"A Standard Operating Procedure is a document which describes the regularly recurring operations relevant to the quality of the investigation. The purpose of a SOP is to carry out the operations correctly and always in the same manner. A SOP should be available at the place where the work is done"
Types of SOP:
- Fundamental: give instructions how to make SOPs of the other categories
- Methodic: describe complete testing system or method of investigation
- Safety precautions: for operating equipments
- Analytical: preparation of reagents
- Receiving and registration of samples
- Quality Assurance
- Archiving and how to deal with complaints
Adopted from Standard operating procedures. Available at: http://www.fao.org/docrep/W7295E/w7295e04.htm [accessed 15April2008]
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