1. OBJECTIVE
To lay down the procedure for operation and cleaning of Hardness Test apparatus
2. SCOPE
This procedure is applicable to Quality Control Department
3. RESPONSIBILITY
• Officer QC
• Manager QC
4. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Don’t switch on the main board with wet hands
5. PROCEDURE
5.1 OPERATION
5.1.1. Switch on the main board
5.1.2. Press the “On” button on the back of instrument.
5.1.3. Press “Zero” to bring the start menu.
5.1.4. Put the tablet in the jaws which hardness has to measure.
5.1.5. Press the “Red Button” to give movement to the moving jaw.
5.1.6. When moving jaw touch the tablet, tablet will break and hardness will be show on main screen.
5.1.7. Note down the Hardness on record book.
5.1.8. Note at least 5 tablet hardness.
5.1.9. After using “OFF” the button on the instrument.
5.2. CLEANING
Frequency: Daily
5.2.1 Pull main plug before cleaning the instrument
5.2.2 Wipe off the instrument housing and touch sensitive keypad with cloth.
5.2.3 Clean the transport surface with brush and wet cloth
5.2.4 Remove any tablet debris from the fixed test jaw and moveable test jaw
5.2.5 Clean whole instrument with cloth
5.2.6 Switch on the main power supply
6 RELATED DOCUMENTS
Operational Log Book Format – Annex. I
Cleaning Log Book Format – Annex. II
7 DISTRIBUTION INDEX
Original Copy will be retained by Quality Assurance Department.
DISTRIBUTION INDEX
Distributed To Copy No. Received By/Date
Quality Control Department 01
8 ABBREVIATIONS
Q.C Quality Control Department
9 REVISION HISTORY
Revision No Issue Date Supersedes
Reason of Change/ Description
Revision No. Dated
00 18-07-2022 NA NA First Version