A plan holds together because every part points back to a numbered step. Change a step, and everything pointing to it has to be looked at again.
The chain, from flow diagram to record
1. The flow diagram numbers every stepInputs, outsourced steps, and outputs are all on it, and it is confirmed by walking the process.
2. The hazard analysis names a step on every rowEach is listed at the step where it arises or can be controlled, then rated.
3. The decision follows each significant hazardThe , or the team's own reasoning, settles CCP or prerequisite for that at that step.
4. The CCP gets its number and its rowEach CCP is numbered along the flow, and the table repeats its step number.
5. Monitoring and records name the CCPA belongs to one CCP at one step, so an auditor can trace a reading back to the reasoning.
6. A change goes back to the startA new supplier, recipe or item of equipment means reviewing the flow, then the , then the CCPs.
On this site each worked plan is stored once, as linked data: steps, , decisions and . The flowchart and tables are drawn from it, so they cannot disagree. A paper plan needs its review step to do the same job.
Real plans vary in how well they do this. The strongest carry one step number from the flow chart through the and control plan to the record. Weaker sets have flow charts that show records, not process steps, or reuse a CCP number for different controls in different plans.