AFME-FSC-02 Engineering Hygiene Clearance and Hand back Form
A controlled handover of equipment and areas back to production after any engineering work, protecting product from foreign bodies and contamination. Any engineering work in a food production area creates a risk of foreign bodies, contamination or damaged hygienic surfaces. A hygiene clearance confirms that the area and equipment have been checked, cleaned where needed and accepted by production or hygiene before food is processed again. Auditors routinely ask to see these records.
What is included
• Cover page with document control (code, revision, date)
• How to use this resource, who it is for and related legislation and standards
• Hygiene clearance form
• Printable A4 PDF in the AFME house format; forms and registers ready to print and fill in
Who this resource is for
Maintenance engineers, contractors, production team leaders and hygiene supervisors.
How to use this resource
1. Complete part A before work starts in a production area.
2. On completion, the engineer completes part B and the tool and parts count.
3. Hygiene or production completes part C, checking the area and arranging any clean needed.
4. Production signs off part D before restarting. File the form with the work order.
5. Escalate to QA if anything is missing, such as a tool, part or fragment.