SOP for Cleaning and Sanitation of Microbiology Lab/Sterility Room

Objective

To lay down a procedure for Cleaning and sanitation of the Microbiology Lab / sterile room.

Scope

The procedure of this SOP shall be applicable to the Microbiology Department of PharmaInfo Ltd.

Responsibility

Microbiologist

Accountability

Q.C. Manager

Procedure

• After completing work in the Microbiology Laboratory, remove all used and unused material immediately.
• Clean the LAF bench and floor with a dry nylon brush to remove materials; like vials, bungs, aluminum foils, papers, waste media traces and seals etc.

• Collect all the wastes in a plastic tray and transfer them to the dust bean.
• First, mop the floors and the walls of a laboratory with the sanitation solution (Combatant DS) with the help of sterilized nylon cloth.

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• Mope the working table with a dry nylon cloth, then clean the table with the suitable detergent (Lanoline 0.5% solution) with the help of a nylon cloth.
• Finally, clean the table with a nylon cloth soaked in sterile water in order to remove the traces of detergents.
• Swab the working table with a suitable disinfectant (Combatant DS) and then by 70% IPA.
• All cleaning and sanitation activities shall be followed by spraying disinfectant. This is applied for disinfection of the air of the area as well as the surface.

• Cleaning Schedule of Microbiology Lab.

	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
Pre-Noon Mopping	Savlon 2%	Dettol 2%	Fairgenol 2%	B.K.C. 2%	Savlon 2%	Dettol 2%
After Noon Mopping	Dettol 2%	Savlon 2%	B.K.C. 2%	Fairgenol 2%	Dettol 2%	Savlon 2%

Remarks

Spray the area with 70% IPA before 30 mts. of starting the work.

Spray with 2% Lysol daily after completion of work.

Fumigate the on every Saturday as per SOP No. CP/MBS/005

Abbreviations

SOP: Standard Operating Procedure

QC: Quality Control

QA: Quality Assurance

Annexure

Nil

Revision History

Nil

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