Ongoing obligations.
WHAT APPLIES CONTINUOUSLY
Product registration and its renewal Facility standards Water quality testing Labelling requirements Environmental obligations Employer obligations Tax obligations
WHAT INSPECTIONS EXAMINE
Premises condition Treatment equipment and maintenance Test results and their frequency Labelling accuracy Staff hygiene and health documentation Traceability records
WHAT COMMONLY PRODUCES FINDINGS
Testing not performed at the required frequency Records missing or reconstructed Labelling not matching the approval Treatment equipment overdue for maintenance Poor hygiene practice
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
That records are generated by the operation itself, continuously.
WHY
Records assembled for an inspection are visible.
WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS MAY APPLY
Discharge of treatment reject water Waste packaging Abstraction limits
WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT REJECT WATER
Where it goes, and whether it is acceptable.
WHY
Membrane systems produce substantial reject volumes.
WHAT TO CONSIDER
Using it where quality permits, rather than discharging it.
WHAT TO KEEP
Every licence, certificate, test result and inspection report.
WHAT TO CALENDAR
Renewals and periodic testing.
WHAT TO BE CAUTIOUS OF
Unofficial demands from people claiming authority.
WHAT TO DO
Verify authority and insist on official receipts.
WHAT TO RECORD
Every such interaction.
WHAT TO VERIFY
Current requirements, which change.
