STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE CALIBRATION OF VACUUM OVEN

 

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

SUBJECT :                     CALIBRATION OF VACUUM OVEN

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

1.0       OBJECTIVE:

To provide guidelines for Operation & Maintenance of Vacuum Oven.

2.0       POLICY:

This oven is used to check loss on drying under vacuum.

3.0       PROCEDURE:

3.1       Switch on the power supply and set the required temperature using temperature set knob.

3.2       Temperature gauge of the Oven should be checked with Standard thermometer.

3.3       Vacuum gauge should be calibrated and authenticated by the recognized authority yearly.

3.4       If the Oven is not supporting vacuum its gasket should be checked and replaced.

3.1        Vacuum Oven should be cleaned monthly.

4.0       FREQUENCY:  Once in three months, Pressure gauges are calibrated annually by External   

                             agency.

5.0       RESPONSIBILITY:  Executive (QA.)

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