Cleaning and Operation of Conveyor Belt and Turn Table

In this post Standard Operating Procedure Cleaning and Operation of Conveyor Belt and Turn Table in Pharmaceuticals is describe.

1.0   OBJECTIVE:

1.1.    To lay down a procedure for Cleaning and Operation of Conveyor Belt and Turn table.

2.0   SCOPE:

2.1.    This procedure is applicable to Cleaning and Operation of Conveyor Belt and Turn Table in Liquid department.

3.0   RESPONSIBILITY:

3.1.   Technical associate Production: For execution.

3.2.    Officer/ Executive Production  : For checking.

3.3.    Head Production: shall ensure compliance and implementation of the SOP.

4.0   DEFINITION(S):

4.1.   NA

5.0   PROCEDURE:

5.1.   Cleaning

5.1.1.  Cleaning of conveyor belt

5.1.1.1.  Start the conveyor belt at slow speed.

5.1.1.2.  Clean the conveyor belt with wet cloth or if required with Teepol solution (0.1% V/V) / SU120 (0.1% V/V) followed by wet and then with dry lint free cloth.

5.1.1.3.  Clean all the rollers of the conveyor belt with wet cloth followed by dry lint free cloth from the inner side.

5.1.2.  Cleaning of turn table

5.1.2.1.  Start the turn table.

5.1.2.2.  Clean the turn table top with wet cloth to remove any sticky material.

5.1.2.3.  Clean the sides of the turn table with wet lint free cloth.

5.1.2.4.  Dry the complete turn table and VFD with Clean dry lint free cloth.

5.2.   Operation

5.2.1.  Operation of conveyor belt

5.2.1.1.  Ensure that turn table is cleaned.

5.2.1.2.  After line clearance from QA, put the ‘EQUIPMENT STATUS’ label on conveyor belt.

5.2.1.3.  Switch ‘ON’ the main from electric panel and start the conveyor belt by pressing green push button provided on bottom side of SS conveyor belt.

5.2.1.4.  Collect the bottles coming from the labeling machine over the conveyor belt.

5.2.1.5.  Packed the bottles as per the instruction in BPR.

5.2.1.6.  Switch ‘OFF’ the main from electric panel after completion of work.

5.2.1.7.  Affix ‘TO BE CLEANED’ label on the conveyor belt after completion of batch as per reference SOP, “Status labeling”

5.2.2.  Operation of turn table:

5.2.2.1.  Ensure that turn table is cleaned.

5.2.2.2.  After line clearance from QA, put the ‘EQUIPMENT STATUS’ label on turn table.

5.2.2.3.  Switch ‘ON’ the turn table pressing green push button / Knob provided on the bottom side of turn table.

5.2.2.4.  Check the indicator light it should be ‘ON’.

5.2.2.5.  Regulate the speed of turn table by VFD.

5.2.2.6.  Switch ‘OFF’ after completion of work.

6.0   ABBREVIATION(S):

6.1.   SOP : standard operating procedure

6.2.   No. : Number

6.3.   BPR : Batch Packing Record

6.4.   QA : Quality Assurance

6.5.    NA  : Not applicable

6.6.   VFD : Variable Frequency Drive.

7.0   REFERENCE(S):

7.1.   SOP: Status labeling.

8.0   ANNEXURE(S):

8.1.   Nil

9.0   DISTRIBUTION:

9.1.    Master Copy    : Quality Assurance

9.2.    Controlled Copy (s) : Production department (02), Quality Assurance (01)

9.3.    Reference Copy (s) : Production department (05)

10.0   REVISION HISTORY: