Warehouse Environmental Control Specification

This specification defines the Quality Unit–approved environmental acceptance criteria and decision requirements for warehouse storage areas used for GMP materials and products.

Specification Type:
Authoritative Quality Control specification defining acceptance criteria and decision logic. This document does not define execution steps or procedures.

1. Purpose

To establish Quality Unit–approved environmental acceptance criteria for temperature and humidity conditions within warehouse storage areas, ensuring that stored materials and products remain suitable for their intended use throughout storage and handling.

2. Scope

This specification applies to all GMP-designated warehouse storage areas where raw materials, components, in-process materials, finished products, or retained samples are stored.

Applicable Business Domains include:

3. Ownership & Governance

No environmental acceptance criteria or decision thresholds defined in this specification may be modified outside approved QMS change control.

4. Environmental Acceptance Criteria

Parameter Acceptance Criteria Applicability
Temperature 15°C – 25°C All GMP-designated warehouse storage areas
Relative Humidity ≤ 60% RH All GMP-designated warehouse storage areas unless otherwise specified

5. Decision Logic

6. Escalation Requirements

Quality Assurance must escalate to Quality Control or QCO when any of the following occur:

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