SOP for Cleaning of Hot Incubator

OBJECTIVE

To lay down the procedure for cleaning of Hot Incubator.

SCOPE

This shall apply to the Hot Incubator of the Quality Control Instrument Lab.

RESPONSIBILITY

Technical Assistant/ Helper.

Q.C Analyst.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Manager-Quality Control.

MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT

Hot Incubator.

Dry lint-free cloth

Purified water.

PROCEDURE

• Put “OFF” on the main switch.
• Remove all the materials from the hot incubator.
• Let the chamber cool
• Mop the inner and outer surfaces of the hot incubator with a clean and dry duster.
• If there is a need to mop with soap and water, clean it carefully and dry it with a clean dry cloth.
• Frequency: Cleaning is to be done daily.
• Affix the “CLEANED” label and fill in the “Cleaning Equipment Log Book”.

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ABBREVIATIONS

SOP: Standard operating procedure

No.: Number

Ltd.: Limited

QCEC: Quality control Equipment cleaning

Q.C: Quality control

ANNEXURES

Annexure 1: Cleaning record of Hot Incubator (Cleaning Equipment Log Book).

Date	Inner surfaces	Outer surfaces	Cleaned by	Checked by

REVISION HISTORY

Nil

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