Premises & Facilities — Overview

Your building and rooms must be designed so that contamination cannot easily occur and so that cleaning is practical. This section covers how to zone your facility, maintain it, and keep it pest-free.

What this section covers

• Facility zoning — separating production, storage, QC, and welfare areas
• Flow of materials and people — preventing cross-contamination
• Surfaces, floors, and finishes — what materials are acceptable
• Cleaning and sanitisation programme for premises
• Pest control — programme, monitoring, and records
• Utilities — potable water quality, drainage, lighting, ventilation
• Temperature and humidity monitoring in storage and production areas
• Waste management — segregation, labelling, removal
• Maintenance programme — planned preventive maintenance for the building