Cleaning and Sanitation Training

1. CLEANING AND SANITATION
Presenters:
Elijah Buenaventura, Crystal Wong, Barkhas Batbayar and Karthik Yella
Version 1

2. AGENDA
1. General Overview
2. Definitions – GPP, Level I , Level II, Contamination
3. PPE Process Overview
4. General House Keeping
5. Q & A

3. General Overview:
Sanitation
Word sanitation, derived from the
latin word “Sanitas” meaning
“Healthy”
WESTLEAF SANITATION SOP
GPP GUIDE FOR CANNABIS

4. Definition: WHAT IS GOOD PRODUCTION
PRACTICES ? How is it important to Sanitation?
• GPP means that part of quality assurance that ensures cannabis is consistently produced
and controlled in such a manner to meet strict quality standards.
• All employees must abide by routine sanitation practices. Eliminating pests, minimize the chance
of pests getting into production areas.

5. Contamination
• By people
• By packaging materials
• By hazardous materials
• By miscellaneous materials
Prevent Contamination:
• Careless employee practices can cause product contamination
• The best way to avoid contamination is to prevent it.
• No food or drinks
• Wash and sanitize hands frequently
• No perfume, bathe daily, fingernails are short and clean

6. Definition: Production Areas
• Level 1 Sanitation of GPP Area – Weekly dependence (exception for certain rooms) (Secure and Feedstock)
• Equipment or supplies do not obstruct operation
• Garbage does not have cannabis material present and placed in designated garbage collection
• All contact surfaces must be wiped with ethanol wipes or A.C.N wipes
• Must sweep, vacuum (HEPA filter), and mop
• Level 2 Sanitation of GPP Area – Weekly dependence (throughout production floors)
• Equipment or supplies do not obstruct operation
• Garbage does not have cannabis material present and placed in designated garbage collection
• Ceilings, Walls and Vents must be mopped
• All contact surfaces must be wiped with ethanol wipes or A.C.N wipes
• Must use floor scrubber
• Change over sanitation of GPP Area – changing of lots (throughout production floors)
• Equipment or supplies do not obstruct operation
• Garbage does not have cannabis material present and placed in designated garbage collection
• All contact surfaces must be wiped
• Must sweep, vacuum (HEPA filter), and mop

7. Documentation

8. Documentation

9. Documentation
• Other documents include :
• Approved Cleaners and Disinfectants List
• Temperature and Concentration Daily Checks
• Sanitation Daily Inspections
• Freezers and Refrigerators Cleaning log
• Fume Hood Cleaning log
• Warehouse and Mechanical Room Cleaning
• Vanguard Checklist

10. Documentation:
Watch out for…
• Various paperwork revisions and uncontrolled copies left
• Only use the most current updated form
• Blue pens still left inside drawers, use of black pen only
• Paperwork improperly destroyed when transcribed into new form

11. Changeover cleaning and sanitation between
lots
• Includes Grinding, Extraction Purification, Manufacturing, and Packaging room
• Remove all cannabis materials (dry cannabis, concentrate oils) before initiating the cleaning
process
• Placed in a sealed bags for Cannabis Waste-Destruction and Disposal
• Dust, clean equipment, tools, bins, scales and carts
• Must Vacuum (HEPA filter), and mop
• ATP swab check for monitoring of cleaning effectiveness
Level 1 Level 2 “Deeper Clean”
-Weekly Clean
- Surfaces sanitized and cleaned
- Sweep, Vacuum ,Mop
- Weekly Clean
- Sweep, Vacuum, Mop, Floor Scrubber
- Ceilings, Walls and Vents must be
mopped

12. PPE Process Overview
Refer to B-SOP-416 Personal Hygiene Health
and PPE Requirements

13. PPE Process Overview – Visitors/Contractors
Refer to B-SOP-416 Personal Hygiene Health
and PPE Requirements

14. General House Keeping
Do’s Don’ts
Step on disinfectant liquid floor mats before
entering
Don’t step into the plant with dirty shoes.
Throw out hairnets, beard nets and gloves after
each use. Lab coats to be placed in dirty hampers.
Lab coats and hair nets cannot be worn in the locker
rooms or lunchroom .
Dirty dishes and cups to be must be washed right
away.
Leave dirty dishes and cups that are prone for pest.
Clean and sanitize your workstation Don’t wear or leave safety shoes in the locker
rooms
Make sure that safety shoes are out of the way and
not a tripping hazard
Don’t leave shoes on the floor and on top of the
lockers
Clean and sanitize your workstation, Equipment that
is being used must be washed and cleaned right
away after each use
Don’t leave equipment, tools in the sink for
someone else to clean it
If you see garbage on the floor, make sure to pick it
up and throw it away into the garbage bins .
Don’t leave trash on the floor for pest, insects,
rodents.

15. General House Keeping Cont’d
Do’s Don’ts
Keep hydrated while working.
Put garbage separate from cardboard
DO NOT put water bottles in the PPE room,
along the office window, water bottles are
only allowed in the break room
Mix garbage and cardboard in the same
blue bin
Lab coats to be far from the shoe rack. Lab coats CAN NOT be touching the safety
shoes that are on the shoe rack
Loose hangers must be put in the hanger
holder .
Lab coats must be hung on the coat rack
NOT draped over the coat rack, is
considered contaminated if it falls on the
floor or draped over the coat rack
Use of designated tablets and desktop in
production areas.
NO CELLPHONES (only approved personnel)

16. DO’S DON’T
No makeup Don’t wear makeup (mascara, eyeliner,
eyeshadow)
ONLY plain wedding bands will be allowed and
MUST be covered using a GLOVE
Don’t wear jewelry.
Short and clean nails No acrylic, painted, and fake nails
Frequent hand washing from each room
(manufacturing, grinding, purification,
extraction)
Don’t leave nitrile gloves on from production
Use sticky mats that are outside the designated
room when entering. Clean safety shoes twice
a week
Don’t avoid the sticky mats.
Sanitize access card daily and inside the lab
coat while working.
Don’t leave access cards dirty and out that
could cause contamination into the product.
Sanitize electronics (tablets, laptops) that go
into production.
Don’t leave electronics un-sanitized.
If you must touch your face, mask, blow your
nose you MUST GO to the washroom NOT, the
PPE Room to change your mask. Wash and
sanitize your hands.
Don’t blow your nose, touch your face mask
unless in the washroom to change your face
mask. Changing your face mask in the
production area may introduce micro.
General House Keeping Cont’d

17. How to Wash and Sanitize Your Hands
• Wash your hands after you change in and out of your scrubs
• Wash your hands before you go in the production floor
• Wash your hands after using the washroom
• Wash your hands after your break
• Hand sanitize every hour

18. Daily Reminders
• Lunchroom Cleaning
• To be completed daily
• Do not leave dirty dishes/food left overnight in the fridge.

19. Daily Reminders Cont’d

20. Questions?
• Sanitation is a responsibility of all employees in the facility.
• Purpose is to avoid adverse impacts on the quality of the cannabis.
• Prevention is key.