Who Should You Write An SOP For?

Different SOPs are written for people who perform jobs by themselves, for people who work together on a job, and for people who supervise other people doing a job. The primary audience for an SOP, however, is the person who will perform a particular job. Consider such factors are the age, education, knowledge, skills, experience and training of the person who will perform a job, and the "social culture" or work history within which the individual works.

Managers, government safely inspectors, environmental regulator, lawyers, engineers and other planners, vendors, contractors and customers can also use these SOPs. Sometimes the same SOP material is used to write a description of how job is done-a process, which can be useful if you must talk to the media and public.