[labnetwork] Is your facility ISO certified?

[Charles Veith]

Hi SamanthaL:
      The organization is called IEST.Org
      Here is the link to the class
      https://www.iest.org/Training-Certs/Contamination-Control-Training
      These are the Certs I would recommend.
      IEST Cleanroom Fundamentals Certificate
     IEST ISO 14644 Fundamentals Certificate
     IEST Cleanroom Operations Certificate
     I have combined the microcontamination and lab
      stockroom (I buy most of the material for the lab for
      many reasons including using high quality materials).
      By merging these two process, I was able to save
      $2.76-$3.76 million over eight years. Which is immediately
      passed on to the users in lower cost, which attracts more
      customers.

Charlie



On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 10:50 AM Samantha Roberts <spr26 at cornell.edu> wrote:

> Hello Charles -
>
> My name is Samantha Robert's, I am the new director at the CUNY ASRC
> Nanofab facility.
>
> Could you tell me what 3-day class you were recommending to learn the
> proper protocols?  I would love to register for something similar myself.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Best
> Sam
>
> On Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 8:32 AM Charles Veith <cveith at seas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joe
>>        I might be wrong but the ISO Standards are primarily for
>> manufacturing facilities. As for a
>> research lab, I do not believe extra spending and huge increase in
>> paperwork can not be
>> justified.
>>        My recommendation would be to take the 3 day class clean room
>> protocols and then
>> implement them. At one point our former Technical Director Noah Clay was
>> reporting that our
>> iso quals in the lithography was .5 ISO higher than the room was
>> rated(There was no adjustment
>> of air flow to accomplish this). This was totally done through proper
>> daily/weekly/month cleaning
>> procedures.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 3:51 PM Joseph Losby <joseph.losby at ucalgary.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> Is your cleanroom facility ISO certified?  What are your reasons for
>>> having or not having ISO certification?  Are there any particular changes
>>> you have had to make to your facility to adhere to standards?
>>>
>>> The costs appear to be substantial, and we are still deciding whether or
>>> not we should go this route.
>>>
>>> Cheers and thanks for your replies,
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>>> Joseph Losby, PhD.
>>> Operations Manager, qLab
>>> Quantum City, University of Calgary
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