posted 11 December 2000 06:02 PM              

4.1.7.1:

1: Define how you minimize potential risks to internal and external customers. (Product Realization?, FMEA? Control Plans, Job Insructions? etc...)

2: Define how potential product safety concerns are promoted to the company. (Training? Instructions? Visual Aids? etc...)

Document the process through either procedure or referenced instructions.

4.1.7.2

1: Define how applicable govenrmental regulations are determined.

2: Define how these regulations are documented and relayed to the organization.

3: Define how applicable regulations interface with the document control, revision levels, and retention times.

Do you need a procedure? No
Do you need a process? Yes

Most companies I work with include this section as part of contract review and product realization processes. A search of the FTP section on this sight should give you additional ideas.

Also, don't limit yourself from looking at this topic from a non-automotive aspect. There are many other industries that also have safety and environmental requirements.

posted 17 February 2001 03:44 PM               

Keep it simple and include them as part of Contract Review and/or Product Realization. These topics could easily be documented by some sort of chechsheet and possibly have supporting work instructions.