Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are indispensable part of your business. Either you applying for your first license or you already trading your SOPs must be compliant. These are your documents consisting of step-by-step information on how to execute your tasks in your business. If you have to write one (or all) from scratch or existing SOP needs to just be modified and updated after an inspection or changes in the guideline, it is daunting and hard job. It is important to seek for help if you are not sure what needs to be in your SOPs. Many business buys SOPs from other company, thinking those SOPs will be suitable for their own business model. This is not true…Wrong step or can say a step backwards. Will not make you compliant. Each business different – in size, business model, product trade, storage preferences, etc..- and this makes each of them unique.
A few main factors to consider when you write the SOP:
- Only write what you do. ( Inspector will pick up false
- The procedure should explicitly explain the action, from start to finish.
- This will be used as a training document
- Be compliant with current requirements
Do not make (expensive) wrong steps. Ask PCL to help making your SOPs compliant!
Written by Adel Nagy