Form · FRM-50
Laboratory Organisation Chart and Deputies Register
Structure, reporting lines and named deputies for key roles.
Purpose
Documents the Laboratory's organisation and management structure, its place within any parent organisation, reporting lines, the relationships between management, technical operations and support services, and the named deputies for key roles, per clause 5.5 and 5.6.
What it covers
- 1. Organisation chart
- 2. Key roles, holders and deputies
- 3. Relationships with parent organisation and support services
How to complete it
- 1.Draw or paste the organisation chart in Section 1 showing every position that influences laboratory activities and the reporting lines; show the parent organisation and the Laboratory's position within it where applicable.
- 2.Complete the roles table with named holders and deputies; the deputy for the Technical Manager and Quality Manager must be competent to act with full authority.
- 3.Review at management review and whenever a post changes; retain superseded versions.
Before you use it
- Replace every square-bracket token, starting with [LABORATORY NAME], [ADDRESS] and [EFFECTIVE DATE]. The full token list is in GD-01 Read Me First.
- Have the content technically reviewed against how your laboratory actually works, then approved by the responsible manager before it becomes a controlled document.
- Update the Word fields after editing so the table of contents and page numbers are correct: select all, then press F9.
- Record the document in your own document register and set its review date.
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