CLEANROOM
INDUSTRY STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS:
American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
610-832-9585
The
ASTM is a professional organization whose primary mission is to
develop voluntary full consensus standards for materials, products,
systems and services. Many of these standards are used in a variety
of industries that are concerned with contamination control. MicroStat
Laboratories tests products such as cleanroom and medical exam
gloves in accordance with pertinent ASTM standards.
Institute
of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST)
940 East Northwest Highway
Mount Prospect, IL 60056-3444
847-255-1561
The
IEST is an organization through which professionals in the field
of contamination control can communicate ideas and create written
technical standards. These standards address topics such as testing
of cleanroom garment systems and certification of cleanrooms.
Standards are available for purchase through the IEST. Members
of the MicroStat Laboratories staff are proud to be associated with
IEST and to have served on many of the standards writing committees.
Electrostatic
Discharge Association (ESD Association)
7900 Turin Road, Bldg. 3, Suite 2
Rome, NY 13440-2069
315-339-6937
ESD
Association standards and publications are designed to serve the
public interest by eliminating misunderstandings between manufacturers
and purchasers, facilitating the interchangeability and improvement
of products and assisting the purchaser in selecting and obtaining
the proper products for their particular needs. MicroStat Laboratories
tests ESD control products such as frocks, wrist straps and chairs
in accordance with ESD Association standard.
United
States Pharmacopeia (USP)
12601 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
800-822-8772
USP
helps to ensure that consumers receive medicines of the highest
possible quality by setting the standards that manufacturers must
meet to sell their products in the United States. MicroStat Laboratories
tests pharmaceutical products for particulate matter levels in
accordance with applicable USP monographs.
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