Pros and cons of a Quality Manual structure that is determined by clause numbers in the standard

  • Pros

    easy for auditors and easy to make sure you have addressed all the relevant clauses.

  • Cons

    usually not particularly user friendly nor do they necessarily reflect the flow of activities in your laboratory- its is easy to fall into the trap of including meaningless clauses just to match the standard.

  • Risk

    your staff might not read it (or even worse, not follow it!!)