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DOCUMENTATION PYRAMID

QUALITY/ POLICY LEVEL 1

MANUAL

OPERATION
PROCEDURES LEVEL 2

WORK
INSTRUCTIONS LEVEL 3

FORMS,
LABEL, LEVEL 4
RECORDS,
ETC. A B C D E
Purchasing Operations HR Quality Stores
Department Department Department Control

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LEVEL 1: QUALITY MANUAL
The quality manual as a highest level document at the
peak of a pyramid outlining the quality system and
acting as a directory for the documents and procedures
below. It will outline the company’s policy and
commitment to quality.

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 WHY NEED QUALITY MANUAL?
1. Communicating the organization’s quality policy,
procedures and requirements;
2. Describing and implementing an effective quality
system;
3. Providing improved control of practices and facilitating
assurance activities;
4. Providing the documented bases for auditing the
quality system;
5. Providing continuity of the quality system and its
requirements during changing circumstances;
6. Training personnel;
7. Presenting quality system for external purposes;
8. Demonstrating compliance of the quality system with
quality requirements

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 Quality Policy
Clause 5.3

The overall quality intentions and direction

of an organization related to quality, as
formally expressed by top management

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LEVEL 2: OPERATION PROCEDURE
A second tier set of departmental procedures detail how
that commitment is applied to the company operations
and lay down procedures for the management to control
the system

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LEVEL 3: WORK INSTRUCTIONS
This third tier of work instructions details
the day-to-day operating instructions to
provide control of quality and being applied
in the manner laid down in operation
procedures.

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LEVEL 4: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Relates to all the forms, documents, records, labels,
tickets, job cards, purchase orders, goods inwards notes,
registers, logs, etc. that are used to support the levels
above.

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SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION

1. QUALITY PLAN

3. CODES OF PRACTICE

4. USER MANUAL

5. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

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 TARGET Procedures
1. Document Control Procedure
2. Control Of Records
3. Tender & Contract Review
4. Control of Non Conforming
5. Corrective & Preventive Actions
6. Internal Audits
7. Management Review
8. Human Resources
9. Purchasing Control
10. Process Control
11. Equipment Maintenance
12. Inspection & Testing
13. Identification & Treacability
14. Customer Supplied Products
15. Preservation of Products
16. Control of inspection & Calibrations

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