Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 4.1
Introductory material of an SOP
includes references to other SOPs, this can raise problems of
updating. The question is how to ensure that the updating
of this SOP is refl ected in the updating of the references in
other SOPs.
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The second section,
actions and responsibilities
, contains
the listing of the procedure's actions (tasks) and the personnel
responsible for executing each of these tasks. Each of these
tasks is necessary for the completion of the process. The
tasks are listed in a sequential order; each task is necessary
for the following task. All these tasks, taken together and
correctly executed, are suffi cient for the successful completion
of the process. A parallel column indicates the personnel (job
title) who are responsible for the execution of each task.
There must be one and only one job title listed for each task
(Figure 4.2).
John Avellanet has nicely summarized the process of
developing the tasks and responsibilities section of a SOP:
. . . before writing a standard operating procedure
or policy, draft a fl owchart that highlights critical
