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Coming clean
29 May 2008
Topics: Clean rooms
In June, BSI will be hosting a conference on "Cleanrooms and Contamination Control for Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals: Update on Standards, Regulation and Best Practice".
For pharmaceuticals and the health and medical industries, a cleanroom is essential equipment. These are enclosed spaces where the air quality is managed to reduce dust, microbes, and other airborne contaminants to minimal levels. This enables these industries to manufacture or handle items such as medical devices and microelectronic products, both of which require high levels of contamination control and classification of even the smallest particle or airborne molecular contaminant.
Attendees will be brought up to date on the changes in key standards and regulations. In particular the conference includes the latest on the forthcoming changes to the BS EN ISO 14644 series (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments) and BS EN ISO 14698 series on biocontamination control, and the impact of the revision of Annex 1 of the EU GMP.
For more information, visit: www.bsigroup.com/may08CleanRoomConf
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In May 2008, BSI British Standards was presented with the Continuity Insurance & Risk (CIR) Award for Industry Advancement for its work in developing BS 25999, in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by BSI to the world of Business Continuity Management. CIR is the UK's leading bi-monthly risk management and insurance journal. This ceremony marked the tenth anniversary of the awards, which recognize excellence in business continuity and operational risk management.
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Fast glass: Kitemark® for Norvik
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Global BCM accreditation for BSI
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The simple answer is yes. Two years ago, BSI Management Systems took our customer- focused strategy to the next level by introducing a satisfaction survey for our clients.
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