2.2 Basic Record Keeping and Retention

Important documents that keep a record of inspections, corrective actions, training sessions or topics, the minutes of safety committee meetings, and other safety matters should be retained according to the organization’s established retention schedule. Most forms associated with the Church Safety, Health, and Environmental Manual have a minimum retention time. These retention times are noted in the Description and Retention of Forms table found at the beginning of chapter 7. If documents do not have an established retention schedule, they should be kept for a minimum of three years after the end of the current year.