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73822 Datasheet, PDF (1/4 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – Statshield Smocks Grounding, Testing and Maintenance | |||
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TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-2055
Statshield® Smocks
Grounding, Testing and Maintenance
Made in the
United States of America
NOâWRISTBANDâ
NECESSARY
COILâCORD TOâGROUND
Figure 1. Desco Statshield® Premium Lab Coat with
Conductive Cuffs. Also available in Jacket length.
WRISTBAND (NOTâINCLUDED)
SNAPSâTOâCONNECTâTOâGARMENT
Static Control Garment System, Garments that are used to
establish the primary ground path for a person shall provide
a resistance of less than 35 megohms from the person to
the groundable point of the garment.â[ESD TR20.20-2008
section 5.3.13 Garments]
Statshield® smocks are constructed of a lightweight
dissipative material which made from texturized polyester
and a minimum of 9% carbon nylon monofilament. The
conductive nylon fibers are woven in a chain-link design
throughout the material, providing continuous and consistent
charge dissipation. All of the seams in Statshield® smocks
are designed to maintain electrical continuity from panel to
panel and from sleeve to sleeve in accordance with the ESD
Association Garment Standard, ESD-STM2.1.
âAfter verifying that the garment has electrical conductivity
through all panels, the garment should be electrically
bonded to the grounding system of the wearer so as not to
act as a floating conductor.â [ESD TR20.20-2008 section
5.3.13 Garments] The conductive fabric in smock is a
conductor. If not grounded, the smock can become an
isolated charged conductor. If not grounded via a wrist strap
coil cord, ground the ESD garment using ESD footwear to
ESD flooring.
COILâCORD TOâGROUND
Figure 2. Desco Statshield® Premium Jacket with Snaps.
Also available in Lab Coat length.
Description
Descoâ Statshield® smocks are designed to be antistatic,
low tribocharging, and create a Faraday Cage around the
torso and arms of the wearer to protect ESD susceptible
items from electrostatic fields generated by clothing on
the operatorâs clothing. Statshield® Smocks meet the
requirement for Groundable Static Control Garment System
per ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007âs required limit of < 3.5 X 107
ohm Rtg tested per ANSI/ESD STM2.1.
The dissipative material becomes part of the ground path
to remove static charges. Statshield® smocks are available
in two lengths -- the lab coat length and the jacket length.
Both lengths are available in two styles - with snaps and
with conductive elastic cuffs. Smocks are available in eight
colors* -- blue, white, teal, burgundy, black, camouflage,
pink and grey.
Statshield® smocks incorporate a âhip-to-cuffâ grounding
feature which allows for hands-free grounding with no
cord attached to the operatorâs wrist. This feature allows
connection of a ground cord to a 4mm snap stud on the hip.
A seam of carbon-suffused threads provides a secure and
direct electrical connection from the snap stud on the hip
to conductive elastic cuffs. Statshield® smocks ground the
person when used in this manner. Standard touch testing or
continuous monitoring can be used to test the âhip-to-cuffâ
function.
*Fabric lots vary slightly in color.
âWhile a person may be grounded using a wrist strap or
other grounding methods, that does not mean that insulative
clothing fabrics can dissipate a charge to that personâs
skin and then to ground. Personnel clothing usually is
electrically separate or isolated from the body.â âGroundable
DESCO WEST - 3651 Walnut Avenue, Chino, CA 91710 ⢠(909) 627-8178
DESCO EAST - One Colgate Way, Canton, MA 02021-1407 ⢠(781) 821-8370 ⢠Web Site: Desco.com
TB-2055 July 2013 Page 1 of 4
© 2013 DESCO INDUSTRIES INC.
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