POLARIMETER Cleaning SOP

1.0  OBJECTIVE:

To lay down the procedure for cleaning of Polarimeter.

2.0  SCOPE:

This shall be applicable to the Polarimeter of Quality Control Laboratory.

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  Polarimeter.

5.2  Clean dry cotton cloth.

5.3  Tissue paper.

5.4  Respective solvent for cleaning.

6.0  PROCEDURE:

6.1  After completion of testing, remove the Polarimeter tube from the instrument.

6.2  Switch OFF the instrument.

6.3  Switch OFF the mains.

6.4  Remove the sample from the Polarimeter tube.

6.5  Clean it with respective solvent in which solution of sample is prepared.

6.6  Clean it thoroughly with water.

6.7  Clean the Polarimeter tube with distilled water if solution are prepared in polar solution or clean the Polarimeter tube with methanol or ether if solvent is non-polar.

6.8  Wipe it with tissue paper.

6.9  Wipe the temperature probe with tissue paper.

6.10    Clean the instrument with cotton cloth.

6.11 Affix the “CLEANED” label and fill the “Cleaning Equipment Log Book”.

7.0  REVISION LOG:

Revision No.	Effective Date	Reason
00		New SOP

8.0  REFERENCES:

8.1  Not Applicable.

9.0  ANNEXURES:

Annexure 1: Cleaning record of Polarimeter (Cleaning Equipment Log Book).

Annexure: 1

(Cleaning Equipment Log Book)

Cleaning record of Polarimeter

CLEANING RECORD OF POLARIMETER Date Inner surfaces Outer surfaces Cleaned by Checked by

10.0    ABBREVIATIONS:

Abbreviation	Expanded Form
SOP	Standard operating procedure
&	And
No.	Number
Ltd.	Limited
Q.C	Quality control
QCEC	Quality control equipment cleaning
F	Format