10551 Datasheet, PDF (1/13 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – Application and Maintenance Program Statguard Low-VOC Dissipative Floor Finish

DESCO INDUSTRIES INC. Technical Bulletin TB-7055
Application and Maintenance Program
Statguard^® Low-VOC Dissipative Floor Finish
Made in the
United States of America
General Guidelines
For maximum effectiveness Statguard^® Low-VOC Floor
Finish should be used as part of a comprehensive
maintenance program that includes use of other Floor
Care products such as Statguard^® Floor Stripper and Floor
Cleaner, and Burnishing Restorer. Proper attention paid to
the application and maintenance of Statguard^® Low-VOC
Floor Finish will result in increased durability and enhanced
ESD control performance.
Figure 1. Statguard^® Low-VOC Dissipative Floor Finish:
5 gallon bag-in-box
Description
Statguard^® Low-VOC is a static dissipative zinc free
floor finish that will convert non-ESD flooring to an ESD
protective floor. Statguard^® Low-VOC floor finish will
protect and maintain ESD permanent flooring such as vinyl
composition tiles, sheet vinyl and rubber tiles. Statguard^®
Low-VOC floor finish provides a resistance range
(1 x 10⁷ to < 1 x 10⁹ ohms) and low charge generation
(less than 100 volts) that meets or exceeds ANSI/ESD
S20.20 required limits as an ESD protective floor or as a
personnel grounding method. Statguard^® Low-VOC is made
with low volatile solvents in order to meet the requirements
of CARB and other regional VOC regulations. Statguard^®
Low-VOC is free of zinc, VOCs, APEs, and other hazardous
ingredients. This is important to users being monitored for
zinc output, or those desiring to reduce the exposure of
dangerous chemicals to workers and the environment. The
coating resists abrasion and scuffing in order to maintain
ESD performance and appearance. Statguard^® Low-VOC is
packaged in bag-in-boxes and lot coded for quality control.
NOTE: Statguard^® Dissipative Floor Care products do
not have a set life span. The chemicals are not known to
degrade over time when stored at the proper temperature
conditions as stated in the Material Safety Data Sheet.
We also recommend that these products be stored in their
original containers and be sealed when not in use.
Grounding (Typically Not Required)
Conventional grounding practices, such as electrically
connecting Statguard^® Low-VOC Floor Finish to protective
earth or equipment ground is required only for applications
of floor finish that are less than 50 square feet. For
applications that are greater than 50 square feet, grounding
is not required. The capacitance of large installations of
Statguard^® Low-VOC Floor Finish is vastly greater than the
capacitance of the human body. This enormous difference
in capacitance allows the treated floor to act as a theoretical
charge reservoir or natural ground. The capacitance and
surface resistance of Statguard^® Low-VOC Floor Finish
treated floors will decay a 5000 volt charge to 0 in less than
0.1 seconds when tested to Federal Test Method Standard
101C, Method 4046. Statguard^® Low-VOC Floor Finish
exceeds industry accepted static decay requirements.
ESD footwear need to be worn to ground personnel. It is
recommended that foot grounders be worn on both feet. For
additional information call customer service.
SAFE WALKING SURFACE
UL Classified as slip resistant. Statguard^® Low-VOC
Floor Finish provides superior electrical properties along
with a safe walking surface. Underwriters Laboratory has
evaluated Statguard^® Low-VOC Floor Finish and tested it to
their slip resistance standards. To ensure employee safety
and to mitigate user’s liability exposure, it is important to
use floor finish that has been successfully tested for slip
resistance, and is properly installed and maintained.
Figure 2. Personnel grounding, foot grounders should be
used on ESD protective flooring
DESCO INDUSTRIES INC. • 3651 Walnut Avenue, Chino, CA 91710 • [phone] • Web Site: DescoIndustries.com
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