Abstract

This practice specifies the basic requirements, procedures, and practices for operating aerospace cleanrooms and controlled environments and the precautions associated with the facility and equipment used. This practice covers the requirements for operational systems, appropriate cleanroom clothing, authorized work personnel, stationary equipments, materials and mobile equipments, proper cleanroom operations, correct cleaning methods, and critical surfaces.

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1. Scope

1.1 This practice specifies basic requirements, procedures, and practices for operating aerospace cleanrooms and controlled environments and precautions associated with the facility and equipment used.

1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D737 Test Method for Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics

E595 Test Method for Total Mass Loss and Collected Volatile Condensable Materials from Outgassing in a Vacuum Environment

E1216 Practice for Sampling for Particulate Contamination by Tape Lift

E1234 Practice for Handling, Transporting, and Installing Nonvolatile Residue (NVR) Sample Plates Used in Environmentally Controlled Areas for Spacecraft

E1235 Test Method for Gravimetric Determination of Nonvolatile Residue (NVR) in Environmentally Controlled Areas for Spacecraft

E1549 Specification for ESD Controlled Garments Required in Cleanrooms and Controlled Environments for Spacecraft for Non-Hazardous and Hazardous Operations

E1559 Test Method for Contamination Outgassing Characteristics of Spacecraft Materials

E1560 Test Method for Gravimetric Determination of Nonvolatile Residue From Cleanroom Wipers

E1731 Test Method for Gravimetric Determination of Nonvolatile Residue from Cleanroom Gloves

E2042 Practice for Cleaning and Maintaining Controlled Areas and Clean Rooms

E2088 Practice for Selecting, Preparing, Exposing, and Analyzing Witness Surfaces for Measuring Particle Deposition in Cleanrooms and Associated Controlled Environments

E2217 Practice for Design and Construction of Aerospace Cleanrooms and Contamination Controlled Areas

F25 Test Method for Sizing and Counting Airborne Particulate Contamination in Cleanrooms and Other Dust-Controlled Areas

F50 Practice for Continuous Sizing and Counting of Airborne Particles in Dust-Controlled Areas and Clean Rooms Using Instruments Capable of Detecting Single Sub-Micrometre and Larger Particles

F51 Test Method for Sizing and Counting Particulate Contaminant In and On Clean Room Garments

F318 Practice for Sampling Airborne Particulate Contamination in Cleanrooms for Handling Aerospace Fluids

Government Standards

Keywords

aerospace cleanroom; cleanroom; cleanroom maintenance; cleanroom operation; cleanroom products; contamination; contamination control; controlled area; facility operation; personnel practices; Controlled testing conditions/environments; Aerospace applications; Cleanrooms (materials/applications); Contamination--aerospace materials/applications;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 13.040.35 (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments)

DOI: 10.1520/E2352-04R10

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ASTM E2352