1.0 OBJECTIVE:
To
lay down the procedure for cleaning of Water bath.
2.0 SCOPE:
This
SOP shall be applicable to the water bath of installed, at 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
Water bath.
5.2
Dry cotton cloth.
5.3
Purified water.
6.0 PROCEDURE:
6.1
Daily:
6.1.1
Switch “OFF” the
instrument after use.
6.1.2
Switch “OFF” the
mains and remove the plug from switch board.
6.1.3
Clean the outer
surface of instrument with clean cloth.
6.1.4
Clean the control
panel and motor smoothly with dry clean cotton cloth.
6.1.5
Record the
cleaning in cleaning record in annexure-1.
6.1.6
Indicate in “Remarks”
column of annexure-1 as “Daily cleaning-water refilled”.
6.2
Weekly:
6.2.1
Switch “OFF” the
mains.
6.2.2
Remove the lid
from the water bath.
6.2.3
Wash the lid
properly with purified water.
6.2.4
Drain the water
from water bath through drain valve.
6.2.5
Wash the water
bath with purified water and mop with clean dry cotton cloth. Scrub the inner
surfaces of bath with brush if needed.
6.2.6
Fill distilled
water up to ¾th height of the bath.
6.2.7
Put the lid of
bath.
6.2.8
After completion
of cleaning of water bath, record in the annexure-1.
6.2.9
Indicate in
“Remarks” column of annexure-1 as “Weekly cleaning-water refilled”.
6.2.10
Affix the “CLEANED” label and fill the “Cleaning Equipment Log Book”.
6.3
Precautions:
6.3.1
Water level should
be regularly monitored, and filled with distilled water only. This is required
to prevent salts from depositing on
the inner surface.
6.3.2
Disinfectants can
be added to prevent growth of microbes.
6.3.3
In between when
water becomes dirty follow 6.2.1 to 6.2.7.
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 water bath (Cleaning
Equipment Log Book).
Annexure:
1
(Cleaning
Equipment Log Book)
Cleaning
record of water bath
CLEANING RECORD OF WATER
BATH
Month:
__________________
|
10.0
ABBREVIATIONS:
Abbreviation
|
Expanded Form
|
SOP
|
Standard operating
procedure
|
&
|
And
|
No.
|
Number
|
Ltd.
|
Limited
|
QCEC
|
Quality control Equipment
cleaning
|
Q.C
|
Quality control
|
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