Summary
In short
- An interim control record is an engine used in General that records the temporary control holding a risk while the permanent fix is built, with the date it must be replaced. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Master Data and Foundations programme.
- Raised whenever a permanent action will take time. Owned by the action owner.
- The template holds 36 fields across 4 sections.
- Scoring is overdue interims, where low is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links CAPA, Risk register.
What it is
What it is
What is an interim control record?
An interim control record is an engine used in General that records the temporary control holding a risk while the permanent fix is built, with the date it must be replaced. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Master Data and Foundations programme.
When is an interim control record completed?
An interim control record is completed automatically, whenever the upstream record it watches changes. Raised whenever a permanent action will take time.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This engine is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this engine covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Master Data and Foundations programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links capa, risk register
Not for
- Risk Assessment, which the single risk assessment used across the whole business.
- Root Cause Analysis, which finds out why something happened rather than who was involved.
- Corrective and Preventive Action, which the single action record used everywhere.
- Anything outside General, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the interim control record template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.8.1. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the interim control record contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, the interim control, the permanent fix, verification. Together they hold 36 fields, 25 of which are required.
How many interim control record records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the interim control record belong to?+
It is part of Master Data and Foundations, Change Control. One place for each thing, so a change updates everywhere rather than in eight lists.
How is an interim control record scored?+
Scoring is overdue interims. Low is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the interim control record template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the interim control record library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in General — control tower. The orchestration layer. Registries and engines every other workspace reads from.
Meet General→Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization