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   International cleanroom standards: the first steps   International cleanroom standards:  the first steps

The first step towards international harmonisation of standards in the field of contamination control technology took place in 1990: the establishment of the European Technical Committee CEN/TC 243: Cleanroom Technology. Its dynamic style and the speedy progress of work was recognised throughout the contamination control world, and soon paved the way for a proposal by the United States of America to upgrade these efforts to a truly international level. 

Thus, the International Technical Committee ISO/TC 209: Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments was launched in 1993 - a mere three years after CEN/TC 243 had been created. Without much delay, a common approach to cleanroom technology standardization was agreed between ISO and CEN. As a consequence, the CEN activities were fully integrated into the ISO effort, so that the parallel approval procedures as established by the Vienna Agreement apply. This gives tremendous weight to the standards thus approved, as the inclusion into 20 national collections of standards is guaranteed right from the beginning. No better point of departure for broad international recognition can be imagined.

Scope and guidance principles for work

The ISO cleanroom standards are intended to cover all relevant aspects of contamination and biocontamination control technology.  For their development, the following general guidance principles have been agreed:
  • The series of standards to be developed shall address only subjects of general applicability to all cleanroom usage areas.
  • Application-specific standardisation remains outside the brief of ISO/TC 209.
  • The standards to be prepared should be target oriented and establish objectives to be met.
  • As much freedom as possible should be granted regarding the path leading to the goal.
  • The standards should promote and encourage progress, rather than impeding it.
  • The standards should contribute to the elimination of technical barriers to trade, and promote understanding between nations.
  • The standards should neither favour nor prejudice individual nations.
Target orientation ensures maximum freedom regarding the path how the target is reached, providing an automatic incentive for technical progress.