It is recommended that your Continuous Monitoring (CM) system undergoes a “major tuneup” at least once annually. Although there are monthly or quarterly alarm checks and preventive maintenance schedules to complete, an annual probe calibration to an NIST or ISO 17025-traceable standard and a comprehensive system check/validation will ensure the system is in good working…
On-Site Spares & Emergency Parts Establishing an inventory of on-site spares and emergency parts is important to minimize potential downtime. Select parts or components may have a long procurement lead time, and there may also be times during the year when your Continuous Monitoring (CM) manufacturer is not able to process orders. Contact your supplier…
While we hope that it never occurs, a disaster or emergency can happen unexpectedly. Establishing a disaster or emergency recovery plan is an important element of a standard operating procedure (“SOP”). Emergency Contact List In the event of an emergency, it’s important to know where emergency contact information is and to follow the established notification…
An extension of on-going support for your Continuous Monitoring (CM) system is to complete regular alarm checks and perform preventive maintenance. These two activities are vital to ensuring the integrity, quality and reliability of the system. Regular Alarm Checks Regularly scheduled alarm checks should be completed for: (1) all monitored parameters (temperature, humidity, differential pressure,…
Vaccines are critical tools in maintaining the health of our communities. The logistics of delivering vaccines and verifying that they consistently maintain their recommended temperature has always been a difficult task. At times, vaccines were found being stored outside of the manufacturer’s recommended range. Prolonged temperature excursions can result in the vaccines becoming ineffective. In…
After your CM system becomes the production system of record and has gone “live,” there’s certainly reason to celebrate and recognize what has been accomplished. There can also now be a misconception that the system will “run by itself,” that it is “automatic,” and you can “set it and forget it!” However, like any complex…
Following the installation of your CM system is when the fun really begins! Throughout the project definition and pre-implementation planning stages, system requirements were defined based upon user needs. Now that the system has been installed, end users will need to begin the full process of transitioning from the legacy system to the new system…