ESD-TR53-01-2006

ESDTR53-01-06fortheProtectionofElectrostaticDischargeSusceptibleItemsComplianceVerificationofESDProtectiveEquipmentandMaterialsElectrostaticDischargeAssociation7900TurinRoad,Bldg.3Rome,NY13440ESDAssociationstandardsandpublicationsaredesignedtoservethepublicinterestbyeliminatingmisunderstandingsbetweenmanufacturersandpurchasers,facilitatingtheinterchangeabilityandimprovementofproductsandassistingthepurchaserinselectingandobtainingtheproperproductforhisparticularneeds.Theexistenceofsuchstandardsandpublicationsshallnotinanyrespectprecludeanymemberornon-memberoftheAssociationfrommanufacturingorsellingproductsnotconformingtosuchstandardsandpublications.NorshallthefactthatastandardorpublicationispublishedbytheAssociationprecludeitsvoluntaryusebynon-membersoftheAssociationwhetherthedocumentistobeusedeitherdomesticallyorinternationally.RecommendedstandardsandpublicationsareadoptedbytheESDAssociationinaccordancewiththeANSIPatentpolicy.InterpretationofESDAssociationStandards:Theinterpretationofstandardsin-so-farasitmayrelatetoaspecificproductormanufacturerisapropermatterfortheindividualcompanyconcernedandcannotbeundertakenbyanypersonactingfortheESDAssociation.TheESDAssociationStandardsChairmanmaymakecommentslimitedtoanexplanationorclarificationofthetechnicallanguageorprovisionsinastandard,butnotrelatedtoitsapplicationtospecificproductsandmanufacturers.NootherpersonisauthorizedtocommentonbehalfoftheESDAssociationonanyESDAssociationStandard.ThecontentsofESDA’sstandardsandpublicationsareprovided“as-is,”andESDAmakesnorepresentationsorwarranties,expressorimplied,ofanykindwithrespecttosuchcontents.ESDAdisclaimsallrepresentationsandwarranties,includingwithoutlimitation,warrantiesofmerchantability,fitnessforparticularpurposeoruse,titleandnon-infrigement.DisclaimerofGuaranty:ESDAstandardsandpublicationsareconsideredtechnicallysoundatthetimetheyareapprovedforpublication.Theyarenotasubstituteforaproductseller’soruser’sownjudgmentwithrespecttoanyparticularproductdiscussed,andESDAdoesnotundertaketoguarantytheperformanceofanyindividualmanufacturers’productsbyvirtueofsuchstandardsorpublications.Thus,ESDAexpresslydisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamagesarisingfromtheuse,applicationorreliancebyothersontheinformationcontainedinthesestandardsorpublications.LimitationonESDA’sLiability:NeitherESDA,noritsmembers,officers,employeesorotherrepresentativeswillbeliablefordamagesarisingoutoforinconnectionwiththeuseormisuseofESDAstandardsorpublications,evenifadvisedofthepossibilitythereof.Thisisacomprehensivelimitationofliabilitythatappliestoalldamagesofanykind,includingwithoutlimitation,lossofdata,incomeorprofit,lossofordamagetopropertyandclaimsofthirdparties.Publishedby:ElectrostaticDischargeAssociation7900TurinRoad,Bldg.3Rome,NY13440Copyright©2006byESDAssociationAllrightsreservedNopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaDISCLAIMEROFWARRANTIESCAUTIONNOTICEi(ThisforewordisnotpartofESDAssociationTechnicalReportTR53-01-06)ForewordThistechnicalreportdescribesthetestmethodsandinstrumentationthatcanbeusedtoperiodicallyverifytheperformanceofESDprotectiveequipmentandmaterials.AfterESDprotectiveequipmentandmaterialsareinstalledandintheiractualuselocations,thesecomplianceverificationtestmethodsarerecommendedtoprovideabaselineforcomparisonwithfuturecomplianceverificationtests.TheobjectiveofthesetestmethodsistoidentifyifsignificantperformancechangesinESDequipmentandmaterialshaveoccurredovertime.ThewidevarietyofESDprotectiveequipmentandmaterials,andtheenvironmentinwhichtheyareused,mayrequiretestsetupsdifferentfromthosedescribedinthistechnicalreport.Usersofthistechnicalreportmayneedtoadaptthetestmethodandsetups(asrequired)toproducemeaningfuldatafortheirownapplication.OrganizationswhoperformthesetestswillalsoneedtodeterminethetimeintervalbetweencomplianceverificationbasedonhowcriticaltheESDprotectiveequipmentandmaterialsaretotheirstaticcontrolprogram.Alltestmethodsinthisdocumentarebasedoncurrentstandards,standardtestmethodsandstandardpracticescurrentlypublishedbytheESDAssociation.Thistechnicalreportwaspreparedbythe53.0ComplianceVerificationSubcommittee.Atthattimethe53.0ComplianceVerificationSubcommitteehadthefollowingmembers:TimothyJarrett,ChairBostonScientificEugeneChaseElectro-TechSystems,Inc.CherylCheckettsGeneralDynamicsMelissaFeeney-JolliffAerospaceCorp.GeneFelderDescoIndustries,Inc.BillRickerRickerEngineeringServicesJeffSalisburySeagateTechnologySarahSmithWalkerForgeFredTenzerDescoIndustries,Inc.iiTABLEOFCONTENTSPURPOSE.......................................................................................................................................1SCOPE............................................................................................................................................1PERSONNELSAFETY...................................................................................................................1TESTEQU