Tuesday, November 12, 2013

SCAVENGER HUNT 4 - TRANSPORT RISKS and CONTROL MEASURES (11 - 24 November)

Dear All,

Many thanks to all for submissions. As for the "thermometer used as temperature monitoring device - outside the scope of pharmaceutical cold chain", we have seen temperature indicators in dashboard of the car, alcohol thermometer in a living room with fan, a split unit air conditioner with a temperature display, dial thermometer, alcohol thermometers on sale, digital body thermometer, thermometer in a cold storage facility for meat and thermometer used as monitoring device in National Public Health Laboratory. As you see, some were simple alcohol stem thermometer, one bi-metal and some digital... 

Temperature monitoring systems are a critical part of good storage and handling practice. A storage unit is only as effective as the temperature monitoring system it relies on. When it comes to MONITORING, certain types of thermometers are not recommended as primary device at all. In this sense, fluid-filled thermometers and bi-metal thermometers are not recommended for pharmaceutical temperature monitoring since they only indicate the temperature at the precise time they are read. 

For the next coming 2 weeks, we want you to hunt photos of transport risks and control measures. This transport could be anything - pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical. Please do not forget to explain your story, what type of unwanted events you see in the photograph or what is the control measure and which unwanted event you think it is introduced to prevent or control/mitigate should it happen. 























Cheers and all the best,

UMIT

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