Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
and Document Control
Have you ever considered building a house without the proper tools or without a blueprint? How easy would it be to drive to a new vacation spot following a map which only detailed the major interstates and not highways or secondary roads?
A standard operating procedure with overly detailed and/or excessive steps and you cannot execute the procedure without deviating. An SOP without enough information and personnel do not execute the procedure consistently or results obtained will vary. Well written, sufficiently-detailed SOPs are key to consistently executed procedures, enabling compliant study conduct. One person or 10, five people or 50, each individual performing the same procedure should achieve the same result.
QAS can either be your source for SOP generation or supplement your current SOP or Document Control practices. While ideally, those individuals responsible for following the given SOP(s) should be the people actually writing them. Frequently, it is not efficient for start-up companies or small businesses to assign SOP generation responsibilities to what limited personnel they currently have.
Services for the preparation and/or review of SOPs; include, but are not limited to:
- General SOPs (e.g., SOP formatting, protocols and amendments, and documentation)
- Personnel (e.g., PPE, training files)
- Animal Procedures
- Equipment
- Quality Assurance
Additionally, QAS can assist in the creation of SOP Directories, by developing procedures for SOP generation, issuance, revisions, and employee reviews, as well as the creation of forms and/or form directories with mechanisms for the control of forms.