4.2.3 Control of documents

Documents required by the quality management system shall be controlled. Records are a special type of document and shall be controlled according to the requirements given in 4.2.4.

a) to approve documents for adequacy prior to issue,

b) review and update as necessary and re-approve documents,

4.2.3 Control of documents

4.2.3 Control of documents

a) to approve documents for adequacy prior to issue,

b) review and update as necessary and re-approve documents,

c) to ensure that changes and the current revision status of documents are identified,

d) to ensure that relevant versions of applicable documents are available at points of use,

e) to ensure that documents remain legible and readily identifiable,

f) to ensure that documents of external origin determined by the organization to be necessary for the planning

g) to prevent the unintended use of obsolete documents, and to apply suitable identification to them ...