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Procedure Number: QPRO4.2	Revision:
Subject: Document Control General	Effective Date:
	Approved By: Signature on file

Changes?

Introduction:

This Procedure is intended to provide general guidelines for

the control of documents that support the Quality Management System. Control

of documents includes:

a) Proper approval of the document

b) Proper methods for modification and changes

c) Issuing, distributing, and replacing the document

Definitions:

Document

Record

Scope: Quality System related documentation in use at corporate GR.

Procedure:

1.0     Control at the point of issue

1.2     Responsibility: Issuer/Issuing Department as depicted in matrix exhibit D

1.3     All Quality System related documents shall be reviewed for adequacy and

          approved by appropriate personnel prior to issue.

Controlled copies of documents shall be distributed to all locations where

operations essential to the effective operation of Quality System are performed.

The method of control shall be sufficient to demonstrate knowledge of the

location, and revision level of controlled copies at all times. Distribution is indicated in the matrix exhibit D at the bottom of this procedure.

Documents used for information, correspondence, or other uncontrolled

use shall be clearly marked with the following statement:

THIS COPY IS NOT SUBJECT

TO REVISION CONTROL

VERIFY REVISION STATUS OF

DOCUMENT BEFORE USING.

For electronically formatted documents, the word uncontrolled may be

used in lieu of the statement above.

All superseded or obsolete controlled documents shall be removed from

points of issue or shall be segregated from current controlled documents at the

point of issue.

2.0     Control at the point of use

2.1    Responsibility: Document Recipient

2.2    All recipients of controlled documents shall be responsible for the storage

and maintenance of the documents, and shall inform all personnel whose

activities are affected by the document of its content and location.

Upon duplication of a controlled document, the duplicator assumes the

point of issue responsibilities outlined in section 1.0 of this procedure with the exception of review and approval.

All superseded or obsolete documents shall be removed from points of

use or be segregated from current revisions at points of use.

3.0      Document Changes

3.1    Responsibility: Issuer/Issuing Department as depicted in matrix exhibit D

3.2    All controlled document changes or revisions will be performed at the

original point of issue, and shall be reviewed and approved as outlined in

section 1.0 of this procedure.

A master list or equivalent, of current revision level of documents shall be

maintained by the responsible departments as depicted in matrix exhibit D.

Exhibit D:

Document	Issuing Department	System of Master	Distribution
Drawings	Engineering	P:\CAD\	Quality, Purchasing and Manufacturing
Bill of Materials	Engineering	MRP System	MRP System
Material Specs.	Engineering	P:\Eng\Speclist.doc	Quality
Quality Policies	Quality Assurance	Intranet	Intranet
Quality Procedures	Quality Assurance	Intranet	Intranet
Quality Forms	Quality Assurance	Intranet	Intranet
Quality Work Instructions	Quality Assurance	Intranet	Intranet
ECNs	Engineering	P:\CAD\	Quality, Purchasing and Manufacturing
Customer Dwg.	Engineering	Customer Files	Engineering Only
Customer Specs.	Engineering	Customer Files	Engineering Only

Records: NA