Employee Good Manufacturing Practices

Good Manufacturing Practices are a collection of federally mandated and company rules, procedures and practices that provide a code stating what is acceptable and what is unacceptable in the food and manufacturing industry. GMP aims to produce safe and wholesome food and products through controlled operations that avoid mishandling of food or products that would lead to adulteration. ECS policy is to maintain compliance as follows:

HYGIENE:

  1. All employees and visitors must practice good personal hygiene.
  2. Spitting anywhere in the Production Areas is prohibited.
  3. All employees and visitors must wash their hands after using the restroom facilities and anytime when hands are soiled from handling waste, chemicals, oil or other contaminants.
  4. False fingernails are prohibited within the Production Areas. Fingernails must be kept clean and properly trimmed.
  5. Jewelry and other unsecured objects must be removed or placed in pockets below the waist. Plain wedding bands and medic alert bracelets/necklaces are permitted provided they are secure.
  6. No items may be stored in shirt pockets above the waist while working in the Production Areas.
  7. No safety pins, staples, tape, etc. are to be used to secure pockets, sleeves or hems.
  8. Full foot coverings are required in all Production Areas.
  9. Clothing: No shorts, or No halter-tops or tank tops. Shoulders must be covered.
  10. Hair should not extend beyond shoulder length without being properly confined.
  11. Personal effects and clothing, when not being worn shall be properly stored in personal lockers, offices or break rooms. Non-work related reading materials are not allowed in the Production Areas.
  12. Smoking and use of other tobacco products are restricted to designated areas. Tobacco products may not be stored in the Production Areas.
  13. Eating, drinking and chewing gum are prohibited in the Production Areas.
  14. Employees exhibiting open wounds will not be allowed to work in the Production Areas unless wounds are fully protected with proper dressing and/or gloves.

HOUSEKEEPING:

  1. Employee lockers, desks, and cabinets must be kept clean to prevent contamination of product and attraction of pests.
  2. After use, tools-must be replaced in designated storage areas or must be restrained in a manner to prevent product contamination.
  3. Use of glass utensils or vessels are not permitted in the Production Areas.
  4. All containers must be properly labeled as to their contents and indicate handling guidelines as appropriate for safe usage.
  5. All exterior doors must remain closed or adequately screened to prevent entry of pests.

LEGAL:

  1. No customer owned products, components, likeness can be removed from any facility.
  2. Any information, in whatever form, which is disclosed by any of our customers is strictly confidential and will not be disclosed to others.