Cleanroom Standards

The international cleanroom standards 'ISO 14644: Cleanrooms and Associated Controlled Environments' is currently replacing all national standards.

Below is a list of the current sections contained within the ISO 14644 standard:

  • ISO 14644-1: Classification of air cleanliness
  • ISO 14644-2: Specifications for testing and monitoring to prove continued compliance with ISO 14644-1
  • ISO 14644-3: Test methods
  • ISO 14644-4: Design, construction, and startup
  • ISO 14644-5: Operations
  • ISO 14644-6: Terms and definitions
  • ISO 14644-7: Separative devices (clean air hoods, gloveboxes, isolators, mini-environments)
  • ISO 14644-8: Classification of airborne molecular contamination

Below is a list of other commonly used standards within the cleanroom industry:

  • US FED 209E (withdrawn)
  • BS 5295 (withdrawn)
  • EN 12469: 2000 Biotechnology - Performance criteria for microbiological safety cabinets
  • BS 7258 (Laboratory Fume Cupboards)
  • cGMP guidelines (Good Manufacturing Practice)
  • FDA (Food and Drugs Administration)
  • GLP guidelines (Good Laboratory Practice)
  • MCA approvals (Medical Control Agency)
  • MDR regulations (Medical Device Regulations)
  • ISPE guidelines (The Society for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Professionals)
  • ACDP (Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens)

Cleanrooms, Products and Servicing acquired from Bassaire will comply with all of the applicable standards shown.