Detecting AMC
By Barbara Kanegsberg and Ed Kanegsberg
“How do I know if I have AMC?” Hopefully, you are not suspicious of airborne molecular contamination because of poor yield or customer complaints. Instead of suspecting that you might have AMC, be proactive — head it off at the pass. There are two basic approaches to monitoring…
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How Not to Behave in a Cleanroom
Meticulous hiring practices for cleanroom personnel include screening potential operators for physical characteristics such as: smoker hiring policy, overweight or obese personnel, facial hair, sensitivity to heat, cold and humidity, and seasonal allergies including skin allergies. Also, when evaluating personal skills and language skills, the human resources department must also evaluate potential cleanroom candidates for mental characteristics such as claustrophobia.
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10 Ways to Handle Your Mistakes
The ways in which we handle our goof-ups, guffaws, screw-ups, bad decisions, miscalculations, and blunders are critical - our reputations are at stake. And as managers, we should role model the behaviors we seek in others.
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