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Anomaly notes worth keeping
Failed checks are not embarrassment—they are signal. Teams that delete “bad takes” from the evidence pack teach auditors that perfection is fabricated.
Describe the event, not the person
“Cable found connected at 14:12; ceremony paused; isolation re-run by witness B” is useful. “Operator was careless” is not an audit note; it is a performance review leaking into the pack.
Link anomalies to gates
Tag each note with the workflow gate where it occurred—intake, isolate, transfer, or pack. Patterns across quarters become visible only when tags stay consistent.
Retention without clutter
Keep raw photos of anomalies for the retention window your policy demands, then summarize. The summary should still stand alone if the photo store is unavailable.