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One issue to consider with untreated concrete floors is the consistency (control) of the
resistivity of your floor.  The resistivity of some concrete floors changes during the year
depending on the level of the water table below the floor and the hydroscopic nature of
concrete in absorbing the water from the ground and humidity from the air.

Dave Fish

Rich Lasko wrote:

> We are considering what type of ESD flooring (if any) will be put into a new
> expansion building of ours.  Currently the plans just call for a concrete
> floor and we would utilize ESD totes and protected work stations to be in
> compliance with ANSI S20.20.
>
> Can anyone give me some feedback on just having a concrete floor and what
> "special" handling provisions were needed to be put into place in the
> absence of a floor grounding method?  (This would be without wax, tile,
> carpet, mats, etc...)
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich
>
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