Below is the standard operating procedure to clean the Hose pipes. In some manufacturing companies hose pipe is also known as flexible pipe.
1. Objective
To ensure efficient cleaning of the hose pipes.
2. Responsibility
Primary Responsibility :Production operator
Secondary Responsibility ; Production Supervisor
3. Procedure
a) Cleaning of the hose pipes are carried out before and after every batch.
b) Fix
two pipes on a pump, pipe to be cleaned at pump’s outlet and cleaned pipe at
pump’s inlet.
c) Pass the potable water and clean the pipe from inside nd with nylon brush from outside.
e) Rotate
the pipe around the angle so that any potable water drain out from inside
f) Hang
both the ends of pipe down joint together with a nipple.
g) The cleaned pipe shall be kept in the pipe bag and label it as cleaned.
g) After
such cleaning the pipes may be used for batch.
h) Update
and sign flexible pipe clean and check log xxxxx.
i) Discard
any leak pipes or deformed pipes immediately and get new pipe issued from the
store.
4. Abbreviations
a) NIL
5. Annexures
a) PD019-F01 Cleaning of flexible pipe
6. Reference
a)NIL
Author : Anshu Yadav
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