Category: ESD Standards

ESD standards are developed by the ESD Association and adopted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Hence, many of the standards described in these articles are “ANSI / ESD” standards. Standardization is one of the ways businesses and professionals work together to describe and normalize static control practices.

ESD Smock Testing Procedure for ANSI / ESD S20.20

Comparing ESD STM 2.1 and ESD TR53 in the context of ESD Smock Testing

ESD Smock testing procedure requires the fabric to be measured as “static dissipative” on the Ohms scale and to be grounded (bonded electrically to a grounding system) so that it is not an isolated floating conductor. In this article, we review how ANSI / ESD S20.20-2021 defines ESD Smocks and explain the “isolated floating conductor” issue with wearing ESD clothing.

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