BASIC DESIGN OF SOP

Content Of Header
• Title: Indicates topic of the SOP.

• Department: Name of department, which prepared the

SOP.

• SOP No.: A unique alphanumeric serial number assigned

to SOP.

• Supersedes: Mention the previous revision number.

Write Nil for new SOP (First issue).
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• Page No.: No. of pages
• Issue Date:
• Effective Date:
• Review Date:
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• Objective: State the reason for writing the SOP. Start the
sentence with “To”. This elaborates the usefulness of the
SOP. (WHAT)

• Scope: State the activity, area, process, equipment as

appropriate for which the SOP will be applicable. (WHERE)

• Accountability: State the designation of the person

accountable for managing the activity. State Accountability
in chronological order in ascending order. (WHO)
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• Precaution (S): The precautions while writing
any SOP, this shall be written stepwise in
simple phrases.
• Procedure : Write stepwise activity in logical
sequence, to be carried out for each
procedure in simple, easily understandable
language. (HOW)