Document No: DELPADMIssue Date

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01.01.2015

Cleaning and disinfectant

1. Purpose:
The purpose of this procedure is to minimize the risk of errors and permit effective cleaning and
maintenance in order to avoid cross contamination, build up of dust or dirt and, in general, any
adverse effect on the quality of products. Cleaning of surfaces and equipment is a very important job
in all industries and takes place all the time.

2. Scope:
This procedure is applicable to whole area of Denim Expert Ltd.

3. Responsibility:
Admin Manager is responsible for monitoring the cleaning process of Denim Expert Ltd and also
responsible for ensuring the cleaning procedure (This Procedure) to maintain properly.
Section Head is responsible to ensure his/her production area is cleaning up as per the scheduled.
Manager Accounts and Finance is responsible to ensure the availability of cleaning equipment is in
place.
0.4 Why do we clean?

There are many reasons for cleaning and the following list details the seven major ones:
To remove any matter on which bacteria might grow
To disinfect equipment and surfaces
To remove anything that might encourage pests
To reduce the chance of foreign matter contaminating the products
To make sure there is a safe and pleasant working environment
To give a positive impression to customers and visitors
To comply with the law
To clean properly, we need to understand:
What equipment we need
What chemicals to use
What the chemicals will do
How to use them properly
There will be a cleaning schedule drawn up covering:
The order in which things are to be cleaned
The equipment to be used
The type of chemicals to be used and the amount needed
The names of those who will be involved in cleaning
Each piece of plant and equipment will have instructions telling us how to carry out the cleaning. We
must know where to get these instructions and follow them exactly at all times.
Remember: Do not use the same cleaning equipment for work areas and toilet areas.
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Cleaning is usually done with a sweeping brush, shovel, hand brush, and dust pan. These are
commonly made of plastic, so they can be properly cleaned after use.

5.0 Procedure:
5.1 Factory Premises:
5.1.1 Every morning, the cleaner clean the factory premises properly and also remove all
kind of dust, small waste & foreign particles from the factory premises. They keep the
factory premises neat and clean to provide the healthy environment for the worker.
5.1.2 We designed and equipped as to afford maximum protection against the entry of
insects or other animals.

5.2 Production Area:

5.2.1 As an industry, we have to keep our production area 100% neat & clean. To maintain
this, we clean our production area six times in a day.
5.2.2 The cleaner is assigned to clean the small waste generated from every machines,
walking path, production office, and maintenance office.
5.2.3 Our Production areas are well ventilated to maintain required temperature & humidity
in both production & store area.
5.2.4 In cases where dust is generated (e.g. during sampling, weighing, mixing and
processing operations, packaging of dry products), specific provisions should be taken
to avoid cross contamination and facilitate cleaning.

5.2.5 In-process controls may be carried out within the production area provided to
do not carry any risk for the production.

5.3Storage Area:
5.3.1 Our storage area is designed to ensure good storage conditions. In particular, it is clean
and dry and well ventilated.
5.3.2 The cleaner is assigned to clean the store once in day. They sweep the storage area and
also suck the chemical by a sponge if the chemical drum is leak.
5.3.3 They also responsible for removal of dust and waste from the garbage bins of the store
area.
5.3.4 Our receiving and dispatch area protected from outside dust & foreign particle.
Reception areas are designed and equipped to allow containers of incoming materials
to be cleaned where necessary before storage.

5.4 Quality Control Areas

5.4.1 All the samples of raw materials, chemicals & products should be stored in a proper
way to avoid cross contamination.
5.4.2 At every morning, before office hour, the cleaner cleans the quality control lab with a
sweeping brush and shovel.
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5.4.3 It is important to keep the quality control area neat and clean to get accurate lab test
result.

5.5 Office area

5.5.1 Everyday we clean our office area. For office, we use two stages of cleaning. Such as :
a)Pre cleaning b)Final rinse

5.5.2 Pre cleaning: This is the first stage in the process and means getting rid of surface dirt
and waste. This might be wiped or swept away.

5.5.3

Final rinse: This is to remove any disinfectant that might cause any health hazard.
Final rinse done with savlon, water and sweeping brush.

5.5.4 After final rinse, the cleaner remove the dust from the garbage bin and also clean the
garbage bin.

5.6 Toilet
The cleaner clean the entire toilet and also clean the mirror and wash basin.
The cleaner first wash the toilet by water, then he/she use the chemical (Harpic) to remove
the dust and also destroy the bacteria.
6.0

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