Cryopak Verification Technologies Offers Tips to Remember when Mapping Storage Areas for the Cold Chain!

When mapping storage areas (warehouses and trailers) for temperature sensitive items, you have to consider more than just taking note of the temperature in certain areas. You must also take into consideration dead areas, the outside temperature (such as summer and winter) and power failures (especially for trailer mapping).

Tip 1 - Keep Track of the Time

There is no specific regulatory requirement stating the appropriate amount of time to spend mapping your trailer, warehouse or equipment.  We recommend that you map your warehouse for a minimum of 7 days. This way you cover your week days and weekends. The primary objective for mapping your trailer or other type of equipment is to collect the data of all the cycles of your reefer or controller.  Therefore, we recommend 24 to 48 or 72 hours.  Pay close attention to the date and time when your mapping starts; it could be when you have placed your last logger, or when they start recording if they are pre-programmed. If you have planned to do a 24 hours mapping, you have to collect data for at least 24 hours. Twenty-three hours and 59 seconds is not acceptable.

Check back on Monday, July 29 for tip #2!