Cleaning of Raw Material Store, Packing Material Store and
Finished Goods Store
Objective
To lay down a procedure for Cleaning of Raw Material Store, Packing Material Store
and Finished Goods Store.
Scope
This Standard Operating Procedure is applicable for Cleaning of Raw Material Store,
Packing Material Store and Finished Goods Store at formulation plant
Responsibility
Concerned Department personnel shall be responsible to follow the procedure
mentioned in this SOP.
Concerned Department in-charge shall be responsible for implementation of
the procedure mentioned in this SOP.
Accountability
Concerned Department in-charge & QA Head shall be accountable for the
implementation of this SOP.
Procedure
Collect all the waste material, dust settled over tables, floors, containers, furniture, fixtures &
walls with the help of vacuum cleaner.
Clean the door, window glasses, door closures, handles and all the hinges of the door using
clean dry duster followed by wet duster and again with dry duster.
If weighing balance is present in the processing room, clean it by using wet duster
followed by dry duster.
Clean the pallets, trolleys, etc. using a wet duster followed by a clean dry duster.
Remove the dust from the switchboards, utility pendants using the vacuum cleaner.
Clean the SOP stand using clean dry duster.
Clean the accessories box using the wet duster followed by clean dry duster.
Clean the ceilings of Air Handling Unit (AHU) supply/return grilles with a pipe brush and
vacuum cleaner (if applicable).
Clean the ceiling of whole area including racks, shelves using wet duster followed by
a clean dry duster.
Clean and mop the entire floor twice using disinfectant solution (2.5 % Dettol/Savlon)
or any other disinfectant (if required) 7.
Clean the tube light fixtures using wet duster followed by a clean dry duster.
Clean the walls, coving, corners of the entire area using wet duster followed
by clean dry duster.
Clean the cameras of the entire area using wet duster followed by clean dry duster.
Collect all the waste from the waste bin into a poly bag and send to the scrap area.
Clean the waste bin with wet duster followed by clean dry duster.
Clean the drain points using disinfectant solution.
Enter the cleaning activity details in the Area Cleaning Log Book.
Frequency: Twice a day or as when required
Abbreviations and Definitions
SOP: Standard Operating Procedure; a document where step-by-step instructions
are cited to serve as support for methods or manners of fulfilling a function or
functions reliably and consistently.
Wet duster : soaked with disinfectant solution
QA : Quality Assurance
RM : Raw Material
AHU :Air Handling Unit
Forms and Records (Annexures)
Area Cleaning Log Book – Annexure-I
Distribution
Master copy – Quality Assurance
Controlled copies – Quality Assurance, Stores
History
Annexure-I
Area Cleaning Log Book
Area Name: Cleaning Frequency:
| Sr No | Check Point | Date |
| 1 | Cleaning of entire floor using disinfectant solution (2.5 % Dettol/Savlon) or any other disinfectant (if required) | Schedule |
| 2 | Cleaning of doors, window glasses, door closures, door handles and all hinges of doors using dry duster followed by wet duster and again dry duster. | |
| 3 | Cleaning of trolleys, pallets etc. using wet duster followed by dry duster. | |
| 4 | Cleaning of Weighing Balance if present using wet duster followed by dry duster. | |
| 5 | Cleaning of accessories box using wet duster followed by dry duster. | |
| 6 | Cleaning of switchboards, utility pendants using vacuum cleaner. | |
| 7 | Cleaning of walls, coving, racks, shelves, tube fixtures with wet duster followed by dry duster. | |
| 8 | Cleaning of AHUsupply/return grills with a pipe brush and vacuum cleaner. | |
| 9 | Cleaning of drain points using disinfectant solution. | |
| 10 | Cleaning of SOP stand with dry duster. | |
| 11 | Collection of all the waste from the waste bin into a poly bag and transfer to the scrap room. Cleaning of waste bin with wet duster followed by dry duster. | |
| Done By | ||
| Checked By |
| Note: All the observations of cleaning shall be recorded in cleaning record. If the cleaning activity is satisfactory write ‘OK’, if not satisfactory write ‘NOT OK’ and if not applicable write ‘NA’ |
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