CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR SERVICE AREA FRESH AIR FILTERS

• OBJECTIVE:

To lay down a procedure for Cleaning the service area fresh air filters.

• SCOPE:

This SOP is applicable for Cleaning the service area fresh air filters at {Company Name} {Company Location}.

• RESPONSIBILITY:

• Technical Assistant – Engineering is responsible for the SOP.

• Executive – Engineering responsible to ensure the SOP.

• Head / Designee– Engineering is responsible for compliance of the SOP.

• ACCOUNTABILITY:

Engineering Head

Head Quality Assurance

• PROCEDURE:

• PRECAUTIONS

• Filters shall be handled carefully to avoid media damage.
• Before starting filter cleaning, necessary PPE’s shall be worn.

• FILTER DISMANTLING PROCEDURE

• Open the screws and keep in a tray.

• Check the filter condition.

• Check the filter gasket and filter media, if any damage observed in filter media replace the filter.

• CLEANING PROCEDURE

• Dismantle the filters and put the filter into Poly Bag and transfer the filters to the uncleaned filter storage area.

• Filters are identified with “UNCLEANED FILTERS” status label as per Annexure-II on the polythene covers. This status label shall be verified by Engineering Technical Assistant/Executive.

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• Remove the filters from the poly bag and keep the poly bags in dustbin.

• Tap the filters gently by hand on floor with upstream (dirty) side facing down to floor to dislodge all loose particles.

• Check the compressed air pressure is regulated to 1.0 to 2.0 Kg/Cm².

• Clean the filters in the filter cleaning equipment with compressed air pressure at about 1.0 to 2.0 Kg/Cm² air directing at an angle towards downstream.

• Clean the filters with potable water at about 0.5 to 1 Kg/Cm² pressure.

• Transfer the cleaned filters to the filter drying equipment.

• Filters are dried in the filter drying equipment by setting the heater temperature to 50ºC.

• Ensure the filters are completely dry, transfer the dried filters to the inspection area and inspect the physical condition of the filters if found damage, replace     with a new filter.

• Inspected filters area kept in the poly bags and transferred to cleaned filters hold area.

• Re-install the filters which are kept in new poly bags to the respective area.

• Filters are identified with “CLEANED FILTERS” status label as per Annexure-III on the polythene covers. This status label shall be verified by Engineering Technical Assistant/Executive.

• Record the filter cleaning details in Filter Cleaning Record in Annexure-I.

• The filter cleaning frequency shall be 30 ± 7 days.

• Filter cleaning Area Cleaning Procedure

• After completion of Filter cleaning activity, the area shall be cleaned with water.
• Floor mopping shall be done.

• All filters shall be identified with a unique numbering system.

AA/BBB/001

AA: Indicate Area Name

BB: Indicate rating of the filter

001: Serial No. start from 001, 002,003…….

• REFERENCES:

  Not Applicable

• ANNEXURES: 

ENCLOSURES: SOP Training Record.

• DISTRIBUTION:

• Controlled Copy No. 01                     Head Quality Assurance
• Controlled Copy No. 02                 Head-Engineering
• Master Copy                           Quality Assurance Department

• ABBREVIATIONS:

SOP                  :             Standard Operating Procedure.

Kg/Cm²            :             Kilograms per square centimeters.

• REVISION HISTORY:

                                                             CHANGE HISTORY LOG

ANNEXURE-I
SERVICE AREA FRESH AIR FILTERS CLEANING RECORD

ANNEXURE-II
STATUS LABEL FOR UNCLEANED FILTERS

ANNEXURE-III
STATUS LABEL FOR CLEANED FILTERS

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