Similar to your personal vehicle, site manufacturing equipment can break down unexpectedly.
As a dairy manufacturer, you'll need to have documented procedures that describe how you will conduct
both preventative and unplanned maintenance.
You must define what occurs when there is unplanned maintenance activities,
such as breakdown of equipment and document the measures in place to prevent such breakdowns.
Similarly, you must calibrate all relevant equipment regularly
to ensure they are accurate and reliable.
Your calibration procedures must
identify all equipment requiring calibration,
how often calibration is required,
what are the specified tolerance limits for each relevant piece of equipment,
and who is responsible for carrying out the calibration.
Your documented procedures must include
planned schedules for preventative maintenance and calibration activities
which allow you to see upcoming services and requirements.
If equipment cannot be used due to a breakdown, malfunction,
or is out of calibration,
there must be a documented process to clearly isolate such equipment
to prevent accidental use
and the steps required before equipment can be brought back into use,
especially in production areas.
The expectations of this requirement can be found in more detail below.