- PROCEDURE:
- CLEANING OF GLASS WARE:
- Wash the glassware first with potable water and then with the soap solution.
- Wash the glassware in running water until free from the traces of soap solution.
- Finally rinse the glassware with purified water.
- Dry the glassware in Hot Air Oven at 60°C for one hour.
- STERILIZATIONOF GLASS WARE:
- Wrap the mouth of glassware such as conical flask and bottles with Kraft paper/Crepe Paper.
- Materials like Petri dishes and pipettes shall be wrapped in Kraft paper/Crepe Paper.
- Stick the chemical indicator tape on the glassware to be sterilized.
- Sterilize the glassware in autoclave and operate the autoclave as per the SOP.
- Sterilize the glassware as per the validated cycle.
- Label the sterilized articles as per Format-I.
- Sterilized glassware shall be used within 72 hrs., if not used within the specified time, shall be re- sterilized before use.
- ANNEXURES:
| ANNEXURE NO. | TITLE OF ANNEXURE |
| Annexure-I | Sterilization Label |
- ABBREVIATIONS:
| No. | : | Number |
| SOP | : | Standard Operating Procedure |
| IPA | : | Iso Propyl alcohol |
| QC | : | Quality Control |
Annexure-I
STERILIZATION LABEL
