Importance of Procedure Format

All procedures need to be reviewed thoroughly before use and periodically thereafter. This ensures incorporation of plant or process changes and compatibility with current plant status and plant requirements. The responsibihties for editorial review, technical review, and document control must be defined. This is discussed in detail in Chapter 7, Procedure Control. 

When traveling to a new location, a traveler uses a road map 

If traveling to a location again and again, the map may not be needed as often. But if trouble arises (detours, construction, or a traffic jam) or if it has been some time since the last trip, the map can be used to solve the problem or answer a question. Procedures can be used in the same way. 

An Open page, with shorter, adequately spaced lines, is seen by the user to be friendlier and easier to read. However, this may lead to a procedure with many pages. In an effort to save paper or to reduce the number of pages, sometimes the temptation is to use every available inch of the page. 

OPEN doors to lubrication system solid state controller. 

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