Standards - Cited vs Current
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:35 am
I'm just curious on opinions on the best advice to give others around this
Many of our cited versions are sometimes 1 or even 2 versions behind, in some cases there probably isn't significant issues, in others maybe there is
Cited versions are law, and obviously we must meet the requirements of these versions first and foremost or we are are breaking the law and not complying with ESRs
Current versions should offer the most accurate and up to date informed on a topic and in most cases should be a better document with the most recent and up to date information on a topic
But what's the best way to navigate between the two? I've usually made comment that you have to follow the cited version first and foremost but can take any additional information from the current version additional to this as long as it doesn't conflict with the cited version, however sometimes trying to follow two versions of a standard can be difficult and end in mixed information and confusion, not just for the person doing so but also that we end up with a lot of people working to different rules and lose the continuity of having standards for everyone to have the same set of rules
This also makes me wonder if it's better to just follow the cited version 100% to eliminate this and ensuring you don't breach the ESRs, but some others seem to think this is irresponsible by directly ignoring more recent information that's available just because it's not cited
Some others take the attitude of "just follow the current version, you're unlikely to be charged for trying to do better" while this is true it could lead to breaches in ESRs and kind of defeats the purpose of having such regulations and laws
I'm just curious what others think is the best way to go about things and what there preference is to meet the requirements of ESRs?
Many of our cited versions are sometimes 1 or even 2 versions behind, in some cases there probably isn't significant issues, in others maybe there is
Cited versions are law, and obviously we must meet the requirements of these versions first and foremost or we are are breaking the law and not complying with ESRs
Current versions should offer the most accurate and up to date informed on a topic and in most cases should be a better document with the most recent and up to date information on a topic
But what's the best way to navigate between the two? I've usually made comment that you have to follow the cited version first and foremost but can take any additional information from the current version additional to this as long as it doesn't conflict with the cited version, however sometimes trying to follow two versions of a standard can be difficult and end in mixed information and confusion, not just for the person doing so but also that we end up with a lot of people working to different rules and lose the continuity of having standards for everyone to have the same set of rules
This also makes me wonder if it's better to just follow the cited version 100% to eliminate this and ensuring you don't breach the ESRs, but some others seem to think this is irresponsible by directly ignoring more recent information that's available just because it's not cited
Some others take the attitude of "just follow the current version, you're unlikely to be charged for trying to do better" while this is true it could lead to breaches in ESRs and kind of defeats the purpose of having such regulations and laws
I'm just curious what others think is the best way to go about things and what there preference is to meet the requirements of ESRs?