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IEST Contamination Control Working Groups
CC001: HEPA and ULPA Filters
CC002: Unidirectional-Flow, Clean-Air Devices
CC003: Garment System Considerations for Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC004: Evaluating Wiping Materials Used in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC005: Gloves and Finger Cots Used in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC006: Testing Cleanrooms
CC007: Testing HEPA and ULPA Filters
CC008: High-Efficiency Gas-Phase Adsorber Cells
CC009: Compendium of Standards, Practices, Methods, and Similar Documents Relating to Contamination Control
CC011: A Glossary of Terms and Definitions Relating to Contamination Control
CC012: Considerations in Cleanroom Design
CC013: Calibration Procedures and Guidelines for Select Equipment Used in Testing Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC014: Calibration and Characterization of Optical Airborne Particle Counters
CC016: The Rate of Deposition of Nonvolatile Residue in Cleanrooms
CC018: Cleanroom Housekeeping: Operating and Monitoring Procedures
CC019: Qualifications for Organizations Engaged in the Testing and Certification of Cleanrooms and Clean-Air Devices
CC020: Substrates and Forms for Documentation in Cleanrooms
CC021: Testing HEPA and ULPA Filter Media
CC022: Electrostatic Charge in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC023: Microorganisms in Cleanrooms
CC024: Measuring and Reporting Vibration in Microelectronics Facilities
CC025: Evaluation of Swabs Used in Cleanrooms
CC026: Cleanroom Operations
CC027: Personnel Practices and Procedures in Cleanrooms and Controlled Environments
CC028: Minienvironments
CC031: Method for Characterizing Outgassed Organic Compounds from Cleanroom Materials and Components
CC032: Flexible Packaging Materials for Use in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC034: HEPA and ULPA Filter Leak Tests
CC035: Design Considerations for Airborne Molecular Contamination Filtration Systems in Cleanrooms
CC036: Testing Fan Filter Units
CC040: Cleaning of Equipment Surfaces in the Cleanroom and Controlled Environments
CC041: Planning for Recovery from Disruption to Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC042: Sizing and Counting of Submicrometer Liquid-Borne Particles Using Optical Discrete-Particle Counters
CC043: Surface Molecular Contamination
CC044: Vacuum Cleaners and Systems for Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC045: Design Considerations for Critical Exhaust Systems
CC046: Contamination Control in Controlled Environments
CC047: Cleanroom Lighting
CC048:  Guidance for Design, Performance, and Operations of Controlled Environments per USP 797 
CC049: Controlled Environments for Regulated Industries
CC050: USP<800> Facility Design
CC051: Airborne-based Particle Measurement Methodologies
CC052: Understanding, Identifying and Controlling Electrostatic Charge in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC053: Considerations for Robotics and Automation in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC054: Evaluating Mops Used in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
CC055: Testing and Measuring Surgical Areas
CC101: Forum on Air Cleanliness Technology (Technical Guides IEST-G-CC1001, IEST-G-CC1002, IEST-G-CC1003, IEST-G-CC1004)
CC901:  Product Cleanliness Levels and Contamination Control Program (IEST-STD-1246)
CC902:  MIL-HDBK-406: Contamination Control Technology: Cleaning Materials for Precision Pre-Cleaning and Use in Cleanrooms and Clean Work Stations; MIL-HDBK-407: Contamination Control Technology: Precision Cleaning Methods and Procedures
Nanotechnology
NANO-200: Planning of Nanoscale Science and Technology Facilities: Guidelines for Design, Construction, and Start-up
NANO-201: Measuring and Reporting Vibrations in Advanced Technology Facilities
NANO-202: Testing Aerosol-Nanomaterial Containment Devices
NANO-205: Nanotechnology Safety: Application of Prevention through Design Principles to Nanotechnology Facilities
IEST Design, Test, and Evaluation Working Groups
DTE001 Role of the Engineering Specialist
DTE009: Vibration Shaker System Selection
DTE011: Mechanical Shock and Vibration Transducer Selection
DTE012: Handbook for Dynamic Data Acquisition and Analysis
DTE019: Vibration Controller Selection
DTE022: Multi-Shaker Test and Control
DTE026: Using MIL-STD-810(F), 519 Gunfire
DTE032: Pyrotechnic Testing Shock
DTE033: Shock and Vibration Testing
DTE040: Subgroup 1: High-Intensity Acoustics Testing; Subgroup 2: Direct Field Acoustics Testing
DTE041: Climatics Fundamentals
DTE042: Vibration/Shock Data Storage
DTE043: MIL-STD-810G: Test Method Standard for Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests
DTE044: Time Waveform Replication
DTE045: Long Term Dormant Storage (LTDS)
DTE046: Terms Commonly Used in the Digital Analysis of Dynamic Data
DTE047:  Design and Use of Shock and Vibration Test Fixtures


Industry related Recommended Practices:
IEST-RP-CC0053: Considerations for Robotics and Automation in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments

IEST Product Reliability Working Groups
 PR001: Management and Technical Guidelines for the ESS Process
 PR002: Automotive Issues
 PR003: HALT and HASS