Validation

Cleanroom Validation

ISO 14644 Performance Testing & Documentation

A cleanroom is not complete when construction is finished. It must demonstrate that the installed system performs according to its specified requirements.

  • As-Built → At-Rest → Operational
  • Particle counting & classification
  • Final qualification dossier
Technician in a cleanroom coverall holding a particle counter probe beneath a ceiling HEPA filter during validation testing

Validation activities

Typical Validation / Qualification Activities

ISO 14644-3:2019 provides test methods for cleanrooms and clean zones in different occupancy states, including as-built, at-rest and operational conditions.

Activities

  • Airborne particle counting
  • Cleanroom classification
  • Airflow volume measurement
  • Air velocity measurement
  • HEPA filter integrity/leak testing
  • Differential pressure testing
  • Airflow visualization
  • Recovery testing
  • Temperature mapping
  • Relative humidity verification
  • Air-change verification
  • Noise measurement
  • Illumination measurement
  • Equipment suitability assessment where applicable
  • Validation documentation

Validation States

  1. As-Built
  2. At-Rest
  3. Operational

Documentation

Documentation

Deliverables

  • Test protocols
  • Calibration certificates
  • Test reports
  • Room data sheets
  • HEPA integrity reports
  • Particle count reports
  • Airflow reports
  • Pressure differential reports
  • Temperature/RH reports
  • Final qualification dossier

Standards positioning

ISO 14644 framework

Designed, commissioned and tested in accordance with applicable ISO 14644 requirements.

  • ISO 14644-1

    Classification of air cleanliness

    The principal standard for classification by airborne particle concentration.

  • ISO 14644-3

    Cleanroom test methods

    The test-method framework for cleanrooms and clean zones.

  • ISO 14644-4

    Design, construction and start-up

    Addresses the process of creating cleanrooms from requirements through design, construction and start-up.

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