Standard operating procedure of Disposal of Solid Waste in Pharmaceuticals Industry SOP is desbribe in this post.
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1. Purpose:
1.1. To ensure safe and appropriate disposal of solid waste.
2. Scope:
2.1.This procedure applies to disposal of solid waste generated during manufacturing including rejected / expired raw materials, rejected packing materials, on line rejected materials, expired / rejected reference or stability samples, medias, material obtained from filters cleaning & return goods received in by finished goods store at Bio-Mark Pharmaceuticals.
3. Responsibilities:
3.1. Quality Assurance Manager
3.2. Quality Control Manager
3.3. QA Officer
3.4. Store Incharge
4. Procedure:
4.1. The solid waste generated each day by the section is collected and transferred in the selected locations in a safe and appropriate manner.
4.2. QA officer inspects the containers on all locations daily and if he finds any of them full, he arranges for the incineration through In house / waste disposal contractor.
4.3. The designated containers are cleaned, dried and placed in assigned locations.
4.4. Production supervisor records the on line rejected packing materials on relevant document and ensures that the materials are shredded before disposal as scrap.
4.5. The Antibiotic drugs powder, microbiology laboratory Medias and solid waste collected by vacuum from pre-filters are disposed off after inactivation as per relevant SOP.