The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) is a non-profit,
technical society where professionals who impact controlled environments connect, gain knowledge, receive advice, and work together to create industry best practices. The organization uniquely serves environmental test engineers, qualification engineers, cleanroom professionals, those who work in product testing and evaluation, and others who work across a variety of industries, including: acoustics, aerospace, automotive, biotechnology/bioscience, climatics, cleanroom operations/design/equipment/certification, dynamics, filtration,
food processing, HVAC design, medical devices, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical, semiconductors/microelectronics, and shock/vibration. Information on
ISO 14644 and
ISO 14698 standards can be found through this organization.
Founded in 1953, the organization is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois. Its members are internationally recognized in the fields of
environmental tests;
contamination control; product reliability; and
aerospace.
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International standards
The organization is the Secretariat of ISO/TC 209:
cleanroom and associated controlled environments. This committee writes the
ISO 14644 standards. IEST is also a founding member of the
ANSI-accredited US TAG to ISO/TC 229 -
Nanotechnologies.
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IEST has also revised such Federal Standards as FED-STD-209, MIL-STD-781,
MIL-STD-810, and MIL-STD-1246 (now IEST-STD-1246E).
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The IEST also distributes to the public all
ISO 14644 and
ISO 14698 standards.
Recommended practices
IEST publishes and disseminates up-to-date, reliable, technical information within each of its divisions known as IEST Recommended Practices. These Recommended Practices provide procedures based on peer-approved applications. These documents are then formulated by IEST Working Groups. IEST has also revised such Federal Standards as
FED-STD-209E, MIL-STD-781,
MIL-STD-810, and MIL-STD-1246 (now
IEST-STD-CC1246).
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Contamination control recommended practices
- IEST-RP-CC001.6:
HEPA and ULPA Filters
- IEST-RP-CC002.4: Unidirectional Flow Clean-Air Devices
- IEST-RP-CC003.4: Garment System Considerations in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
- IEST-RP-CC004.3: Evaluating Wiping Materials Used in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
- IEST-RP-CC005.4: Gloves and Finger Cots Used in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
- IEST-RP-CC006.3: Testing Cleanrooms
- IEST-RP-CC007.3: Testing
ULPA Filters
- IEST-RP-CC008.2: High-Efficiency Gas-phase Adsorber Cells
- IEST-RP-CC011.2: A Glossary of Terms and Definitions Relating to
Contamination Control
- IEST-RP-CC012.3: Considerations in
Cleanroom Design
- IEST-RP-CC013.3:
Calibration Procedures and Guidelines for Selecting Equipment Used in Testing
Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
- IEST-RP-CC014.2:
Calibration and Characterization of Optical Airborne
Particle Counters
- IEST-RP-CC016.2: The Rate of Deposition of Nonvolatile Residue in
Cleanrooms
- IEST-RP-CC018.4:
Cleanroom Housekeeping – Operating and Monitoring Procedures
- IEST-RP-CC019.1: Qualifications for
Organizations Engaged in the Testing and Certification of
Cleanrooms and Clean-Air Devices
- IEST-RP-CC020.2:
Substrates and Forms of Documentation in
Cleanrooms
- IEST-RP-CC021.4: Testing
HEPA and
ULPA Filter Media
- IEST-RP-CC022.2:
Electrostatic Charge in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
- IEST-RP-CC023.2:
Microorganisms in
Cleanrooms
- IEST-RP-CC024.1: Measuring and Reporting
Vibration in Microelectronics Facilities
- IEST-RP-CC026.2:
Cleanroom Operations
- IEST-RP-CC027.2: Personnel Practices and Procedures in
Cleanrooms and Controlled Environments
- IEST-RP-CC028.1: Minienvironments
- IEST-RP-CC029.1:
Automotive Paint-Spray Applications
- IEST-RP-CC031.3: Method of Characterizing Outgassed
Organic Compounds from
Cleanroom Materials and Components
- IEST-RP-CC032.1: Flexible Packaging Materials for Use in
Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
- IEST-RP-CC034.4:
HEPA and
ULPA Filter Leak Testing
- IEST-G-CC035.1: Design Considerations for AMC Filtration Systems in Cleanrooms
- IEST-CC036.1: Testing Fan Filter Units
- IEST-RP-CC042.1: Sizing and Counting of Submicrometer Liquid-borne
Particles Using Optical Discrete-Particle Counters
- IEST-RP-CC044.1: Vacuum Cleaning Systems for Use in Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments
- IEST-RP-CC046.1: Controlled Environments (
Aerospace, Non-cleanroom)
- IEST-RP-CC049.1: Controlled Environments for Regulated Industries
- IEST-STD-CC1246: Product Cleanliness Levels – Applications, Requirements, and Determination
Nanotechnology recommended practices
- IEST-RP-NANO200.1: Planning of Nanoscale Science and Technology Facilities: Guidelines for Design, Construction, and Start-Up
- IEST-RP-NANO205.1: Nanotechnology Safety: Application of Prevention Through Design Principles to Nanotechnology Facilities
Design, test, and evaluation recommended practices
- IEST-RP-DTE009.1: Vibration Shaker System Selection
- IEST-RP-DTE011.2: Mechanical Shock and
Vibration Transducer Selection
- IEST-RP-DTE012.2: Handbook for Dynamic
Data Acquisition and Analysis
- IEST-RP-DTE019.1: Vibration Controller Selection
- IEST-RP-DTE022.1: Multi-shaker Test and Control
- IEST-RP-DTE026.1: Using
MIL-STD-810F, 519
Gunfire
- IEST-RP-DTE032.2: Pyroshock Testing Techniques
- IEST-RP-DTE040.1:; High-Intensity
Acoustics Testing
- IEST-RP-DTE046.1:; Terms Commonly Used in the Digital Analysis of Dynamic Data
- The History and Rationale of
MIL-STD-810
Product reliability recommended practices
- IEST-RP-PR001.2: Management and Technical Guidelines for the
ESS Process
- IEST-RP-PR003.1:
HALT and
HASS
Journal of the IEST
The online
Journal of the IEST publishes peer-reviewed
technical papers, with a per-article fee, and free TechTalk articles related to the fields of contamination control; design, test, and evaluation; and product reliability. The online
Journal provides never-before-available access to an entire decade of technical articles and peer-reviewed technical papers on
simulation, testing,
control, current research, and teaching of
environmental sciences and technologies. The
Journal of the IEST is the official publication of IEST, the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, of archival quality with continuous publication since 1958.
References
External links
Official website