Help in document control procedure

[Sam Bat]

Hi all
This is my first post in this forum and I need help to develop a process for controlling documents within the organization due to numerous ‘out of date’ documents being identified in recent internal audits.
So I can develop a process flow chart detailing how to update and amend a manual for departmental representatives to follow.

 

[AMIT BALLAL]

Welcome to the Cove @Sam Bat !
You'll find documents uploaded earlier in the attachments section. These are sample procedures I found after searching for "Document control procedure".

If you have any further specific question related to document control, please post to help you better.

 

[Sam Bat]

Thank you Amit.

 

[Randy]

Just for grins and giggles define "Out of date" and why you use that definition.

 

[Jim Wynne]

Hi all
This is my first post in this forum and I need help to develop a process for controlling documents within the organization due to numerous ‘out of date’ documents being identified in recent internal audits.
So I can develop a process flow chart detailing how to update and amend a manual for departmental representatives to follow.

Is this also a coursework question as in your other post?

 

[Sam Bat]

No it's not.

 

[Jim Wynne]

No it's not.

You should answer Randy's question about what "out of date" means.

 

[Sam Bat]

"Out of date" means that it has not been updated and reviewed annually.

 

[Randy]

"Out of date" means that it has not been updated and reviewed annually.

That's not an ISO requirement so where does it originate and why? I've reviewed documents many years old that aren't out of date simply because of age.

 

[mah1r]

That's not an ISO requirement so where does it originate and why? I've reviewed documents many years old that aren't out of date simply because of age.

Hey , just wanted to know more about this ... actually i partially agree to the point that documents need not be necessarily out of date due to its age in its lifecycle , during many surveillance audits , auditors have asked whey no revisions are there for certain procedures , that where maybe prepared 10 years back, most procedures remains the same as they really don't need any changes . but they still ask aren't annual reviews carried out etc, so is there any real requirement as per iso for this , as in to have regular reviews and revisions ? .