1.0 OBJECTIVE:
To
lay down the procedure for cleaning of Hot air oven.
2.0 SCOPE:
This
shall be applicable to the Hot
air oven of Quality Control Instrument Lab.
3.0 RESPONSIBILITY:
3.1
Technical
Assistant/ Helper.
3.2
Q.C Analyst.
4.0 ACCOUNTABILITY:
4.1
Manager-Quality
Control.
5.0 MATERIAL AND
EQUIPMENT:
5.1
Hot air oven.
5.2
Dry lint free
cloth (2 pieces).
5.3
Purified water.
6.0 PROCEDURE:
6.1
After completion
of the cycle, switch “OFF” the instrument.
6.2
Switch “OFF” the
mains.
6.3
Allow to cool the
oven.
6.4
Open the door and
remove the tubes, flasks, pipette and other glass wares from the equipment.
6.5
Wipe the inner
surfaces, walls, top, bottom and trays of hot air oven with dry lint free cloth
on daily basis or after every use. So, that there will be no dust particles in
the hot air oven.
6.6
Wipe the outer surface
and control panel of hot air oven with clean wet lint free cloth soaked in
purified water, on weekly basis and fill the weekly cleaning record.
6.7
Cleaning to be
done after every use/ daily/ weekly.
6.8
Maintain the
records of cleaning according to annexure-1.
6.9
Affix the “CLEANED” label and fill the “Cleaning Equipment Log Book”.
7.0 REVISION LOG:
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Revision No.
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Effective Date
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Reason
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00
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New
SOP
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8.0 REFERENCES:
8.1 Not Applicable.
9.0 ANNEXURES:
Annexure 1: Cleaning
maintenance record of Hot air oven (Cleaning Equipment Log Book).
Annexure:
1
(Cleaning
Equipment Log Book)
Cleaning
maintenance record of Hot air oven
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Cleaning Record of Hot
air oven
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10.0
ABBREVIATIONS:
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Abbreviation
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Expanded Form
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SOP
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Standard operating
procedure
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&
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And
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No.
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Number
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Ltd.
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Limited
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QCEC
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Quality control Equipment
cleaning
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Q.C
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Quality control
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