What requirements apply to the design and management of medicine warehouse loading and unloading areas (Loading/Unloading Bays)?

Loading and unloading areas are the points through which medicines enter and leave the premises, and their design and management are essential to protecting medicine quality. First, the area should provide sufficient protection from adverse weather, such as direct sunlight and rain, while medicines are being loaded or unloaded. Ideally, it should be fully enclosed or at least covered by a roof. Second, it should be well separated from the external environment, for example by using rapid roller shutters, to reduce the impact of insects, dust and temperature and humidity fluctuations on the warehouse interior. Third, the floor should be level and sturdy to facilitate the use of handling equipment. Fourth, the area must be clearly divided, with receiving and dispatch areas appropriately separated to prevent confusion between finished goods about to be dispatched and quarantined goods pending examination that have just been received. Finally, the area should be kept clean and orderly, free from clutter and sufficiently well lit to allow inspection of goods labels and appearance.