ISO 14644-5, Cleanrooms and associate controlled environments - Part 5: Operations, was published as an International Standard in 2004 and is available from IEST. The document was submitted as an American National Standard and has been adopted as ANSI

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/IEST/ISO 14644-5:2004 in the United States

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ISO 14644-5 provides the basic requirements for operating and maintaining cleanrooms and associated controlled environments. This standard addresses requirements that are basic to the operation of all cleanrooms regardless of the application. Topics include:

• Operational systems that must be in place
• Selection and use of appropriate cleanroom
  Cleanroom
  A cleanroom is an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors. More accurately, a cleanroom has a controlled level of contamination that is specified by...
  
   garments
• Training
  Training
  The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...
  
   and monitoring of personnel and activities
• Installation and use of equipment
• Requirements for materials used in the cleanroom
  Cleanroom
  A cleanroom is an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors. More accurately, a cleanroom has a controlled level of contamination that is specified by...
  
  
• Maintaining the cleanroom
  Cleanroom
  A cleanroom is an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors. More accurately, a cleanroom has a controlled level of contamination that is specified by...
  
   environment in a clean, usable condition conforming to design standards.

See also

• ISO 14644
  ISO 14644
  ISO 14644 Standards were first formed from the US Federal Standard 209E Airborne Particulate Cleanliness Classes in Cleanrooms and Clean Zones. The need for a single standard for cleanroom classification and testing was long felt...
  
  - standard for Airborne Particulate Cleanliness Classes in Cleanrooms and Clean Zones

Related links

• http://www.iest.org
• http://www.ansi.org
• http://www.iso.org