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EPA’s Quality System requires documentation of both management and technical activities. This guidance document, Guidance for Preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) provides a standard working tool that can be used to document routine quality system management and technical activities. It replaces EPA’s March 2001’s Guidance for Preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) EPA/240/B-01-004 with minimal revisions in text and new examples of both technical and administrative SOPs.  \nThis document is one of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Quality System Series documents. These documents describe the EPA policies and procedures for planning, implementing, and assessing the effectiveness of the Quality System. As required by EPA Manual 5360 A1 (May 2000), this document is valid for a period of up to five years from the official date of publication. After five years, this document will be reissued without change, revised, or withdrawn from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Quality System Series documents.  \nQuestions regarding this document or other Quality System Series documents should be directed to the Quality Staff at:  \nU. S. EPA  \nQuality Staff (2811R)  \n1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW  \nWashington, DC 20460  \nPhone: (202) 564-6830  \nFAX: (202) 565-2441  \nE-mail: [quality@epa.gov](quality@epa.gov)  \nCopies of EPA Quality System Series documents may be obtained from the Quality Staff [directly or by downloading them from the Quality Staff Home Page: www.epa.gov/quality](directly or by downloading them from the Quality Staff Home Page: www.epa.gov/quality)  \nEPA QA/G-6 iv April 2007  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nPage  \nFOREWORD ..................................................................................................................... iii  \n1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1  \n1.1 Overview............................................................................................................ 1  \n1.2 Purpose............................................................................................................... 1  \n1.3 Benefits .............................................................................................................. 1  \n1.4 Writing Styles ....................................................................................................2  \n2. 0 SOP PROCESS........................................................................................................3  \n2.1 SOP Preparation.................................................................................................3  \n2.2 SOP Review and Approval ................................................................................3  \n2.3 Frequency of Revisions and Reviews ................................................................3  \n2.4 Checklists...........................................................................................................4  \n2.5 Document Control..............................................................................................4  \n2.6 SOP Document Tracking and Archival .............................................................4  \n3.0 SOP GENERAL FORMAT....................................................................................6  \n3.1 Title Page ...........................................................................................................6  \n3.2 Table of Contents...............................................................................................6  \n3.3 Text ..............................","cbCaieVqWoP1E8dB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieVqWoP1E8dB","pdf",282966,"English","# FOREWORD\n# 1.0 INTRODUCTION\n## 1.1 Overview\n## 1.2 Purpose\n## 1.3 Benefits\n## 1.4 Writing Styles\n# 2.0 SOP PROCESS\n## 2.1 SOP Preparation\n## 2.2 SOP Review and Approval\n## 2.3 Frequency of Revisions and Reviews\n## 2.4 Checklists\n## 2.5 Document Control\n## 2.6 SOP Document Tracking and Archival\n# 3.0 SOP GENERAL FORMAT\n## 3.1 Title Page\n## 3.2 Table of Contents\n## 3.3 Text\n# 4.0 TYPES OF SOPs\n## 4.1 Technical SOP Text Information Guidelines\n## 4.2 Administrative SOP Text Information Guidelines\n# 5.0 EXAMPLE SOPS\n# 6.0 REFERENCES\n# APPENDIX A\n# APPENDIX B\n# APPENDIX C\n# APPENDIX D\n# APPENDIX E","[{\"question\":\"What is an SOP according to this guidance?\",\"answer\":\"An SOP is a set of written instructions documenting a routine or repetitive activity performed by an organization.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the guidance cover about SOP development?\",\"answer\":\"It outlines SOP preparation, review and approval, revision and review frequency, checklists, document control, and SOP tracking and archival.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of SOPs are addressed in the document?\",\"answer\":\"The document distinguishes technical SOP text information guidelines and administrative SOP text information guidelines, and provides example SOPs.\"}]","Guidance for Preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) - EPA QA/G-6 | PDF",1789202953]