No doubt from studies of the jungles of northern Minnesota.

Doug Pauls
Principal Materials and Process Engineer
Collins Aerospace


On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 10:19 AM Stadem, Richard D <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Aha! Found it.
> "Podiatrical Jungle Rot Prevention for Today's Young and Upwardly Mobile
> Young Electronics Assembly Professionals".
> Scope: The value of proper daily cleaning and care of feet and wearing of
> clean socks and good leather shoes in providing excellent grounding, fewer
> bad hair days, and a static-free mind.
> Authors: Rikard Stadheim, STAMI.no/ansatt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stadem, Richard D
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 9:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]; 'Larry Dzaugis'
> Subject: RE: [TN] ESD shoes or barefoot?
>
> Hmmm. Let me look through my files to see if I can find any technical
> documentation on "Effects of Tinea Pedis Ungueum and Accelerated Proximal
> Subungual Onychomycosis on Performance of Dissipative ESD Foot Straps".
> There has to be something on that somewhere........
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Larry Dzaugis
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 8:27 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] ESD shoes or barefoot?
>
> Majority of countries have safety regulations that would require shoes.
> Dropping solder or a solder iron on a bare foot will cause sudden,
> uncontrolled movement and sound impacting a smooth operating production
> line.
>
> The practical problem is the same as wrists.
> Lotion is frequently required to pass the ESD check.
> How do you control the feet?
> Constant moving contact will transfer to floor and collect FOD making it a
> poor conductor.
>
> There are conductive Croc's that are easily cleaned and provide the
> conductivity.
> Not ideal for production ares but better than bare feet.
> They were developed for surgery.
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 9:04 AM Jim Angell <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > I've got to go with LEGO on this one.  I'm just thinking of Alan Rickman
> > wanted to cut out Robin Hood's heart with a spoon.
> >
> > Jim Angell, CIT
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> > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Brendlinger
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 1:54 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [TN] ESD shoes or barefoot?
> >
> > Most of the floors I've been on required safety toe ESD shoes...
> >
> > I wonder which is worse, stepping on a DIP or stepping on a LEGO...
> >
> > tmb
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 8:36 AM Stadem, Richard D <
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> > > Sure it was. It was their floor model�.
> > >
> > > From: lduso - Diamond-MT.com [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 7:32 AM
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> > > Subject: Re: [TN] ESD shoes or barefoot?
> > >
> > > Well, as long as the bug was grounded.....
> > >
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> > > On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 8:19 AM Stadem, Richard D <
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> > > I certainly hope not! Imagine stepping on a deadbug.
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> > > Just a question: Is there anybody out there, where the assembly staff
> > > is allowed to walk barefoot instead of ESD shoes?
> > >
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> > > Matthias
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