STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HOT AIR OVENS

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

SUBJECT:                      OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HOT AIR OVENS

DEPARTMENT           : QA SOP NO.                      : Page No                       : Effective Date             : Next Review                : SOP REVISION           :

1.0       OBJECTIVE:

To provide guidelines for Operation & Maintenance of Hot Air Oven.

2.0       POLICY:

Oven is used not only for drying glass ware but also used for checking loss on drying of various materials prescribed in Pharmacopoeia. So it is necessary to maintain constant temperature for certain period. 

3.0       PROCEDURE:

3.1       Switch on the Hot Air Oven and adjust the set knob to desired temperature.

3.2       By testing the temperature the indication bulb glows immediately. When the temperature in the oven reaches set value the bulb glows off.

3.3       Check the temperature displayed with set value, if any difference is observed adjust by using the fine control knob.

3.4       Calibrate the Hot Air Oven with Standard Thermometer, once in three months record the reading in Calibration register.

3.5       Clean the hot air oven every day with dry cloth should be free from foreign matter.

4.0       FREQUENCY:  Once in Three months.

5.0       RESPONSIBILITY: Executive (Q.A)

6.0       REVIEW GUIDE: Calibration register.

7.0       ANNEXURE: -------

8.0       SOPs DISTRIBUTION:

            This SOP shall be distributed to following Departments:

Name of the Department	Master Copy	Circulatory Copy
QA/QC	√	√
Production	x	x
Warehouse	x	x
General	x	x
Maintenance	x	x