Create editable station posters, connect them to current SOPs, use QR codes safely, and keep required government notices separate.
Use posters for fast reference
- A poster should help an employee act quickly at the point of work. It is best for short standards, sequences, temperatures, portions, safety reminders, station setup, cleaning steps, and quick-reference legends.
- A poster should not silently become a second uncontrolled SOP. Link it to the current procedure when more detail is needed.
Connect posters and SOPs both ways
- An SOP can suggest posters that would make the standard easier to use at the station. A poster can also suggest related SOPs that explain the full process.
- Suggestions are not automatic publication. A manager reviews the relationship and chooses what is actually linked.
- Keep the poster's primary QR destination separate from its list of related SOPs so one scan still has a clear destination.
Control poster revisions
- Editable operational posters should carry their own revision history. When a poster changes, retain the prior version rather than overwriting the record.
- After changing a poster, verify the printed copy and QR destination match the current published procedure.
Know the legal boundary
- Gravity operational posters are customizable. Official labor-law, wage, OSHA, workers-compensation, health-department, or other legally required notices should come from the applicable official authority rather than being recreated as editable Gravity posters.
- Color-coded knife, cutting-board, or portion-tool legends should reflect the restaurant's adopted system or verified manufacturer information; color conventions are not universally identical.
Gravity rule: Use the smallest control that makes the truth easier to see and the work easier to repeat. Records should describe what actually happened, not what the restaurant hopes happened.
Next step
Use this guide on its own, or move into Gravity SOP Foundry when you need to build, record, verify, or maintain the work.