Equipment Numbering System

1.0    PURPOSE

1.1    To lay down the procedure for the identification numbering system of equipment. 

2.0    SCOPE

2.1    This SOP is applicable for Production, Engineering, Utility and Warehouse departments. 

3.0    RESPONSIBILITY

3.1    Head - Engineering

4.0    ACCOUNTABILITY

4.1    Head - Production

5.0    PROCEDURE

5.1    All Equipments or instruments shall be given a unique code of identification.

5.2    Head-Production in consultation with QA to allot the number.

5.3    Equipment or instruments identification Number shall be six digit number as follows

5.3.1    First two Alphabets represents equipment code as given in Appendix-I.

5.3.2    Third character is in Alphabet code for respective Block as listed below

5.3.2.1    A for production Block-A
5.3.2.2    B for production Block-B
5.3.2.3    U for Utilities
5.3.2.4    W for Warehouse
5.3.2.5    P for Purified Water Treatment Plant

5.3.3    Last three digits are sequential number of particular equipment code in the area.

Typical Example:  

Equipment Number: xxxxx

It represents Stainless Steel Reactor of Block – B with serial number.

5.4    Initiator department shall initiate the new equipment code allotment as per Annexure-I

5.5    Initiator department shall maintain the equipment code list as per Annexure-II 

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