What is a 'Clean As You Go' Policy?

hello everybody!!!

I wanted to know what is the Clean as you go policy..

Can you share if you have this Clean as you go policy record? hope you guys can help me on this

A Clean-As-You-Go policy is about keeping the work area clean and tidy at all times whilst working. This may include cleaning up spills, wiping down surfaces, removing waste to bins and generally keeping the work area, tools and equipment and person to the required levels of hygiene to produce safe products. There may be a checklist or photographs or some documentation that shows what the requirements are, but I would not normally expect a written record of clean as you go activities.

Just my thoughts, hope they help.

Regards,
Simon

I agree with Simon. It's often identified as best practice from a Health and Safety point of view not just a hygiene one (prevention of slips / trips and falls.) It's also often used as part of lean methodologies.

It's important if you establish this kind of regime to remind staff that hand hygiene is important after any cleaning activity as "clean as you go" can make people think they pick up some rubbish and then go straight back to handling food.

Dear all,

In my basic food hygiene training slides i have included "clean as you go". it says to the staffs that they have to keep clean(sanitize) their work area as clean as possible, it is not only at the end of the shift but also during the working time. Simply i used to tell them clean and disinfect what you used including their hands.

IMEX.. We doing monitoring daily and internal audit (GMP audit) monthly to see how effective " Clean as you go" at all of dept. area..

And we share the knowledge of hygiene to all of employees with Handbook.. we call "Hygiene handbook".. the book contain how to keep the working area still clean and tidy....

This is a copy of our clean as you go policy.The “Clean as you go” policy applies to all employees. It is designed to ensure that workplace cleanliness and hygiene are maintained to the highest standard. In so doing, the safety and appearance of the plant will be maintained as well as a safe, legal and hygienic product being produced.




The policy of “Clean as you go” places the responsibility on all employees to maintain the working environment in a clean, tidy and safe condition at all times when carrying out duties on the premises.




The primary areas for concern are:

• Workstations to be left clean, safe and tidy
• Tools, cutters and anvils to be away straight after use
• Hand tools to be placed back on the tools trolley straight after use
• Floors to be kept clear of waste, plastic and cardboard
• Waste plastic generated during production to be baled as soon as it is produced
• Made up boxes to be kept to a minimum to keep floor space clear and also to prevent contamination whilst waiting to be packed
• All walkways to be kept clear
• All outer packaging for raw materials, adhesive tape etc, to be removed from the production area straight after use
• Any leftover rolls to be recovered to prevent contamination
• Waste bins to be emptied regularly
• All waste and rubbish to be placed in the skip

Dear Rosemary (4),

Thank you very much for yr contribution and welcome to the Forum !

I deduce you are in the packaging business.

In addition to the kind of hygienic steps you hv listed, and within the general items referred previously, I think I wud hv added an obligation to report any perceived, particularly unusual, significant findings to 'senior management" for follow-up. Often doesn't happen until things get out of control IMEX.

rgds / Charles.C

Useful information here, I greatly appreciate your postings!

I've been working on getting our procedures together and it's not the simplest process!