A sanitation review is more useful when it examines both the procedure and how the work is carried out. Start by defining the area, activity, and question being reviewed.
Gather the operating picture
- Current sanitation procedures and responsibilities
- Equipment and facility areas in scope
- Representative completion and verification records
- Observations, recurring issues, and recent changes
Keep evidence and assumptions separate
Record what was observed and what the available records demonstrate. Identify questions that need more information instead of treating a completed checklist as a complete explanation.
Connect the finding to an action
Assign responsibility, describe the evidence needed to show completion, and plan the follow-up that will examine effectiveness. Use the corrective-action worksheet to organize the work.
Use this resource to prepare a discussion. Product-specific conclusions and operating limits require technical review of the actual application.