A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations.[1] SOPs aim to achieve efficiency, quality output, and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with industry regulations.[citation needed]
Some military services (e.g., in the U.S. and the UK) use the term standing operating procedure,[2] since a military SOP refers to a unit's unique procedures, which are not necessarily standard to another unit. The word "standard" could suggest that only one (standard) procedure is to be used across all units.[citation needed]
The term is sometimes used facetiously to refer to practices that are unconstructive, yet the norm. In the Philippines, for instance, "SOP" is the term for pervasive corruption within the government and its institutions.[3][4]
In clinical research, the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) defines SOPs as "detailed, written instructions to achieve uniformity of the performance of a specific function". SOPs usually get applied in pharmaceutical processing and for related clinical studies. There the focus is always set on repeated application of unchanged processes and procedures and its documentation, hence supporting the segregation of origins, causes and effects. Further application is with triage, when limited resources get used according to an assessment on ranking, urgence and staffing possibilities.[5] Study director is mainly responsible for SOPs. The Quality Assurance Unit are individuals who are responsible for monitoring whether the study report and tests are meeting the SOP.[citation needed]
SOPs can also provide employees with a reference to common business practices, activities, or tasks. New employees use an SOP to answer questions without having to interrupt supervisors to ask how an operation is performed. The international quality standard ISO 9001 essentially requires the determination of processes (documented as standard operating procedures) used in any manufacturing process that could affect the quality of the product.[6]
Health safety and environmentEdit
Procedures are extensively employed to assist with working safely. They are sometimes called "safe work methods statements" (SWMS, pronounced as 'swims'). Their development is usually preceded by various methods of analyzing tasks or jobs to be performed in a workplace, including an approach called job safety analysis, in which hazards are identified and their control methods described. Procedures must be suited to the literacy levels of the user, so the readability of procedures is important.[7]
See alsoEdit
Best practice – Method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior
Work method statement – document that gives specific instructions on how to safely perform a work related task, or operate a piece of plant or equipmentPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
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European Medicines Agency Guideline for Good Clinical Practice
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For the 2008 documentary film see Standard Operating Procedure film A standard operating procedure SOP is a set of step by step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations 1 SOPs aim to achieve efficiency quality output and uniformity of performance while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with industry regulations citation needed Some military services e g in the U S and the UK use the term standing operating procedure 2 since a military SOP refers to a unit s unique procedures which are not necessarily standard to another unit The word standard could suggest that only one standard procedure is to be used across all units citation needed The term is sometimes used facetiously to refer to practices that are unconstructive yet the norm In the Philippines for instance SOP is the term for pervasive corruption within the government and its institutions 3 4 Contents 1 Clinical research and practice 2 Health safety and environment 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksClinical research and practice EditIn clinical research the International Council for Harmonisation ICH defines SOPs as detailed written instructions to achieve uniformity of the performance of a specific function SOPs usually get applied in pharmaceutical processing and for related clinical studies There the focus is always set on repeated application of unchanged processes and procedures and its documentation hence supporting the segregation of origins causes and effects Further application is with triage when limited resources get used according to an assessment on ranking urgence and staffing possibilities 5 Study director is mainly responsible for SOPs The Quality Assurance Unit are individuals who are responsible for monitoring whether the study report and tests are meeting the SOP citation needed SOPs can also provide employees with a reference to common business practices activities or tasks New employees use an SOP to answer questions without having to interrupt supervisors to ask how an operation is performed The international quality standard ISO 9001 essentially requires the determination of processes documented as standard operating procedures used in any manufacturing process that could affect the quality of the product 6 Health safety and environment EditProcedures are extensively employed to assist with working safely They are sometimes called safe work methods statements SWMS pronounced as swims Their development is usually preceded by various methods of analyzing tasks or jobs to be performed in a workplace including an approach called job safety analysis in which hazards are identified and their control methods described Procedures must be suited to the literacy levels of the user so the readability of procedures is important 7 See also EditBest practice Method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior Procedure Document instructing workers Work method statement document that gives specific instructions on how to safely perform a work related task or operate a piece of plant or equipmentPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback Safe work procedure Checklist Aide memoire to ensure consistency and completeness in carrying out a task Runbook Record of procedures for IT system staff Code of conduct Set of rules GxP term for Good Anything Practice quality guidelines and regulationsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback Protocol Operations research Discipline concerning the application of advanced analytical methods Quality control Processes that maintain quality at a constant level Rules of engagement Internal limits authorizations and directives on use of force in combat Bureaucracy Administrative system governing any large institutionReferences Edit Standard operating procedure Merriam Webster com Dictionary Merriam Webster https www merriam webster com dictionary standard 20operating 20procedure Accessed 15 Jun 2023 Nolen Jeannette L standard operating procedure Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 15 June 2023 In Pursuit of Progress Narratives of Development on a Philippine Island University of Hawaii Press 31 January 2017 ISBN 9780824858902 Anticorruptiondigest com anticorruptiondigest com McMurdo Station Medical Standard Operating Procedures as of 2006 06 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 04 Guidance on the Documentation Requirements of ISO 9001 2008 Archived from the original on 2011 10 15 Taylor Geoffrey A 2012 Readability of OHS documents A comparison of surface characteristics of OHS text between some languages Safety Science 50 7 1627 1635 doi 10 1016 j ssci 2012 01 016 External links EditICH Guidance E6 Good clinical practice Consolidated guideline European Medicines Agency Guideline for Good Clinical Practice Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Standard operating procedure amp oldid 1160334209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
