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The file
Controlled documents
The current version. A draft is not the method in use.
On the file
The current version, who approved it, and the date.
Duty
CDM 2015 and MHSWR 1999
Where it is used
On the phone, as the version the gang is using.
What it does
- Policies, procedures, and the RAMS the gang is using.
- Who approved it, and the date.
- An old version is marked. It cannot be mistaken for the live one.
On the file
- The policy, procedure, or RAMS
- The version
- Who approved it
- The date
- Older versions, marked so they are not the live one
Why digital
Against a paper file, a spreadsheet, or a folder in the cabin.
- The phone shows the current version. Not a PDF from last month.
- Who approved it is a name and a date.
The duty
UK law. We name it. We do not invent a badge.
CDM 2015 and MHSWR 1999
The arrangements have to be the ones in use. A controlled document is how you know.
Who uses it
Approved by a named person. A draft is not the method in use.
Sits with
The method the gang is using. An old PDF is not a second live copy.
What good looks like
The phone shows the current version. An old one cannot be mistaken for the live one.