1.0 Objective:
To lay down the procedure for General Safety in Microbiology Laboratory
2.0 Scope:
This SOP is applicable for General Safety in Microbiology Laboratory of pharmaceutical formulation plant.
3.0 Responsibility:
Microbiologist or above of Microbiology Laboratory: Preparation of SOP.
Head – Microbiology section / Nominee: Checking of the SOP.
4.0 Accountability:
Head – Quality Control / Nominee: Compliance of SOP.
5.0 Abbreviations:
SOP : Standard operating procedure
No. : Number
QC : Quality Control
QA : Quality Assurance
QA : Quality Assurance
LAF : Laminar Air Flow
6.0 Procedure:
6.2 General safety procedures
6.3 Every individual must wear a clean laboratory garments or apron inside the laboratory.
6.4 Every individual must wear goggles while handling chemicals and face mask and gloves while handling microbial cultures.
6.4 Upon entering the lab, and after finishing work, clean the LAF bench space with the disinfectant.
6.5 Keep all sources of possible contamination out of your mouth–hands, pencils, laboratory ware, and other items.
6.6 Do not drink or eat in the laboratory.
6.7 Decontaminate and clean all contaminated equipment glassware such as pipettes, petriplates etc.
6.8 Report accidents, such as a spilled culture or a cut, to the laboratory supervisor.
6.9 Handling of Microbiological spillage:
6.9.1 Spillage of bacterial / fungal suspensions and contaminated media shall be immediately poured with disinfectant solution and allowed to be in contact for at least for 10 minutes.
6.9.2 Wear hand gloves and mask and clean up the spills with paper towels. Discard the towels and media materials in to a SS bin.
6.9.3 Decontaminate (As per decontamination and disposal of respective used media SOP No. the spills by placing the SS vessel in vertical autoclave.
6.9.4 Disinfect the hands after cleaning of spillage.
6.10 Handling of chemical spillage
6.10.1 Immediately after Spillage all the persons to be informed in the laboratory, ensure that they do not walk on the spillage.
6.10.2 Person involving in cleaning must wear goggles, hand gloves and nose mask while cleaning.
6.10.3 Incase of corrosive liquids, put sand on spillage area, remove sand and discard. Clean with wet cloth.
6.10.4 Incase of powder or solid spillage they are to be discarded after dissolving in water.In case of organic solvents dry cloth mopping is to be done,
I6.10.5 In case of organic solvents dry cloth mopping is to be done, solvent to be wiped and collected in a container to discard.
6.10.6 For water spillage mop with dry cloth.
6.11 Sample destruction:
6.11.1 Do not discard any sample in powder form, all analytical left over samples to be dissolved in water and drained in sink.
6.11.1 Samples which are not dissolved in water are to be dissolved in 10% NaOH
Note: Incase of any abnormal smell is detected vacate the lab and in form to Supervisor or Department Head.
7.0 List of Annexure / Formats:
Not applicable
8.0 References (if any).
Not applicable
9.0 Distribution
9.1 Master Copy : Documentation Cell (Quality Assurance)
9.2 Controlled Copies : Quality Assurance, Microbiology-QC
10.0 History
| Date | Revision Number | Reason for Revision |
| – | – | New SOP |
