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 ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################