Destruction of Rejected Dies & Punches

 In this post Standard Operating Procedure Destruction of Rejected Dies & Punches in Pharmaceuticals is describe.

1.0    OBJECTIVE:

To lay down a procedure for destruction of rejected dies and punches.

2.0    SCOPE:

This procedure is applicable to destruction of rejected dies and punches used in production department.

3.0    RESPONSIBILITY:

Officer, Executive – Production Department Officer, Executive – Utility Department Head Production – SOP Compliance

4.0    DEFINITION(S):

NA

5.0    PROCEDURE:

5.1.1    Deface the punches and dies to avoid the misuse of the punches and dies.

5.1.2    Inform the engineering department through IOM about the rejected die and punches.

5.1.3    Hand over the rejected die punches to engineering department and record all the Observations in Annexure-I.

6.0    ABBREVIATION(S):

QA : Quality Assurance

SOP: Standard Operating Procedure. IOM : Inter Office Memo

7.0    REFERENCE(S):

NA

8.0    ANNEXURE(S)

ANNEXURE – I     :  Rejected punches / dies record

9.0    DISTRIBUTION:

9.1     Master copy    : Quality Assurance

9.2    Controlled copy (s): Production department, Quality Assurance, Utility.

9.3    Reference copy (s) : Production department

10.    REVISION CARD:

ANNEXURE –I

REJECTED DIES / PUNCHES RECORD