CONTROLLED COPY
Centre for Biological Engineering
Standard Operating Procedure
SOP122
Title: Use and Maintenance of Sigma Refrigerated Centrifuge 3-16PK
Location:
CBE Laboratory Unit (H21/22)
Version 003
Effective Date: 26
th
June 2018
Review 26
th
June 2020
Written by: Victoria Workman
Reviewed by: P.Hourd
Approved by: R/I.Temple
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(ii)
All problems and corrective actions should be recorded in the Preventative Maintenance of
centrifuges Record (Section 6).
(iii)
If the equipment fails to work or malfunctions and cannot be rectified according to
troubleshooting procedures detailed in the Operator and Users Manuals the Laboratory
Manager must be informed and the centrifuge must be tagged and locked-out or “Do Not Use”
notice posted on the equipment. Contact the manufacturer for advice and coordinate with the
Lab Manager for external maintenance and servicing.
NOTE:
Centrifuges in need of repair should be tagged and locked-out (or “Not in Use” label
applied) while awaiting service.
(iv)
External maintenance and servicing of the equipment can only be performed after it has been
suitably disinfected (refer to SOP003 for further details) and a 'Decontamination Certificate' has
been issued (a proforma is available on the CBE website).
NOTE:
A ‘Declaration of
decontamination’, available in the Operators Manual may also be required.
5.7 Centrifuge or Rotor Decommissioning Checklist
(i)
If the centrifuge or rotor needs to be decommissioned, for example due to relocation or change
of use, it is necessary to ensure no hazardous materials are left behind and that the unit has
been decontaminated and made safe for future use or removal. A checklist that can be used to
record that the centrifuge or rotor has been suitably decommissioned is provided in Section 6.
(ii)
On completion, the form should be forwarded to DSO or other responsible person to request its
disposal. If multiple items need to be disposed of together from the same room, it may be
possible to use one form – as long as each item is listed and each has a “Safe for Disposal”
sticker / note on it to confirm that appropriate cleaning / disinfecting has been carried out. A
completed decommissioning checklist precludes the need for maintenance staff and contractors
to be issued with a Laboratory Permit to Work.
6. DOCUMENTATION
The following records are outputs of this SOP:
6.1. QS-FORM-003 Preventative Maintenance of centrifuges Record
6.2 QS-FORM-006 Centrifuge decommissioning checklist
6.3. QS-FORM-009 Generic equipment decontamination certificate
These records shall be filed in the Equipment File and stored in the CBE Office or otherwise archived for
future review or retrieval.
