Document Control
What is Document Control?
The systematic management of documents throughout their lifecycle including creation, review, approval, distribution, revision, and archival.
Terms that appear alongside document control
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as document control. The number is how many controls name both.
- nist 2 shared controls
- fips 2 shared controls
- fedramp 2 shared controls
- nist sp 800 53 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern document control
What the standards actually require on document control
Requirements naming document control across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
When welfare documents are created or changed they carry a title, date, author or reference, sit in a suitable format and medium, and are reviewed and approved as fit for use.
amic-industry-animal-welfare-standard-for-livestock-processing-establishments::4.2 · 4.2 Document control for welfare records and procedures →Documents the PAP process and this standard require should be controlled through one or more procedures that: approve documents as adequate before issue;
ansi-asis-pap-1-2012-physical-asset-protection::A.3.2 · A.3.2 Document control procedure with integrity and access protection →The company must have a procedure for controlling the documents of its food safety and quality system. It covers a list of controlled documents showing the current version number; how documents are identified and authorised;
brcgs-global-standard-for-food-safety-issue-9::3.2.1 · 3.2.1 A document control procedure with a controlled-document list, authorisation, change records and secure electronic storage →Management identifies the risks that threaten each stated control objective and designs, implements and documents controls suitably designed and, for a type 2 report, operating effectively to give reasonable assurance that the objectives are achieved;
soc-1-ssae-18::A.6 · SOC 1 A.6 Identify the risks that threaten the control objectives and design, implement and document controls that achieve them →The methods and responsibility for document control, ensuring staff can access current requirements and instructions, are documented and implemented, and current SQF System documents and their amendments are maintained (2.2.2.1).
sqf-code-edition-9-safe-quality-food::2.2.2 · 2.2.2 Document Control (Mandatory) →Aim: corrections, enhancements and adaptations keep the software performing as required with its integrity level and dependability (see also 6.6). Although the standard is not retrospective, 9.2 applies to every change, however minor.
en-50716-2023-railway-applications-requirements-for-software-development::9.2 · Software maintenance →Questions people ask about document control
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