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How to measure a cold-store door-seal leak
2 September 2022
How to measure a cold-store door-seal leak

Do not attribute a bill change directly to a seal. Check contact, then compare meter data under similar conditions.

Warehouse and dispatch
Why does a cold store ice up?
29 August 2022
Why does a cold store ice up?

Icing is a trace of moisture from outside, not a fault. Once you work out how much water each kilogram of incoming air carries, the amount and the place of the ice can be measured.

Warehouse and dispatch
What to record if an ampoule or vial breaks in transit
8 August 2022
What to record if an ampoule or vial breaks in transit

Segregate damaged product, preserve batch, handover, photo and temperature evidence, and refer the decision.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
How to check ATP applicability before dispatch
5 August 2022
How to check ATP applicability before dispatch

ATP does not automatically apply to every chilled shipment. Verify applicability from route, product and equipment before dispatch.

Regulations and standards
Power cut, cold room down: how to get through the first hours
19 July 2022
Power cut, cold room down: how to get through the first hours

Announced or not, when the power goes the clock starts on everything in the cold room. What decides the outcome is a closed door, a pre-frozen plate and a measurement after the cut.

Risk and emergencies
The unit runs but the load stays warm: what to measure first
11 July 2022
The unit runs but the load stays warm: what to measure first

Record product readings, airflow and door condition together to separate a cooling fault from a loading issue.

Fleet and refrigeration units
How to choose the worst case
6 July 2022
How to choose the worst case

Validation tests the hardest day, not the average one. The scenario comes from your own shipment records, as the hardest combination that can really occur together.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Who owns a cold-chain deviation decision?
8 June 2022
Who owns a cold-chain deviation decision?

The field gathers evidence; the assigned decision owner assesses it. Link product, batch and temperature records to the escalation path.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Every door opening: how many minutes, how many litres
25 May 2022
Every door opening: how many minutes, how many litres

The log gives the minutes and a comparison of two methods on the same route gives the litres. Warm air leaking in at door openings can reach about a third of the refrigeration load of a delivery truck.

Transport and routing
Build a shared record to investigate cold-load damage
14 May 2022
Build a shared record to investigate cold-load damage

Recording handover times and measurement methods together helps parties investigate where damage may have occurred.

Risk and emergencies
The cold chain broke on a vaccine: what now?
4 May 2022
The cold chain broke on a vaccine: what now?

Circular 2008/14 splits vaccines into two groups by how they react to freezing. After a broken chain, the provincial commission decides by looking at the group, the temperature reached and the duration.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
How to write a cold chain procedure
26 April 2022
How to write a cold chain procedure

A procedure template that defines normal shipment steps and excursions with fields for roles, evidence, hold status and final disposition.

Measurement and traceability
How many hours before a cold chain medicine spoils?
11 April 2022
How many hours before a cold chain medicine spoils?

The time is product-specific and stated in the product information: 14 days up to 25 °C for Humira, 4 weeks for Enbrel, 4 weeks below 30 °C in use for NovoRapid. For a transport excursion the decision rests on the record and the authorisation holder's data.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Cold room warning signs and the risk of being shut in
6 April 2022
Cold room warning signs and the risk of being shut in

A cold room door can be shut from outside. The sign is a reminder; what gets a person out is the inside release, an alarm heard outside and regular testing.

Risk and emergencies
How to plan the first chilled-stock fill in a new store
1 April 2022
How to plan the first chilled-stock fill in a new store

Combine cabinet readiness, delivery sequence and product acceptance records in one opening-stock plan.

Retail operations
Cold room door: check gasket, latch and hinges
31 March 2022
Cold room door: check gasket, latch and hinges

Inspect the closure, gasket, handle and hinges regularly. A simple check can flag a fault for maintenance early.

Warehouse and dispatch