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USP 797 Required Testing and Maintenance

USP 797 refers to chapter 797 of the United States Pharmacopeia, which outlines the requirements and standards for pharmaceutical cleanrooms. These cleanrooms are most often used for manufacturing pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Our USP 797 testing and maintenance services ensure that your pharmaceutical cleanroom is meeting the required standards, functioning as it should, and performing optimally. We are here to support your facility by ensuring compliance and safety.

Our team has years of experience certifying, testing, and maintaining various cleanrooms across multiple industries. You can trust us to keep your facility running smoothly with our wide range of expertise.

Primary Services

Ensures unidirectional and non-unidirectional flow areas are properly balanced and zones are maintaining adequate air patterns.
Documents leakage or defects and ensures HEPA filters for cleanroom provide the required filtration.
Conducted per ISO14644, reports the amount of airborne particulate of a specified size in the clean environment.
Verifies that the room differential pressures meet regulatory requirements.

Additional Services

Verifies airflow direction using a source of visible fog.
Confirms whether HVAC controls are functioning properly and uniformly.
Performed to design specifications for worker comfort.
Performed to design specifications for worker comfort.
Ensures gauges are calibrated to regulatory standards.
Replace any faulty / non-fixable HEPA filters.
Performed to determine whether an area is capable of returning to a specified cleanliness level after non-routine exposure events.
Ensures compressed air and gas systems meet the requirements of the cleanroom.
Determines if any bacterial and fungal contamination is present.
Ensures mag gauges are functioning according to equipment and regulatory standards.

Additional USP 797 Services

If your facility is required to follow USP 797 requirements, we are here to support you. We offer multiple services to make sure you and your staff are aware of the standard practices, maintenance protocols, and requirements. 

We also offer review and auditing services to ensure that your cleanroom’s design is functional and operating optimally. We have over 45 years of experience working with and advising pharmaceutical cleanroom owners. Our goal is to make sure your laboratory is the best it can be in every aspect.

Cleanroom Design Review

If you are building a new cleanroom, our team can go over the designs before they’re implemented to ensure that they not only meet compliance but that the layout will allow for the optimal execution of daily operations. With years of experience designing and maintaining cleanrooms, our team has the knowledge to make sure your cleanroom is designed perfectly for your needs.

USP 797 operational performance audits

Our USP 797 Operational Performance Audits are designed to make sure protocols are being followed and that the day-to-day operations are being performed effectively. We will provide advice on actionable improvements and advice regarding safety and compliance.

Coaching on USP 797 Standards & Requirements

If you have a new cleanroom or an existing cleanroom with staff who need to learn or be updated on USP 797 requirements, we’re here to help. Our coaching services delve into all of the important standards and protocols that need to be followed by your staff in order to remain compliant.

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Why Choose CSI Testing

CSI has tested and certified controlled environments for over 45 years. When we started CSI testing we serviced Minneapolis and the surrounding areas. Today we service the entire Midwest and the New England area. Our team has over 100 collective years of experience in the industry, serving over 600 medical device, pharmaceutical, academic, and other clients.

We test, certify, and service all controlled environments, including cleanrooms, biosafety cabinets, fume hoods, and isolators. We provide biosafety cabinets, cleanbenches and fume hood reports the same-day, and turnaround electronic cleanroom reports in two weeks. For any emergency, we can get a technician to your site quickly.

We are proudly 100% founder and employee owned. CSI is a certified minority business enterprise.

Experience

45 years of company history

Quality

Highly trained technicians (average 10-year tenure)

Report Turnaround

2 weeks for cleanrooms, same-day for hoods, BSCs, etc.

Urgency

We take emergency calls seriously. We can get technicians on-site quickly

People

Founder and employee-owned. Certified minority business enterprise

Our Locations

We are a regional service provider

We primarily service the below states:

We also service these additional states through our sister companies at the Scientific Safety Alliance:

Virginia

West Virginia

North Carolina

Washington DC

Maryland

South Carolina

Kentucky

Tennessee

Wyoming

Montana

As a regional service provider, CSI Testing provides scientific safety services across the United States. We offer regional coverage through our network of partner companies to better serve your facilities.