Validair’s test and certification engineers carry out extensive environmental performance tests for cleanrooms, operating theatres and containment suites, assessing and assuring initial and continued compliance to the required standards, guidelines and cGMPs.

• Air volume and air change rate measurements
• Room and air pressure differential measurements
• HEPA filter integrity leak tests
• Airborne particulate cleanliness counts
• Clean-up recovery rate tests
• Airflow visualisation studies
• Temperature and humidity measurements and uniformly mapping (cleanrooms, cold stores and temperature controlled equipment)
• Induction leak and containment leakage tests
• Light and noise level measurements

All tests are carried out in accordance with client requirements, Validair’s operating procedures and with reference to national, international and industry standards and guidelines.

Full comprehensive validation reports are issued following each visit and provide a valuable record of performance levels for the controlled environment and build up to comprehensive documentary evidence of cleanroom performance and trends, satisfying auditor requirements such as MHRA, FDA, internal or external client audits.