How To Record Refrigerator and Freezer Temperatures ºC
If your thermometer looks different, refer to the product guide.
For data loggers, refer to additional instructions at EZIZ.org/assets/docs/IMM-1206.pdf.
Before you start
Fill out the
page header.
Month/Year (Days 1-15) January 2016
11
Injection Room
Refrigerator Location/ID
012345
VFC PIN
Refrigerator
1
Record time and your initials next to the
day of the month:
a.m. temperatures before opening the
refrigerator or freezer.
p.m. temperatures about
an hour before the office
closes to allow time for
corrective actions.
8:00
4:00
1
a.m.
p.m.
TOO
WARM!
TOO
WARM!
16º & warmer
15º
14º
13º
12º
11º
10º
9º
8.1º
-4º & warmer
-5º
-6º
-7º
-8º
-9º
-10º
-11º
-12º
-13º
-14º
-14.9
NN
NN
OK
8.0º
7º
2
6º
NEW:
5º
Record a check mark if you see or hear an
alarm. If the alarm was not triggered, leave
blank.
2. 4
OUT
MIN
0. 6
MAX
4. 1
MIN-RESET
LO ALM SET
Alarm
MAX-RESET
HI ALM SET
✔
temperatures neatly, accurately, and in the
correct columns.
2. 4
OUT
MIN
0. 6
MAX
4. 1
MIN-RESET
LO ALM SET
MAX-RESET
HI ALM SET
Do not record
LO/HI alarm
settings.
B. Circle ALL temperatures that
are TOO WARM or TOO COLD.
Refer to the colored ranges on
the log.
All temperatures must be in the
OK range. If not, there is a
problem.
-15.0º
-16º
-17º
3º
-18º
TOO
COLD!
3
OK
4º
2.0º
MODE
A. Record CURRENT, MIN, and MAX
Freezer
1.9º
1º
0º
-1º
-2º
-3º
-4º
-5º
-6º & colder
-19º
-20º
-21º
-22º
-23º
-24º
-25º
-26º
-27º
-29º
-30º
-31 to -50.0º
Most freezers do not go
below -50ºC, but if yours
does, it is TOO COLD.
MODE
CURRENT
MIN
MAX
2 .4
0.6
4.1
Data loggers: If alarm was triggered, record
MIN and MAX temperatures from downloaded data.
CURRENT
MIN
MAX
2 .4
0.6
4.1
This MIN is TOO COLD even though
CURRENT and MAX are OK!
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How To Record Refrigerator and Freezer Temperatures ºC (contd.)
4
Take action for one of the colored temperature
ranges.
Refrigerator
Freezer
MIN & MAX are OK.
A. Press MEMORY CLEAR/RESET buttons on
thermometer after every recording.
Confirm MIN and MAX now match the
CURRENT temperature.
2. 4
OUT
MIN
2. 4
MAX
2. 4
MIN-RESET
LO ALM SET
MAX-RESET
HI ALM SET
MODE
(Skip this step if your data logger has an
automatic reset.)
B. Make sure the refrigerator or freezer door
is shut.
Staff Names and Initials:
Done.
MAX TOO WARM? or MIN TOO COLD?
DO NOT USE
VACCINES
D. Alert your supervisor.
E. NEW:
Report ALL excursions at
MyVFCvaccines.org.
• Fill out details about the
temperature excursion.
• If you do not have internet
access, call the VFC Call
Center at 1-877-243-8832.
When Log Is Complete
On-site Supervisor Review
A & B. Same as above.
C. Post sign on refrigerator
or freezer. Do not use
vaccines unless advised by
manufacturers or
MyVFCvaccines.
Cecilia Sanchez Cecilia Sanchez Date: 1/15/16
Nicky Naka (NN)
Troy Piper (TP)
On-site Supervisor’s Name & Signature:
• Review completed logs at the end of each twoweek period to make sure all temperatures were
properly recorded and excursions circled.
•
Print and attach excursion reports for all circled
temperatures.
•
Certify the log by writing your full name,
signature, and the date.
•
Record the names and initials for all staff that
recorded temperatures on the log.
•
Keep temperature logs for 3 years.
MyVFCvaccines
Report Excursion
If the alarm is triggered before the end of the day,
follow steps 1-4 immediately.
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