Cleaning of HDPE, GI, and MS drums.

1.0    Purpose     :      To   provide a documented procedure for cleaning of HDPE, GI, and  MS drums.

2.0     Objective  :    To provide a procedure for cleaning of HDPE, GI, and MS drums.

3.0     Scope    :     Procedure for cleaning of HDPE, GI, and MS drums of -----pharmaceutical Ltd, 

4.0    Responsibility  :

·           Primary:   Production chemist.

·           Secondary:   Production Officer.

5.0   Procedure:

·              Rub all the oily & sticky contents from the drum with the help of PP pipe covered lower part with cotton waste dipped in water.

·              Clean the drum with potable water by rolling the drum in an open area or by shaking t0.he drum.

·              Rinse the drum twice with potable water and removed water from the drum.

·              Removed all the residual water from the drum.

·              Then wash the drum with 3L of Acetone/Methanol by rolling or by shaking then drum in open area.

·              Removed all the residual solvent.

·              Finally rinse the drum with 2L of same solvent.

·              Dry the drum with air.

  

·              Label the drum as “CLEANED”.