![]() The copper tape we use, the conductive adhesive, the ground plates, the static conductive or dissipative flooring material, and the mere physics of the flooring system would ensure an adequate and balanced path to ground for static charge. We are very redundant when it comes to grounding. I guarantee that any floor that we’ve installed is properly grounded. In other words, companies have built ESD losses into their budget I’ve learned enough about the electronics industry to know that losses are budgeted. Now I’d like to conclude with a bit of theory of tribocharge and would like to stress that ESD compliance needs to be approached as a profit center and not just a means of obtaining compliance to some standard.ĮSD control is one of the biggest profit generators in the industry. Having ESD footwear on an ESD flooring system gives the end-user the freedom to remain esd compliant while standing and walking about the ESDA as well as when they are seated at their workstation with a wrist strap on. They really do work and provide a safe and controlled path to earth for the charges that come from our bodies if we give them a path to ground. My thought is, if you’re gonna spend all this money on compliance to ESD, it might as well work for you. The production manager of that department told me, “If these things are uncomfortable and too time-consuming, they’re not gonna wear them and we can’t make them.” I disagree. They are more expensive than heel or sole grounders, but maybe worth it. ![]() One of the techs asked me, “Do you have any that look cool?” or “are they comfortable?” I wear a pair of Static Dissipative sneakers that just so happen to be cool and comfortable. In another instance, I’d asked whether the techs and installers would start wearing ESD heel-grounders, sole-grounders, toe-grounders, shoe covers, disposable grounders, or ESD shoes. ![]() This was at an oil refinery and a very industrial environment.
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