| Operating Procedure For Control Over Checkers |
1.0 OBJECTIVE: 1.1 To lay down the procedure for Control over checkers. 2.0 SCOPE: 2.1 This procedure is applicable for procedure for Control over checkers. 3.0 RESPONSIBILITY: 3.1 Production Supervisor / Officer shall be responsible for implementation of the procedure as per this SOP. 3.2 Head, Production shall be responsible for compliance of procedure as per SOP. 4.0 PROCEDURE: 4.1 Only personnel with proper acceptable vision shall be put as checker on line. 4.2 Before starting of training ensure line clearance is done. To read this SOP click here SOP for Operating And Cleaning Procedure For Automatic Liquid Bottle Filling Machine. 4.3 All types of possible rejections on line are explained and physically shown to the checkers by Production Supervisor / Officer like: TYPES OF REJECTIONS ON LINE: 4.3.1 Leakage due to sealing defects. 4.3.2 Deformed and dented tubes. 4.3.3 Cutting defects. 4.3.4 Discolored tubes. 4.3.5 Coding on tube crimp not clear. 4.3.6 Smudging of Printed Text matter. 4.3.7 Presence of leaflet/packaging insert 4.3.8 Less or more volume in the bottles and containers. 4.3.9 Slant labeling. 4.3.10 Heat mark on tube 4.3.11 Tube Orientation 4.3.12 Looseness of inner and outer plugs & caps. 4.3.13 Dented plastic bottles/containers 4.3.14 Improper coding on Label, carton, bottles and shippers. 4.4 Checkers are then allowed to sit on the line in their respective positions and only good materials to be inspected which are previously examined are placed on the line for checking. 4.5 The supervisor leaves specific rejection on the line in a known manner without the knowledge of the checker / checkers. 4.6 He/She keenly observes the checker to see if the defect is detected and the same is removed. 4.7 Total No. of specific rejections put on line are compared with the number of rejections sorted out by the checker and % detection is determined. 4.8 All specific rejections put on line, if not detected have to be removed by production supervisor / officer from packed material of the line before checking process is over. 4.9 The checkers who feel uneasy or complain of headache are unfit for checking. 4.10 The checkers are checked as follows :- Category-A : If detection is 100%. Category-B : If detection is within 90% to 99% workers are to be retrained under supervision of category A checkers. Category –C : Less than 90% not approved for checking 4.11 All failures should be reported to Production Officer and also shown to workers for correction. |
4.12 Placement of checkers on line for retraining of category B checkers. 4.12.1 Initial checkers shall be of category-B. 4.12.2 The products checked by initial checkers are counterchecked by final checkers who must be category-A only. 4.12.3 All defects of category-B checkers are shown and explained to them by category-A checkers. 4.12.4 These checkers are rechecked after training. If detection is 100% checker is approved for checking and if detection is less than 100% checker is not approved for checking. 4.13 Record all observations in Control over Checkers Record. 4.14 The rechecking of checkers is reviewed after every six months or as and when required. 4.15 After completion of training, the supervisor shall ensure line clearance. 4.16 Record the checker validation record. |