HANDING OVER AND TAKING CHARGE OF PRODUCTION OPERATION IN SHIFTS

1.0    PURPOSE:
    
        To describe a standard operating procedure (SOP) for handing over and taking charge of prodution operation in shifts.
    
2.0    SCOPE:
    
        The SOP describes in detail the method of handing over and taking charge of prodution operation in shifts.
    
3.0    RESPONSIBILITY:
    
         The responsibility of handing over and taking charge of production  operation in shifts as per the SOP lies  with the staff of rank not lower than  operator of production department.
    
          The responsibility of preparing, reviewing and approving the SOP lies with the Officer (Production), Head of Production and Head of QAD  respectively.
    
4.0      METHOD:
    
4.1       Handing over and taking charge supervisor to supervisor.
    
4.1.1    The  incomming shift supervisor shall go through the  log  book  written in the earlier shift by the outgoing shift supervisor.
    
4.1.2    The  outgoing shift supervisor along with the incomming shift supervisor shall move  in the block and  the  outgoing  shift supervisor shall explain the ongoing operations in brief.
    
4.1.3    The  outgoing shift supervisor shall hand over the  tools,  log  book, instruction book and batch manufacturing sheets etc.,  to  the incomming shift supervisor.
    
4.1.4    The outgoing shift supervisor shall hand over the stocks of raw materials and  intermediates,  etc., to  the  incomming  shift  supervisor.
    
4.1.5    The  outgoing shift supervisor shall briefly indicate  the  instructions written in the instruction book.
    
4.1.6    The incomming shift supervisor shall sign in the log book  that  he has taken charge of all the operations. The outgoing  supervisor shall be relieved.
    
4.1.7    The  time taken for handing over and taking charge shall be  15  min.
    
4.2       Handing over and taking charge : Operator to operator.
    
4.2.1    The outgoing operator and incomming operator shall move together and outgoing operator shall explain the operations in  brief  to the incomming operator.
    
4.2.2    The  outgoing operator shall handover the  batch  manufacturing sheets to the incomming operator.
    
4.2.3    The  time taken for handing over and taking charge shall be  10  min.
    
5.0      RECORDING:
    
          The handing over and taking charge operations of Supervisor  to  Supervisor shall be recorded in every shift in the log book  by  the Shift Supervisor.

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