Design Review Process

Issue of Brief
The General or Project Manager will be responsible for issuing a Design Brief to the Team Leader. The brief must fully outline the requirements of the design or tas . The Brief should be issued using an !nternal Brief "orm #or similar$ that should be signed by both parties to demonstrate acceptance and understanding of the brief. The brief shall be ept as a record.

Concept Design and Statutory Requirements

%pon acceptance of the Brief& the Team Leader or Design Manager needs to plan the wor s to ensure that the resources are a'ailable and of appropriate e(perience to deli'er the product in a timely manner. !f required )tatutory *uthorities should be consulted to ensure that the product will satisfy their requirements. The Design Team must be briefed in order that they fully understand the tas s attributed to them. +lient requirements& ,n'ironmental& -ealth and )afety considerations should be gi'en in accordance with +ompany(.s Policies& +lient requirements and all appropriate legislation.

Detail Design
The Design Team shall underta e their designs in accordance with /best practices0 and sound ,ngineering techniques. 1erification and chec ing of any researched or supplied data or requirements must be established.

Checks and Interfaces

%pon completion of the design it is a requirement to carry out sufficient chec s as to satisfy the General 2 Project Manager of the integrity of the design. !nput data& design methods& analysis and 'erification of results must all be underta en to the satisfaction of the General 2 Project Manager. Demonstration of the Design will be pro'en by the production of a Design +ertificate which 'alidates the design. %pon completion of the design and prior to issuing a Design +ertificate& the design must be chec ed for its interface with other designs& networ s and system. This must also be included as part of the issuance of the Design +ertificate.
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Checking Arrangements
Document chec ing for all acti'ities must be specified in the Project Plan and shall be underta en in accordance with +ompany( Project Procedure 7 +ontrol of Documents. Documents to be chec ed shall be listed and categorised as either type *& B or +. +ategory * 7 * rigorous or recorded chec on all aspects and detail of the information& underta en independently from the team that produced the information. +ategory B 7 * rigorous and recorded chec on all aspects and detail of the information& underta en by a member of the team that produced the information. +ategory + 7 * recorded chec that could be in the form of a re'iew of selected aspects of the input2output data or ser'ice carried out& eg criteria used& conclusions& presentation& output& or records2registers. The chec er can be the same person who produced the wor .

Checking of Drawings
Prior to any drawing being issued the following chec s need to be completed and documented by way of a signature on a +hec Print. The signed +hec Print should be ept as a record document. +*D Draughtsman to complete a drafting self chec . ,ngineer to complete a technical and design self chec . Bac 8chec er #)enior ,ngineer$ to sign to grant appro'al for issue of drawing. 1erification of Document +ontrol measures prior to issuing.