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Posted 09 February 2009 - 06:40 PM

Having a difficult time writing a Glass & Brittle Plastics policy. What I have seems simple, yet effective. Can anyone help? Thanks



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Posted 09 February 2009 - 08:17 PM

Having a difficult time writing a Glass & Brittle Plastics policy. What I have seems simple, yet effective. Can anyone help? Thanks


Of course we can!

just say something along the lines of

"we XXX will ensure that all glass, ceramics and hard plastics utelised within our operation, including production areas will be recorded on a glass register and inspected against a schedule which has been risk assessed"

hope it helps

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Posted 09 February 2009 - 08:31 PM

Having a difficult time writing a Glass & Brittle Plastics policy. What I have seems simple, yet effective. Can anyone help? Thanks



Ours is fairly simple also:
  • List what is allowed
  • Inventory/Inspect to the list
  • What to do if something breaks
  • Handling jars in production processes (we use glass jars on a very limited basis)


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Posted 09 February 2009 - 08:44 PM

Having a difficult time writing a Glass & Brittle Plastics policy. What I have seems simple, yet effective. Can anyone help? Thanks

What have you got so far Kirsten - can you post it?

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Posted 09 February 2009 - 08:59 PM

Having a difficult time writing a Glass & Brittle Plastics policy. What I have seems simple, yet effective. Can anyone help? Thanks

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Posted 10 February 2009 - 12:39 AM

same with the others.. IMEX we add " no Hg thermometer glass in production area, and all of glasses (lamp and windows ) in production must be cover by film )"



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Posted 25 September 2009 - 08:11 AM

Here is one checklist for glass jar handing, very practical one for manual handling can food.

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 05:09 AM

Greetings for the day,

Here is the Glass & Brittle Plastics Policy (Thanks to IFSQN)

Glass, Wood and Brittle Plastics Policy Statement

  • THE FOOD COMPANY is committed to adopting a policy of glass, wood and brittle plastic breakages-free process in its premises.
  • By this commitment, THE FOOD COMPANY minimises the risk of potential product contaminations by glass, wood and brittle plastics.
  • Wherever possible, items constructed of glass, wood and brittle plastic is avoided from the factory. Where no satisfactory alternatives can be found, such articles shall be protected in a manner which can be prevented from being shattered or when in an emergency situation, shattered fragments can be contained in a manner that would eliminate or prevent potential cross contaminations.
  • It is the company’s policy to provide continual monitoring of glass, wood and brittle plastic articles within the factory. This shall be done once annually or whenever deem necessary.
  • All process and non-process articles including process equipments shall be subject to risk assessment and the “Glass and Brittle Plastics Register” updated as required and maintained.
  • This policy of controlling the application of articles that are made of glass, wood and brittle plastics has been established, documented and is subject to regular reviews, verification and validation by the FSMS Team and Top Management Representative as reflective of its intended objectives and commitment

Approved date: 04th June, 2008





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Posted 28 September 2009 - 03:11 AM

It is the company’s policy to provide continual monitoring of glass, wood and brittle plastic articles within the factory. This shall be done once annually or whenever deem necessary.


Pretty good Abdul thanks. This inspection should also be based on risk assessment. For example in production area where there is a risk, before starting production and at the end of the production shift.

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Posted 23 November 2009 - 09:13 PM

Ours is fairly simple also:

  • List what is allowed
  • Inventory/Inspect to the list
  • What to do if something breaks
  • Handling jars in production processes (we use glass jars on a very limited basis)

Same here.

~>One thing we also implimented to help up in our policy/program was a Glass and Brittle Plastic Facility Guide to help with our self audits-it included pictures, locations, quantities and descriptions of each type of glass and brittle plastic found in the productions areas. This book also aids us in foreign material indentification and has turned out to be a very resourceful guide for both the plant and corporate level management. (Biggest problem I have found is that it HAS to be kept up to date or it is virtually useless. With a big facility this can be a full time job-Just something to keep in mind)

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Posted 24 November 2009 - 02:46 AM

Same here.

~>One thing we also implimented to help up in our policy/program was a Glass and Brittle Plastic Facility Guide to help with our self audits-it included pictures, locations, quantities and descriptions of each type of glass and brittle plastic found in the productions areas. This book also aids us in foreign material indentification and has turned out to be a very resourceful guide for both the plant and corporate level management. (Biggest problem I have found is that it HAS to be kept up to date or it is virtually useless. With a big facility this can be a full time job-Just something to keep in mind)


Maybe a frequency of inspection based on risk assessment as well?

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Posted 24 November 2009 - 06:08 AM

Dear All,

You also need to include a procedure to say what happens incase of glass breakage i.e segregation of materials affected,cleaning up sand recording of the incident.

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Posted 24 November 2009 - 11:05 PM

Dear All,

You also need to include a procedure to say what happens incase of glass breakage i.e segregation of materials affected,cleaning up sand recording of the incident.

Regards,
Jeremy


Yip and don't forget that some certificate bodies and major retailers require that all staff are aware of the glass policy and procedure... its preferable to have this included in staff inductions


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Posted 25 November 2009 - 05:39 AM

Dear qualitycheese,

Welcome to the forum ! :welcome:

Is it Good Quality Cheese or the Opposite ?? (from the humanoid view) :biggrin:

Rgds / Charles.C


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Posted 25 November 2009 - 03:04 PM

Yip and don't forget that some certificate bodies and major retailers require that all staff are aware of the glass policy and procedure... its preferable to have this included in staff inductions



Do you know if BRC requires this? I think SQF does.

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Posted 25 November 2009 - 09:06 PM

Dear qualitycheese,

Welcome to the forum ! :welcome:

Is it Good Quality Cheese or the Opposite ?? (from the humanoid view) :biggrin:

Rgds / Charles.C

Thanks Charles
Good Quality cheese of course...lol


Do you know if BRC requires this? I think SQF does.

I can't remember exactly but i'll have a look at the standard Version 5... can't wait till version 6.. NOT


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Posted 24 February 2010 - 10:38 PM

Ours is fairly simple also:

  • List what is allowed
  • Inventory/Inspect to the list
  • What to do if something breaks
  • Handling jars in production processes (we use glass jars on a very limited basis)

In addition to the above it will also help if you categorized the glass and brittle plastic depending on the risk. This way you can have 3 to 4 criteria and you can easily identify which glass can be inspected by shift, daily, monthly, quarterly or yearly.


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Posted 03 October 2014 - 07:22 PM

can anyone assist - I need some literature  that proves/ disproves  that wire  re-inforced glass (Wire mesh glass) is shatterproof .


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Posted 29 October 2014 - 10:09 AM

Do you have to number each item on the glass register?





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