THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE-

SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES & PHARMACY

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDUREPROCEDURE NO:GEP xxx

MOD:1st Issue

Page:1 of 6

Procedure Type:General Equipment Procedure

Title:

  1. Risk Assessment:

This Risk Assessment is to be used as a general guide and as such, cannot accommodate all the varying factors that may be encountered when using this equipment. Therefore, personnel are requested to conduct their own Risk Assessment before using this equipment to include any extra hazards introduced by the task performed.

TASK PERFORMED
A brief description of equipment -
HAZARDS
List items of the equipment that are risks, eg manual handling, sharps, electrical, chemical, biological, radiation
  1. Hazard -
  2. Hazard -

RISK ASSESSMENT
List what level of risk is associated with each hazard, eg level 1 low, level 2 medium or level 3 high risk.
  1. Risk level of hazard -
  2. Risk level of hazard -

RISK CONTROL
List what controls are put in place to minimise or lower the risk level, eg PPE, restrict use of item/chemical to trained persons, specific training and induction processes, designated waste disposal guidelines etc.
  1. Risk control -
  2. Risk control -

  1. Calibration:
  2. Frequency
  3. Method
  4. Records
  1. Monitoring:
  2. Frequency
  3. Method
  4. Records
  1. General Operation:
  1. Cleaning:
  2. Frequency
  3. Method
  4. Records
  1. Maintenance:
  2. Frequency
  3. Method
  4. Records
  1. Instruction Manual:
  2. See specific ERN for availability
  1. Waste Disposal:
  2. NB. University, MSDS and other regulatory guidelines must be adhered and referred to.
  1. Repairs:
  2. Check ERN for Service Company and warranty details
  3. Contact the University Workshop for advice and repairs
  1. Illustrations:
  2. Temperature monitoring record sheet
  3. Maintenance Record Sheet
  1. Attachments:
  2. Instruction Manual
  1. References:

13.1.

  1. Authorization:

NB. A document should only be authorized by a person who is deemed competent in that procedure and/or who is at a supervisory level or above.

14.1.

  1. Checking:

NB. A document should be checked by someone who is deemed competent in that procedure.

15.1.

  1. Review Date:

NB; generally review dates for procedures and guidelines should be done annually or bi-annually. This may be a simple review where 10% or less of the document needs to be changed (eg, typographical errors), or a full review with major changes. Forms and templates can be reviewed at greater lengths of time, eg 3 or 5 years.

A review of the procedure should be done by a person who is deemed competent in that procedure.

  1. Review History:
  2. Issue Number:1st Issue

Date Issued:

17.2.Issue Number:

Date Issued:

Reason for Change:

ILLUSTRATION 11.1

TEMPERATURE MONITORING RECORD SHEET

ERN#LOCATION:

SERIAL #:YEAR:

TEMPERATURE RANGE (acceptable operating range)

Date / Temp. / Action Required
*refer to 11.2
Maintenance
Sheet / Initials / Date / Temp. / Action Required
*refer to 11.2
Maintenance
Sheet / Initials
1 / 17
2 / 18
3 / 19
4 / 20
5 / 21
6 / 22
7 / 23
8 / 24
9 / 25
10 / 26
11 / 27
12 / 28
13 / 29
14 / 30
15 / 31
16

ILLUSTRATION 11.2

MAINTENANCE RECORD SHEET

ERN# ______Serial # ______

DATE / MAINTENANCE / SIGNED