Re: Do we need to reference Standards into our procedures?
We do reference standards in our quality manual and if it is necessary to reference these standards in any of our procedures, we word it something like this: "...as per standards as listed in the quality manual..." or something to that effect...
So, by identifying the standards once in the quality manual, this eliminates repetitive referencing of standards in various procedures, which would be a nightmare :mg: to update every time a revision was made to any of the standards.
If you are making it a requirement of your system to follow some standard (whatever that standard may be...ISO, ASTM, SAE, whatever) then you should reference it in the Quality system somewhere, and you should have a current copy available...
So, by identifying the standards once in the quality manual, this eliminates repetitive referencing of standards in various procedures, which would be a nightmare :mg: to update every time a revision was made to any of the standards.
or better to reference it from the QA manual (this is a good idea!).