Risk Assessment for Vial Washing Machine

This risk assessment is conducted for Vial Washing Machine which shall consist of the following main components:

a)      Feeding tray/ platform: For manual feeding of vials

b)      Transport conveyors: The vials from the feeding tray shall be transferred through transport conveyors to the infeed star wheel.

c)      Infeed Star wheel: Vials are separated & elevated out of the conveyor & delivered to the revolving main star wheel.

d)      Cleaning stations: Vials are gripped by gripper, which rotate the vials by 180˚, so that opening of vials is below. Vials are then passed through the cleaning station upside down & at the individual station the spray tubes travel in synchronization to wash the vials with re-circulated water, Purified water & Fresh WFI and dry the vials with compressed air.

e)      Discharge star wheel: Vials are reversed by 180⁰ & engaged in the slots of a discharge star wheel & pushed back to back to the down line machine in upright condition