In a message dated 08/28/2000 7:18:11 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
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> We recently mounted pegboard at our workstations to hold our hand tools. It
is
>  hung from a wire shelf about 10-12 inches above the work surface by nylon
cable
>  ties. We did this as part of a Lean manufacturing exercise. Now I have
been told
>  that this is an ESD violation because the wood fiber pegboard is not
grounded.
>  Could you guys and ladies out there give me your opinions? What kind of
risk
> do  you see with this?


I don't think you have much of a threat from ESD. The claim about grounding
is bogus.  You could attach a ground wire to the pegboard and it wouldn't
mean a thing.  As a natural fiber, the pegboard probably fits into the upper
static dissipative range and you would not see much static generation unless
you had really high volumes of dry air flowing over the surface.  I would
think you would have a far greater threat from particles and fibers coming
from the pegboard than you would from ESD.  If your inspectors have a real
problem, you could always paint the pegboard with a static dissipative
coating.  That would cover both the ESD and particulate concerns.

Doug Pauls

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