SOP On Temperature Monitoring of Microbiology Equipment’s
- Objective
To lay down the procedure for Temperature Monitoring of Microbiology Equipment’s.
- Scope
This SOP is applicable for Temperature Monitoring of Microbiology Equipment’s like incubators and refrigerator in Microbiology Laboratory of (Pharmaceutical Company Name).
- Responsibility
- Microbiologist or above of Microbiology Laboratory: Preparation of SOP.
- Head – Microbiology section / Nominee: Checking of the SOP.
- Accountability
- Head – Quality Control / Nominee: Compliance of SOP.
- Abbreviations and Definitions
SOP : Standard operating procedure
No. : Number
QC : Quality Control
QA : Quality Assurance
- Procedure
- Monitor chamber temperatures of equipment’s like all incubators and refrigerator twice in a day (Morning and evening).
- Use a calibrated thermometer to check the temperature inside these equipment’s.
- Place the thermometer at the center of the equipment chamber and keep for two minutes.
- Remove the thermometer and observe the temperature reading after two minutes and record as per Annexure No.
- Check and record the display ‘PV’ (process value-temperature) on the temperature controlling panel if available.
- Observe whether both display temperature and temperature monitored by calibrated thermometer are within the set temperature range or not.
- If any abnormality is observed, shift the material in to equipment, which is working well and send a work order to maintenance department through Head-Microbiology, to rectify the problem.
- Forms and Records (Annexures)
- Temperature Monitoring Record for Microbiology Equipment’s
- Distribution
- Master copy – Quality Assurance
- Controlled copies – Quality Assurance, Production, Quality Control, Stores, Engineering and Human Resource
- History:
| Date | Revision Number |
Reason for Revision |
| 00 | NEW SOP |
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