GB/T 44693.3-2026Process stability of hazardous chemical enterprises - Part 3: Specification for the preparation and use of standard operating procedures (English PDF)

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part

1.Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting. This document is Part 3 of GB/T 44693 "Process Stability in Hazardous Chemical Enterprises". GB/T 44693 has already published the following... part. --Part

1 Scope

GB/T 44693.3-2026 is the Chinese national standard covering the operating procedures of a chemical plant - how they are written so that they are usable at three in the morning, how they are validated and kept current, and how their use is verified rather than assumed. Part 3 of the series, first edition, in force since 1 June 2026, with Part 4 on start-up. It was issued on 27 February 2026 and has been in force since 1 June 2026, as a first edition. The document is under the responsibility of the Standardization Administration of China. This page is published from the official record of the 2026 edition; the clause text of a standard this recent is not yet in circulation, and the figures, limits and tables it contains are those of the document itself, delivered in full with the English translation.

This document establishes the general principles for the preparation and use of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in hazardous chemical enterprises, and stipulates the identification, preparation, review, and... Requirements for approval, use and management, and implementation support tools. This document applies to the preparation and use of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for hazardous chemical enterprises.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents, through normative references within the text, constitute essential provisions of this document. Dated citations are listed below. For references to documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies. This document.

GB/T 44693.1 Process Stability of Hazardous Chemical Enterprises - Part

3 Terms and Definitions

The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 44693.1 and GB/T 44693.2, as well as the following terms and definitions, apply to this document.

3.1 Operating procedures Technical documents developed based on production characteristics, process requirements, and precautions for each production stage.

Note. Operating procedures focus on standardizing production operation methods, operating rules, product quality control, and overall safety precautions and emergency response principles. content.

3.2 Standard operating procedure Within the framework and requirements of operating procedures, more comprehensive, detailed, and specific guidelines are written for particular and complex operating processes or tasks. Standardized operating instructions.

Note. "Standard Operating Procedures" are also commonly referred to as "Work Instructions," "Work Instruction Cards," or "Standard Operating Cards," etc., and precisely describe the procedures for each specific operational task. The steps, sequence, indicators, and risk control measures of a process.

4.Abbreviations The following abbreviations apply to this document. SOP. Standard Operating Procedure