Set three heat switch knobs as per your requirement for setting temperature of oven. Responsible for accountability and effective implementation of the. If you are keeping sample in oven, keep note on oven. Sop on operation, calibration, cleaning and maintenance of. C clean up the area around the oven, including anything you dropped on the floor. Lights up when power is being supplied to the oven heater. Dry heat sterilization is used on equipment that cannot be wet, and on material that will not melt, catch fire, or change form when exposed to high temperatures. Hot air ovens are electrical devices which use dry heat to sterilize. To lay down the procedure for operation of hot air oven. Sop bsc standard operating procedures for safe operation of biological safety cabinets. Isotemp ovens inlet air through a port located under the oven floor. If the oven is still hot you may have to wait a while for it to cool first.
Make sure the hydrometer and thermometer are not touching and. Green coffee determination of water content basic reference method. Laboratory ovens standard operating procedures and hazards. Universal college of medical sciences institute of medicinetribhuwan university department of. Purpose the purpose of this document is to provide standard operating procedures for the use of autoclaves. About this sop this document describes the standard operating pr ocedure for using any of the thermolyne ovens. Standard operating procedures for biological safety cabinets. The oven becomes hotter during selfcleaning than it does in normal use. There is also an air filled space in between to aid insulation. The oven gets hot at the oven door glass, the vapor vent, the handle and the operating controls.
Lights up if the actual oven temperature exceeds the alarm temperature. Sop on operation, calibration, cleaning and maintenance of hot air oven objective to lay down the procedure for operation, calibration, cleaning and maintenance of hot air oven. Oven standard operating procedure sop purpose to outline the procedures for the safe use of ovens within the lab. The requirement for temperature mapping temperature mapping is a mandatory requirement whenever regulatory controlled product is being manufactured, and thermal processing or storage is involved heating or cooling. Do not heat sealed vessels in the oven ensure your bottle or flask has either no lid, or the lid is very loose. Environmental health and safety at wtamu is composed of t wo distinct but integrated environmental.
Polypropylene, 15 ml conical tubes with conical bottoms corning, from fisher, or equivalent. The heat rises throughout the oven and takes a longer time to reach the desired temperature. It is ideal for materials that are not heat sensitive and remain unaffected at high temperature, such as glassware, forceps, needles and powders etc. In the normal operating mode, shows the current oven temperature. To outline the procedures for the safe use of ovens within the lab. Use the logbook to note the material in the vacuum oven, the pressure, and the time at which the liquid nitrogen was added. Lubricate 4 times a year if oven is continuously being used. Inside this issue grain moisture airoven reference.
Press set red button, adjust temperature by coarse knob, for fine adjustment use fine knob. Sterilize all glassware 2 hr in hot air oven at 180o c or steam sterilize for a minimum of 20 min at 121oc with drying cycle. Switch on the main power supply and instrument mains. Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the instrument. Sop for operation, cleaning and maintenance of uvvis. Since air is poor conductor of heat, even distribution of heat throughout the chamber is achieved by a fan. Sop for hot air oven set three heat switch knobs as per your requirement for setting temperature of oven. Open the oven door when the oven is under the atmospheric. Dry heat sterilization is used on equipment that cannot be wet and on material that will not melt, catch fire, or change form when exposed to.
The individual operational qualification oq of the equipment in use, must call for heat distribution. Remove the support racks and wipe the heater with a dry cloth. These are used for rapid evaporation of materials, rapid drying and for sterilization of articles that can be sterilized by dry heat. Scope this sop is applicable for operation, calibration, cleaning and maintenance of hot air oven in microbiology laboratory. Hot air oven an oven provides a temperature higher than that of atmosphere. The validation of hot air oven prove its repeatability. Standard operating procedures for biological safety cabinets the purpose of this guideline is to detail the safe operation of biological safety cabinets, or bsc, in asu laboratories and to ensure adequate containment of biological materials. Press set point xw key to set the required temperature.
Observe the sample weight limits specified for your heratherm oven as a whole and its shelving in particular. Continue to check to ensure the pressure goes below 0. Generally, they use a thermostat to control the temperature. This procedure is applicable for the operation, cleaning and maintenance of uvvis spectrophotometer installed in quality control laboratory of pharmaceutical industries. Standard operating procedure sop for autoclave operation. Do not allow children to touch or play in, on or near the oven.
Since the heat is not circulated as with a forced air hot air oven the temperature is not consistent throughout the oven. A hot air oven is used to sterilize equipment and materials used in the medical field. Hair tiesrestraints for long hair preoperation safety checks. Equipment validation give the surety that equipment having good qualification like design, operation, installation and performance qualification which have predetermined. If the oven is not equipped with an actual operating temperature setting and instead uses a scale e.
Operating and installation instructions convection oven. The oven is designed to replace 20% of the air with fresh air in order to maintain low levels of co, but caution should be used in case of an unsafe co level inside of oven. This standard operating procedure sop applies to the staff and students making use of the jouan laboratory oven in the laboratories of the. To outline the proper procedure for sterilization, refers to the complete killing of all living microorganisms. To detail the safe operation of biological safety cabinet bsc use in campus laboratories and to ensure adequate containment of biological materials. Wipe the control panel with a moist cloth and a mild cleaning agent. Articles to be sterilized are exposed to high temperature 160o c for duration of one hour in an electrically heated oven. A hot air oven is a type of dry heat sterilization. Their double walled insulation keeps the heat in and conserves energy, the inner layer being a poor conductor and outer layer being metallic. This procedure covers the determination of volumetric properties of hot mix asphalt, i. Hot air oven pharmaceutical laboratory sample drying. If another temperature setting is desired, refer to the bluem vacuum oven sop.
Verify correct temperature setting before starting the oven, and provide surveillance of the temperature while the oven is in operation. Oven reference method for moisture in grains, oilseeds, and commodities is the moisture. For coffee beans, a reference method has been established iso 1446. Section 3 procedure all heating must be done under the constant supervision of the operator. During programming, indicates the oven set temperature target. Procedure for operation cleaning and calibration of hot. Caution needs to be used when transporting product in and out of the oven. An oven, thermostatically controlled, forceddraft or mechanical convection, horizontal air flow type. Ensure that temperature does not shoot higher than the set temperature. After vacuum is being pulled open the vacuum oven valve fully. Method for determining volumetric properties of hot mix asphalt. Sop bsc standard operating procedures for safe operation. Ensure that the exhaust blower is on before starting the oven. Validation of hot air oven is the part of comprehensive validation program within a company.