SOP Title: Entry Exit Procedure in Quality Control Department
- Objective:
To lay down the procedure for Entry and Exit in the Quality Control Department.
- Scope:
This procedure is applicable for Entry and Exit of working personnel and visitors in the Quality Control Department.
- Responsibility:
- Quality Control Department: To prepare and review the SOP. To follow the procedures laid down for Entry and Exit of working personnel and visitors in Quality Control Department as per this SOP.
- Quality Assurance Department: To review and approve the SOP and Annexure.
- Accountability:
Head Quality Control Department, Head Quality Assurance Department
- Procedure:
| Sr. No. | Procedure | |
| 5.1 | 5.1 Entry and Opening Procedure of the Department: | |
| 5.1.1 | Person entering first in the Quality Control Department should collect the keys of the Department from the keyboard provided in the change room corridor. | |
| 5.1.2 | Enter in the respective change rooms (Gents OR Ladies). | |
| 5.1.3 | Keep the personal belongings in the lockers provided with lock and key. | |
| 5.1.4 | Remove street footwear and keep them on the racks provided on the cross over bench. | |
| 5.1.5 | Cross over the bench. Wear the company footwear’s dedicated to every individual kept on the racks of the cross over bench. | |
| 5.1.6 | Collect and wear the clean apron from the cupboard provided in the change room. | |
| 5.1.7 | Sanitize the hands with the sanitizer provided in the change room and enter through the door. | |
| 5.1.8 | Person entering first with Department keys should check that the main door of the Department is in locked condition. If not, immediately bring it to the notice of the Quality Control Head, Administration Head and Security personnel. | |
| 5.1.9 | Open the lock of the main door and ensure that no obnoxious smell or any other foul odour or smell is emitted from the Department. If any obnoxious smell observed, then do not enter into the Department, immediately bring it to the notice of the Quality Control Head, Administration Head and Security personnel. | |
| 5.1.10 | Switch ‘ON’ the Department lights and air conditioners. |
| Sr. No. | Procedure | |
| 5.1.11 | Before starting the work, ensure that the cleaning activities are completed in the presence of the house keeping personnel/Supervisor. | |
| 5.1.12 | Verify AHU or HVAC are in working conditions by checking the temperature and humidity. If not intimate the Engineering Department accordingly. | |
| 5.2 | 5.2 Exit and Closing Procedure of the Department: | |
| 5.2.1 | At the end of the shift check that the instruments/equipment’s which are not in use are switched OFF and the work benches are cleaned before leaving the Department. | |
| 5.2.2 | Ensure the regulator valve of LPG cylinder in microbiological section is closed. | |
| 5.2.3 | Verify that all chemicals, reagents, liquid solvents are properly closed and kept in their respective places after use and all water supply taps are closed. | |
| 5.2.4 | All reference books should be placed in their designated places in the cupboard. | |
| 5.2.5 | Ensure lights are Switch ‘OFF’ which are not required. | |
| 5.2.6 | The person leaving the Department last should cross check that all the above steps have been followed and lock the main door of the Department. | |
| 5.2.7 | After leaving the Department enter into the respective change rooms, remove company footwear’s, apron and keep them in the designated places. | |
| 5.2.8 | Cross over the bench, collect your personal belongings from the lockers, wear your street footwear and exit from the change room. | |
| 5.2.9 | Keep the keys of the Department in the keyboard provided in the change room corridor. | |
| 5.3 | Entry Exit of Visitors in the Department: | |
| 5.3.1 | All visitors should be accompanied with company employee in Quality Control Department. | |
| 5.3.2 | Visitors should enter through change room wearing visitor apron and shoe cover or company footwear provided in the change room cupboard. | |
| 5.3.3 | At the time of exit from the Department visitors should enter into the change room, remove apron, shoe covers or company footwear and keep them in the designated places. | |
| 5.3.4 | Cross over the bench, wear your street footwear’s and exit from the change room. | |
Definitions / Abbreviations:
- Abbreviations:
| Abbreviation | Expansion |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| QC | Quality Control |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| AHU | Air Handling Unit |
| No. | Number |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning |
| LPG | Liquid petroleum Gas |
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