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Reusable crate or carton? Build a carbon comparison for your operation
3 February 2022
Reusable crate or carton? Build a carbon comparison for your operation

One life-cycle result does not describe every route. Define your comparison using your own fill, rotations, losses and washing data.

Sustainability and carbon
GCCA 2020: 719 million m³ reported cold storage capacity
2 February 2022
GCCA 2020: 719 million m³ reported cold storage capacity

Global warehouse volume is not your product capacity. Check the report scope, then calculate usable space and stock duration from local data.

Warehouse and dispatch
Cleaning protocol for a blood transport carrier
1 February 2022
Cleaning protocol for a blood transport carrier

Routine wiping and decontamination after a spill are two separate procedures, each with its own solution strength, contact time and record. The dilution figures come from CDC and the DAS guide; the arithmetic is worked from the percentage on the bleach label.

Regulations and standards
What can replace the styrofoam box?
31 January 2022
What can replace the styrofoam box?

The counterpart of the single-use styrofoam box is a reusable EPP thermobox with eutectic plates, and the TBX container for larger volumes. Cost per trip and the return of the container decide the choice.

Single-use packaging
What a cold chain audit form asks
30 January 2022
What a cold chain audit form asks

An audit form that follows one consignment from goods-in to delivery asks at every stop for a record ID, observed evidence, an owner and a closure method.

Regulations and standards
Fruit and vegetables generate their own heat: the hidden item in the cooling load
29 January 2022
Fruit and vegetables generate their own heat: the hidden item in the cooling load

A tonne of broccoli gives off about 890 W at 20 °C and 62 W at 0 °C. Respiration heat by commodity from USDA data, the conversion factor and a worked example.

Food quality and shelf life
How to keep a vaccine temperature log
28 January 2022
How to keep a vaccine temperature log

Two values matter in a vaccine fridge log: the highest and lowest temperature seen since the last reading. A spot reading does not show an overnight excursion.

Measurement and traceability
Spare vehicle or spare container: which disruption to plan for?
27 January 2022
Spare vehicle or spare container: which disruption to plan for?

Use recent breakdown and delay records to identify which backup is actually needed.

Fleet and refrigeration units
How to measure wash water per reusable container
26 January 2022
How to measure wash water per reusable container

Divide meter water by accepted clean containers. Count prewash, rinsing and cycles within the same boundary to compare periods.

Managing reusable containers
Bain-marie and hot food temperature log
25 January 2022
Bain-marie and hot food temperature log

In hot holding the risk sits in the total time spent in the danger zone, not in a single reading. The log carries the service start time next to the temperature.

Measurement and traceability
Roll containers for store delivery: fit from vehicle to shelf
24 January 2022
Roll containers for store delivery: fit from vehicle to shelf

Test the dock, vehicle doorway, and store aisle as one flow. Check dimensions, record unloading time, and verify the restraint setup.

Retail operations
How to plan city night deliveries by route
23 January 2022
How to plan city night deliveries by route

Verify city and delivery-site rules route by route. Track waiting, product conditions, noise and recipient access in a pilot record.

Transport and routing
How a warehouse temperature log is filled in
22 January 2022
How a warehouse temperature log is filled in

Each reading is one line: time, point code, instrument, reading, event note, action on a deviation and who took it. Point codes come from the warmest and coldest spots found by mapping.

Measurement and traceability
How to detect performance loss in an insulated container
21 January 2022
How to detect performance loss in an insulated container

Age alone does not show container performance. Track damage and compare a suspect unit with a sound reference under matched conditions.

Eutectics and insulation
How to keep a refrigerator temperature log
20 January 2022
How to keep a refrigerator temperature log

A log has to show an out-of-range reading on the day it happens and record what was done. The limit is set by product, and the measuring point is chosen once and kept.

Measurement and traceability
How to organise workplace safety records for dry ice
19 January 2022
How to organise workplace safety records for dry ice

Make dry ice locations, owners, CO₂ monitoring and emergency steps visible in the procedure. Review legal duties with a safety specialist.

Risk and emergencies