BRC issue 8 color coding of requirements
so i noticed something weird.
on page 9 of the BRC issue 8 it says
As an aid to this process, the requirements within the Standard have been colour-coded. Colour-coding shows the activities that
would usually be audited as part of the assessment of the production areas and facilities, and those that would form part of an
audit of records, systems and documentation.
Key to colour-coding of requirements
Audit of production facilities and good manufacturing practice (beside this is an orangeish color)
Audit of records, systems and documentation (beside this is an greenish color)
Requirements assessed in both (besides this is the 2 colors)
if you go to section 4.7 - Maintenance
item 4.7.1 says
There shall be a documented planned maintenance schedule or condition monitoring system which
includes all plant and processing equipment. The maintenance requirements shall be defined when
commissioning new equipment.
but the color is oramgeish, why is this not green and orange. obviously this needs a DOCUMENTED SCHEDULE and this schedule needs to be audited against the actual activities on site.
if required documentation is sometimes not marked by greenish it loses all its meaning in my opinion. does anyone have any idea what BRC justification for this?
I see where you're coming from, though my guess would be that 4.7.1. would be assessed during the "tour" part of the audit, in the maintenance department/office if applicable, rather than in the documentation audit in the board room/office. Personally I interpret the colours more as either factory tour or office based aka interrogation of Technical :rolleyes:
According to BRC v8 Interpretation for Clause 4.7.1, it means "Documented maintenance schedule. There must be a documented planned maintenance schedule or condition monitoring system in place for all
that seems counter intutive. because we have 3 categories.
Audit of production facilities and good manufacturing practice (beside this is an orangeish color)
Audit of records, systems and documentation (beside this is an greenish color)
Requirements assessed in both (besides this is the 2 colors)
if stuff that are documented but audited on site fall under item 1. that what does item 3 represent? stuff that are audited in the office then on site separately. coming from ISO 9001 I was looking for more of here are the things that need to be documented. I guess that's not what the colors are for.
We have had this section completed as part of on floor inspection. Major reason is that we have a PM system all set up electronically and best to have it reviewed with the maintenance team in their offices. There is a basic procedure written saying that the entire PM program is electronic and there is no list all by equipment numbers in system. Never had an issue with audits to this point.