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- Objective:
- To lay down a procedure for cleaning of return air riser filters.
- Scope
- This SOP is applicable for cleaning of return air riser filters.
- Responsibility
- Production Officers / Executive shall be responsible for follow the procedure mention in this SOP.
- Accountability
- Production Head and QA Head shall be accountable for the compliance of SOP.
- Abbreviations
- SOP : Standard Operating Procedure.
- Procedure
- All the cleaning and sanitization activity shall be done after the completion of day’s work.
- Remove one filter at a time from the polybags.
- Wash the pre-filter with purified water from the downstream side of the filter. Repeat washing 3-4 times till there are no remnants of the product in pre-filters. visually inspect that there are no remnants of the product.
- Dry the pre-filters using filtered compressed air.
- Check the filters for any damage, if damage found inform immediately to Production officer or Engineer to change the filter.
- After drying wrap individual filter in fresh poly bags.
- Sanitize the outer surface of poly bags.
- Mop the grills of the pre-filters & inside the ducts, by alternative wet and dry mopping using 70% IPA solution.
- Transfer the cleaned filters to respective area.
- Fix The Replaced Set of Pre-Filter in the Respective grill.
- Frequency of Filter cleaning shall be once in a month and at the time of product change over.
- Enter the cleaning record of pre-filters of return air raisers in return air raiser cleaning record as per Annexure-1.
- Forms and Records:
- Return Air Raiser Cleaning Record – Annexure – 1
- Distribution
- Master copy – Quality Assurance
- Controlled copies- Quality Assurance, Production, Quality Control
- History
Date Revision Number Reason for Revision
– 00 New SOP
Annexure-1
Return Air Raiser Cleaning Record
Frequency: monthly / product change over
| Date | Room Name | Filter No. | Cleaned /
Replaced |
Cleaned by | Reason | Checked by |