Environmental Monitoring
What is Environmental Monitoring?
Continuous surveillance of environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, water presence, and air quality in data centers and server rooms.
Terms that appear alongside environmental monitoring
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as environmental monitoring. The number is how many controls name both.
- redundancy 3 shared controls
- fire suppression 3 shared controls
- physical security 3 shared controls
- sampling 2 shared controls
- iso 22301 2 shared controls
- resilience 2 shared controls
- soc 2 2 shared controls
- iso 22000 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern environmental monitoring
What the standards actually require on environmental monitoring
Requirements naming environmental monitoring across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
The environmental monitoring programme must be risk-based and documented, covering at least sampling procedures, sample locations, test frequency, target organisms such as pathogens, spoilage or indicator organisms, test methods, and the recording and evaluati...
brcgs-global-standard-for-food-safety-issue-9::4.11.8.1 · 4.11.8.1 A documented, risk-based environmental monitoring programme →Where postharvest activities are included, a risk-based microbial environmental monitoring programme covers the product handling areas, assesses the effectiveness of cleaning in reducing food safety risk and identifies potential contamination sources in water...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.06.01 · FV-GFS 33.06.01 A risk-based microbial environmental monitoring program is in place for product handling areas. →A risk-based environmental monitoring programme covers all food manufacturing processes and surrounding areas that affect them, with documented and implemented responsibility and methods (2.4.8.1).
sqf-code-edition-9-safe-quality-food::2.4.8 · 2.4.8 Environmental Monitoring →Categories BIII, C, I and K: the organization has a risk-based environmental monitoring programme covering the relevant pathogens, indicator organisms and spoilage organisms;
fssc-22000::2.5.7 · Environmental monitoring →Per PIC/S GMP Chapter 3: premises + equipment. Requirements include (a) implement Premises Design appropriate to operations + cleanable + minimising contamination + cross-contamination + mix-up + (b) implement Equipment Qualification including Design + Install...
PICSGMP-3 · Chapter 3: Premises and Equipment - Design, Qualification, Calibration →Adequate ventilation must be provided. Air filtration systems with HEPA filters where appropriate must be used to control contamination, with environmental monitoring of pressure, temperature, humidity.
211.46 · Ventilation, Air Filtration, Air Heating and Cooling →Questions people ask about environmental monitoring
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