SOP for Cleaning and Storage of Personal Protective Equipments

OBJECTIVE

To provide guidelines for cleaning and storage of personal protective equipment.

INTRODUCTION

Personal protective equipment is a very useful and valuable tool as far as the safety of personnel and products is concerned. It is not just enough that people know about their usage, it is equally important that proper care should be taken in the maintenance of the equipment. 

The equipment should be cleaned properly and stored in secure places assigned for them to prevent misuse and damage. The cleaning procedure should be devised for each and every type of PPE separately and personnel should be instructed to follow the same.

RESPONSIBILITY 

Stores Dept.

All the Production Employees.

PROCEDURE

Hand Gloves

• Hand gloves should be thoroughly washed every evening after usage because they come directly in contact with the material.
• First, wash them with tap water followed by soap solution.
• Wash them with a disinfectant solution followed by DM water.
• Dry them completely under the hand dryer and store them in a closed container in a dust-free atmosphere.

Nose Masks

• Nose masks are two types. i.e., disposable type and filter type.
• The disposable masks should be cleaned every day by blowing air after usage and should be
• discarded immediately when they are damaged.
• Filter-type nose masks have removable holders for filters. The filters have to be removed from the holders and cleaned by air followed by water and dried.

OTHER TYPES OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT LIKE FACE SHIELDS, GOGGLES, HELMETS, HEAT-RESISTANT GLOVES & RUBBER GLOVES, ETC.:

All this equipment can be washed or cleaned with a wet cloth and dried.

ANNEXURE

Logbook.

REVISION HISTORY

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