Charles [Chuck] Osborn who serves as business manager of our Precision Cleaning group was recently accepted as a member of the working group that governs
IEST-RP-CC018.3: Cleanroom Housekeeping-Operating and Monitoring Procedures. Working Group Members determine through cooperative effort, what issues will be addressed in each Recommended Practice and what procedures will be included.
The IEST Recommended Practice (RP) provides guidance for maintaining a cleanroom at the level for which it was designed. This document is intended to be used as a guide for establishing appropriate housekeeping procedures. In addition, test procedures are provided for use in establishing the frequency and monitoring the effectiveness of the housekeeping. The test methods also are designed to help determine appropriate levels of surface cleanliness for specific cleanrooms.
The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology [IEST] is an international not-for-profit technical society of engineers, scientists and educators that serves its members and the industries they represent (simulating, testing, controlling and teaching the environments of earth and space) through education and the development of recommended practices and standards. | 
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