Receipt, Issue and Control of HPLC and GC columns

1.0	OBJECTIVE :
	To lay down a procedure for receiving and allotting column number for HPLC
	and GC column.
2.0	RESPONSIBILITY :
2.1	Documentation officer shall store, issue and control the HPLC / GC columns.
2.2	Head AD / QC to ensure compliance.
3.0	PROCEDURE :
3.1	After receiving GRIR from store, the officer Analytical Development / Quality
	Control shall check the HPLC or GC columns against the purchase requisition.
	(specifications).
3.2	The Officer Quality Control / Analytical Development shall submit the GRIR
	with comments to Head - Analytical Development / Quality Control.
3.3	The Head - Analytical Development / Quality Control or their designee shall
	approve the GRIR and send it to stores with comments.
3.4	Officer - QC / AD shall raise the store indent for approved columns and submit
	the HPLC / GC columns to Documentation Officer.
3.5	On the receipt of HPLC / GC columns the Documentation Officer shall enter the
	details in the respective column stock card (Annexure-1) and column entry
	format in Microsoft Excel sheets (Annexure-3) and allot the column reference
	number and keep the HPLC / GC columns in appropriate storage area.  The
	Documentation Officer shall mention the column reference number on
	Manufacturers certificate, column and column box (if any) and file the manufacturer
	certificate in respective file.
3.6	Column reference number shall consists of 6 characters.
3.6.1	The first two characters denote LC for liquid chromatography or GC  for gas
	chromatography.
3.6.2	The third character 'C' denotes column.

3.6.3	The last three characters are serial numbers in sequential order, starting from 001
	for HPLC and GC columns separately.
	Example :
	The reference number for the first HPLC column received shall be numbered
	as LCC001.
	The reference number for the first GC column received shall be numbered
	as GCC001.
3.7	If any new HPLC / GC columns required, Officer Analytical Development /
	Quality Control shall raise "HPLC / GC columns request" and submit to Head -
	Analytical Development / Quality Control (Refer Annexure - 2).
3.8	After approval, Documentation Officer will issue the new column to Officer -
	Analytical Development / Quality Control and enter the issue details in respective
	columns stock card (Annexure-1) and Microsoft Excel Sheet (Annexure-3).
3.9	While issuing the column, Officer-Documentation shall open "Column Usage Log"
	(annexure -5) by entering the column details, i.e., column description, In-house
	column ID No., Part No., and Lot No.
3.10	After receiving the column, Officer- AR&D/QC shall enter the details of Usage
	whenever the column is used for analysis.
3.11	Once the column is expired Officer AR&D / QC shall raise the "HPLC / GC
	expired column handover form" (Annexure-4) and submit to Head AR&D / QC
	for approval along with the column and its filled usage log.
3.12	After approval Documentation Officer shall enter receipt details in Microsoft
	Excel Sheet (Annexure-3).
3.13	Officer Documentation shall file the HPLC / GC column request and HPLC/GC
	expired handover form in respective files.

4.0	DOCUMENTATION :
4.1	Specimen format of Columns Stock Card - Annexure 1.
4.2	Specimen format of Columns request - Annexure 2.
4.3	Specimen format of Columns control format - Annexure 3.
4.4	Specimen format of Expired Columns handover form - Annexure 4.
4.5	Specimen format of Column Usage log - Annexure 5.