Agrotunnel cleaning procedure:FAST

Cleaning Procedures are very important to perform to keep the grow walls clean from dust and any type of foreign material.

Safety Training Requirements[edit | edit source]

• Dr. Pearce Safety Lab Tour
• Worker Health & Safety Awareness
• WHMIS 2015 - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
• Laboratory Safety & Hazardous Waste Management
• List all others

Safety Issues With Method[edit | edit source]

Possibility of slips, trips and falls

• Watch the wet floors while walking to avoid tripping and falling hazard.
• Make sure plugs for growing lighting are off for the vertical wall under cleaning.

Personal protective equipment[edit | edit source]

PPE is to keep YOU safe so that you can keep doing what you want to do.

1. Safety glasses – always required
2. Lab Coat
3. Boot covers
4. gloves

SDS and other[edit | edit source]

We are not using any harsh chemicals for cleaning for Agrotunnel.

1. Appropriate SDS sheets should be viewed online.
2. We are using absolutely natural, safe and biodegradable cleaner.

Equipment Name[edit | edit source]

1. Operating at ICFAR
2. Agrotunnel & Agrocapsules
3. Vertical grow walls/ Microgreen Towers
4. Grow Lights

Light and Temperature Tolerances[edit | edit source]

• Growing space can not tolerate any external or secondary lights which can interfere with their growing needs
• Temperature mostly should remain constant to avoid conditions like stress and dehydration in plants

Operation & Procedure[edit | edit source]

• Trained and qualified member can perform cleaning of vertical grow walls
• Cleaning can be performed only on a scheduled day of a week
• Cleaning can be performed by spraying a solution and wiping it down with a clean cloth.

Shutdown[edit | edit source]

After cleaning inside-out, fix the grow walls and lights back into their shape and position.

References[edit | edit source]