Applicable to a variety of industries, cleanrooms are special types of secured environments. The air quality is strictly regulated in these rooms to prevent contamination from pollutants such as aerosols, chemical vapors, bacteria, and dust. They include high-powered HEPA filters, air showers, airlocks, and extraction fans to maintain air quality, while workers wear special protective clothing to prevent contamination from their hair and body oil. Whether a cleanroom is used to create medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, or any other product, the importance of cleanliness procedures cannot be stressed enough.

Why Are Cleanroom Cleanliness Procedures So Important?

Avoids Contamination

Companies that do not follow cleanroom standards as specified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) risk serious contamination issues. All personnel who work in cleanrooms require training in hand sanitization and gowning to prevent carrying contaminants into the rooms. They also receive training in cleanroom maintenance, such as how to wipe the rooms using downward-facing rather than back-and-forth strokes that create more particles. Each stroke requires a new sponge or other sanitized cleansing tool to further prevent contamination.

These and similar practices keep bacteria, fungi, and other contaminants out of laboratory equipment and drug products. For example, steroid drugs created in a polluted cleanroom environment can cause abscesses in users from exposure to fungi and bacteria. Contaminated capsule pills are another example that can create serious health problems in users instead of managing or curing assorted diseases.

Prevents Serious Legal Ramifications

The serious if not fatal consequences from lacking cleanroom procedures result in legal ramifications. They frequently cost companies thousands or millions of dollars in product recalls, fines, and personal injury damages. Improper procedures can also cause suspensions or a total company shutdown until contamination issues are resolved.

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