NEBB Cleanroom
Performance Testing Certification
NEBB's Cleanroom
Performance Testing Program provides
for certification of firms and
qualification of individuals that
meet criteria established by NEBB.
Purpose of the
Certification Program
The purpose of
NEBB certification is to offer
tangible proof of competent firms
and supervisors qualified in the
proper methods and procedures for
performance testing of cleanrooms
and/or cleanspaces.
Objectives
This purpose will
be accomplished by meeting the
following objectives:
Establish industry
standards, procedures and
specifications for performance
testing of cleanrooms.
Set minimum
education standards and other
requirements for the qualification
of supervisory personnel employed by
firms who perform this work.
Establish
educational programs for training
supervisory personnel in the proper
methods and procedures for
performance testing of cleanrooms.
Certify as
qualified for the performance and
supervision of cleanroom performance
testing, those firms who meet the
requirements for certification as
established by NEBB, who agree to
comply with the objectives of NEBB,
and who employ supervisory personnel
who have met the requirements of
qualification as established by
NEBB.
Serve as a focal
point for educational and technical
materials pertinent to cleanroom
testing.
Certification
Requirements
In order to become
NEBB-certified in cleanroom
performance testing, a firm must:
Be a cleanroom
testing contractor.
Enjoy a reputation
for responsible performance. Letters
of endorsement from consulting
engineers, architects, and owners
are required.
Possess the
various instruments listed herein
which are required for
certification.
Confirm in writing
that it will conform to the NEBB
guidelines for the calibration and
maintenance of the instruments
required for certification.
Possess the
current NEBB Procedural Standards
for Certified Testing of Cleanrooms.
Designate in
writing one or more supervisors who
hold a management position, who will
represent this firm and be
responsible for the supervision of
cleanroom performance testing. The
supervisor must meet the following
qualifications:
1. Have a minimum
of five (5) years of combined
engineering education and experience
in cleanroom performance testing; or
2. Have a high
school diploma, or equivalent, a
minimum of three (3) years
experience in cleanroom performance
testing, and have passed a Cleanroom
Testing Study Course approved by the
NEBB Cleanroom Certification
Committee.
Demonstrate
knowledge in Cleanroom Performance
Testing by passing appropraite
written and practical cleanroom
examinations.
Recertification
The NEBB Cleanroom
Performance Testing firm must supply
verification of continued compliance
with NEBB certification requirements
every two (2) years. The firm must:
Continue to own
the instruments required for
certification which they had listed.
Submit records to
verify their conformance with the
NEBB guidelines for calibration and
maintenance of the required
instruments.
Confirm in writing
that they employ the designated
Cleanroom Performance Testing
Supervisor(s) who previously met the
NEBB requirements for qualification.
Confirm in writing
that the designated Cleanroom
Performance Testing Supervisor(s)
has attended at least one six (6)
hour approved seminar or refresher
course annually given by Chapters or
at National meetings of NEBB, IES,
SEMI, ASHRAE, or by other approved
organizations or institutions.
Suspension
A firm's
certification shall be suspended
when the firm no longer meets all of
the certification requirements
listed above. The certification of a
suspended firm will be reinstated by
NEBB at such time as the
requirements for certification are
again met.
A certified firm
must notify NEBB
in writing within ten days of the
temporary or permanent loss of the
designated NEBB-qualified
supervisor. Replacement of qualified
supervisors is not permissible
without written approval of NEBB.
Loss of
Certification
Certification may
be terminated for failure of the
firm to abide by the objectives and
performance standards of NEBB.
Termination of certification by NEBB
requires vote of the Board of
Directors of NEBB provided that by
similar vote the Board shall first
find that certification is
prejudicial to the best interests of
the Bureau and provided further that
the certified firm in question shall
have had opportunity upon written
notice of at least fifteen (15) days
to show cause why the certification
should not be terminated.
Instruments for
Cleanroom Performance Testing
Required:
