Engineering Document Retention Part 2
Engineering Document Retention Part 2
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I know of the legal aspects of document retention, but I am looking for a discussion starting point. What are some specific document retention rules that you currently use as standard for your company? Especially as they relate to engineering change notices and calculations/analysis data. Time frames would be greatly appreciated, and no feet held to any fire. Just want some rough data to discuss.
Thank you
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RE: Engineering Document Retention Part 2
In defense/aerospace in the UK we were almost the opposite, very little got thrown away. Wasn't always catalouged well enough to find it, but hey.
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RE: Engineering Document Retention Part 2
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RE: Engineering Document Retention Part 2
For licensed activity, most states have statutes that apply to the retention of engineering documents. In my home state, we are required to maintain a signed and sealed original for at least 3 years; however, the statue of repose for architects, engineers, and contractors in this state is 10 years, so it would be prudent to maintain at least an electronic copy for that length of time.
RE: Engineering Document Retention Part 2
RE: Engineering Document Retention Part 2
Ted
RE: Engineering Document Retention Part 2
1) burn everything immediately
2) store the selected highlights of everything in a formal process for a couple of decades
3) what is document retention?
I have seen no evidence that 1 is any less successful in court than 2, oddly. 3 gets very expensive. I'd have thought 1 would get expensive in court as the prosecution would have to 'reverse engineer' the missing data, but in practice that doesn't seem to happen.
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Greg Locock
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RE: Engineering Document Retention Part 2
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RE: Engineering Document Retention Part 2
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