Lab smocks are an essential element of ESD protection.
Manufacturers who use proper ESD practices make more reliable products and
have better customer satisfaction than those that don't.
When you enter one of our Labs you must put on a smock and you must zip it
up weather you are a customer or an employee. THAT IS THE RULE! All other
ESD safe guards must be observed as well, anti static shoe covers, wrist
straps etc.
As an ESD trainer I try to convey the thought, "Yeh, even nuts and bolts and
screws are static sensitive or at least if you treat them so, you are less
likely to make a costly ESD mistake".
"Mission success is the ONLY option".
Ron Dieselberg
BAE SYSTEMS
Cincinnati Electronics Corp.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Bloomquist [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 15:19
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] ESD Coats


Good Afternoon TechNetters,

I've dug all through the archives and there is only one long thread about
ESD coats and that was whether to button them up or not.

My question is regarding wearing of ESD coats in the production area. I have
visited some companies that do not wear ESD coats except at the work bench.
Visitors are not required to wear them as long as they do not get close to
static sensitive hardware. Other companies have you put coats on when you
walk into the lobby (well almost :-)

My question is sort of in the form of a survey. Does your company require
coats on everyone everywhere or just on the operators and people who get
close to or handle ESD hardware?

Thanks,

Ken

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