conformance, and you must record the result of action taken. To me, this means that you assess the risk of something going wrong, then take steps to avoid it.

I expect that you address this in your processes for planning of resources, allocation of responsibilities, product design, process design, quoting for work, management review .... It is neither a single process nor a single action. In effect it is the identification and reduction of risk - and how you define what you will do as a result.

So what you need to do is to show that you have recognised what might go wrong, and what you have done (differently) as result. You are probably doing it already!

I use the same format as for a corrective action. Also, don't forget what the standard requires for records. It requires the results - in other words, if the action taken was effective. I'm attaching a copy of a form that may give you some ideas...