General

• Are prototypes subject to ESD damage?
• Why do explosive environments use different materials and procedures?
• Where do I find information on static control in high voltage areas?
• Can you ground insulators that have high moisture content?
• What ESD precautions are required in field service?
• Explain the ESD failure models?
• Do we need ESD control with automated handling equipment?
• Can we use humidity to control static?
• Do we need to use ESD control procedures with cards that have no active components?
• Which will be a greater problem in the future, HBM failures or CDM failures?
• How do we control static on items such as monitors and key boards?
• How do we control static on items in bins?
• Do conductive materials charge?
• How do I label ESDS products and static control materials?
• What is the difference between antistatic, conductive and static dissipative?
• What is the maximum allowable voltage in an ESD safe work area?
• What is the resistance range for conductive, static dissipative, electrostatic shielding, insulative, and anti-static materials?
• Does the fan at the end of our production line create a static charge? If we insert work sheets inside our static control packaging, are our parts at risk from ESD?
• What is the difference between EOS and ESD?

Device Sensitivity

• Are components such as resistors and capacitors sensitive to ESD?
• Where can I find the ESD sensitivity information for specific microhybrid electronic components?

Auditing, Testing, Evaluation

• How often should I audit my facility?
• What types of instruments do I need to audit and evaluate my ESD control program?

Garments

• How do we test garments?

Flooring/Footwear

• Will ESD control footwear work on regular vinyl tile?
• Why wear 2 shoe grounders instead of one?
• Why do our shoes test out of specification?
• Will unsealed concrete work as a static control floor?
• Do layered floor mats have an alternate path to ground?
• Do floor mats or dissipative floor finishes require special footwear?
• Why do street shoes sometimes work for static control?
• How frequently do you ground floor mats?
• Why do some shoe grounders have 2 megohm resistors?
• Why does our floor resistance measure high?
• Why do we have high voltage levels on carts?
• When do you use a resistor in floor and table mats?

Standards

• Where do I obtain ESD Association Standards?

Grounding

• Which ground is better, a direct earth ground or an electrical ground?
• How do we ground painted shelves and cabinets?
• Can a person wearing cotton gloves be grounded?
• How do we ground work stations?
• Can you ground insulators that have high moisture content?
• What gauge wire is required for grounding workbenches?

Packaging

• Why should shielding bags be both antistatic and dissipative or conductive?
• Is it necessary to use special labels to close ESD protective bags?
• How do you decide what is the proper packaging for sensitive products?

Work Stations

• What are some guidelines for setting up work stations?
• How do we ground work stations?