Cleaned equipment holding time study

-CEHT mean Cleaned equipment holding time study.

-Cleaned hold time is defined as the time period after cleaning of the equipment; can be used. 

-We can also say that time between the completion of cleaning and the initiation of the production activity.     

      

-The clean equipment cannot be remain clean for infinite time. There may be the chance of contamination and microbial growth.

-If the equipment is stored wet condition, there may be the chance of the growth of the microbial growth. 

-what the longest time interval might be that the equipment would be unused after cleaning. 

-Purpose of the study of cleaned equipment holding time study is to establish holding time for cleaned equipments by studying Microbial load.

-After performing the cleaned equipment holding time study it need to be document

Cleaned Holding time study protocol should have following details:

1.    Purpose of the study

2.    Scope

3.    Responsibility

4.    Details of equipment

5.    Sampling plan

6.    Sampling and analysis procedure

7.    Acceptance criteria

8.    Report preparation and evaluation of results

9.    Conclusion