Effective Compliance Statements: Best Practices for Assurance
Thought for the Week:
An engineering compliance statement is a critical element of many assurance documents, including Hazard Records and Hazard Logs. It demonstrates that a system or project team is complying with applicable standards and regulatory requirements.
However, too often, a compliance statement is reduced to a simple document reference number, offering little justification or detail. This approach is not recommended, as it frequently results in additional questions, rework, and avoidable costs later in the assurance process.
A well-constructed compliance statement should clearly explain the actions taken by the system or project team to achieve compliance. It must be robust, traceable, and comprehensive, providing assessors with the information they need to understand how and why requirements have been met.
It’s also important to remember that the audience often includes independent assessment bodies. The goal is to enable efficient review, not to burden assessors with excessive documentation. Clear, focused compliance statements help reviewers quickly identify what matters most.
At HSRS, we have developed Hazard Records and compliance statements for a wide range of large and complex railway infrastructure projects.
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