Angstrom Technology - Cleanroom Services Division

This informal CPD article was provided by Connect 2 Cleanrooms, who design, build and validate industry-leading critical environments. In this article ‘Become a cleanroom pro: how to upskill hand hygiene, cleaning, and gowning’, we find out what we need to unlearn to keep a cleanroom compliant with ISO 14644.

This informal CPD article Hand hygiene for critical environments was provided by Connect 2 Cleanrooms, an integrated cleanroom solutions provider. Did you know that 80% of all infectious diseases are transmitted by touch? Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers in London estimated that if everyone washed their hands routinely, a million deaths a year could be prevented. Although gloves can be used as an effective barrier, handwashing is still important when working in controlled environments such as cleanrooms. A glove with a 1mm puncture can let in a much as 7,000 bacteria from an unwashed hand.