ISO 14644 Fundamentals Certificate



Managing risk to cleanroom products and processes begins with trained personnel at all levels. Many companies claim to provide expert training, but IEST's accredited expertise as an international standards developer assures confidence in the effectiveness of the IEST Learning Path Certificate Program for you and your personnel. IEST education programs are peer-reviewed, taught by recognized experts, and embody our nonprofit mission of knowledge sharing. The IEST Fundamentals Certificates deliver core knowledge combined with discussion time for students’ application-specific issues. Pricing Information



Understanding the Cornerstone Cleanroom Standards: ISO 14644-1 and 14644-2 ISO 14644-1 and 14644-2 are the cornerstone international cleanroom standards , essential for all contamination control professionals. This course covers the nuts and bolts of ISO 14644-1:2015, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments— Part 1: Classification of air cleanliness by particle concentration , and ISO 14644-2: 2015, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments— Part 2: Monitoring to provide evidence of cleanroom performance related to air cleanliness by particle concentration . Instructor: Robert Mielke Robert Mielke is Secretary for ISO Technical Committee (TC) 209, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments, and a member of ISO TC 209 Working Group 1, which wrote ISO 14644-1 and ISO 14644-2. He was Chair of the IEST Contamination Control Standards and Practices Committee for eight years and served two terms as Technical Vice President of the Contamination Control Division. Mielke, a Fellow of IEST and Chair of Working Group CC006. Upcoming training dates: February 25, 2020 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Valutek 220 S. 9th Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 Online registration closes January 24, 2020. Application of ISO 14644-3 This full-day course will explore the practical application of the ISO 14644 series that a certification contractor would use to certify a clean space. The course will include an open forum discussing how to implement the standards, what may or may not work in different types of cleanroom environments, and primary equipment used. In particular, the course will provide an in-depth examination of test methods for characterizing the performance of cleanrooms, as outlined in ISO 14644 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments—Part 3: Test methods. Performance tests are specified for two types of cleanrooms (unidirectional and non-unidirectional) in three occupancy states (as-built, at-rest, operational). Registration for this course includes a copy of ISO 14644-3. In a group cleanroom evaluation exercise, participants will apply principles learned to an example specification. Instructor: Robert Mielke Robert Mielke is Secretary for ISO Technical Committee (TC) 209, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments, and a member of ISO TC 209 Working Group 1, which wrote ISO 14644-1 and ISO 14644-2. He was Chair of the IEST Contamination Control Standards and Practices Committee for eight years and served two terms as Technical Vice President of the Contamination Control Division. Mielke, a Fellow of IEST and Chair of Working Group CC006 . Upcoming training dates: February 26, 2020 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Valutek 220 S. 9th Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 Online registration closes January 24, 2020. Universal Cleanroom Operations Guidelines with ISO 14644-5 The ISO 14644-5 Cleanrooms and Associated Controlled Environments – Operations International Standard specifies the basic requirements for cleanroom operations. This course will discuss each Annex in detail and align this information with references to IEST Recommended Practices. Instructor: Jan Eudy Jan E. Eudy is a cleanroom/contamination control consultant with over 25 years of industry experience. Jan is a technical resource for cleanroom, food and healthcare reusable garments and consumable products. From 1994 – 2014, Jan implemented and maintained the ISO 9001 based quality management system and ISO registration at all Cintas cleanroom locations and supported validation and sterile services. From 2006 – 2013, Jan implemented and maintained the HACCP risk management program at Cintas industrial laundries. She is a Fellow and President Emeritus of the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology. She is an active member of other professional organizations including the International Dairy Foods Association, Food Processors of Canada, International Association for Food Protection, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, National Registry of Certified Microbiologists, American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Quality, International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers and Parenteral Drug Association. Jan graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from the University of Wisconsin with graduate studies in Medical Microbiology at Creighton University. Jan’s additional qualifications include Registered Medical Technologist and Specialist in Microbiology with ASCP, Registered Microbiologist with NRCM in Consumer Product Testing and Quality Assurance, ISO 9000 Provisional Auditor with RAB(QSA), Certified Quality Auditor with ASQ, Certified HACCP Trainer by the International HACCP Alliance and is ServSafe certified. Upcoming training dates: February 27, 2020 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Valutek 220 S. 9th Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 Online registration closes January 24, 2020.

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