Steve, You might want to check out EIA-625 for ESD handling considerations. The IPC ESD committee recommended that document and its wording for ESD provisions in IPC specifications. Also be aware that the DoD has requested that the EOS/ESD Association (Rome, NY) undertake a re-write of MIL-STD-1686 and MIL-HDBK-263. This effort is scheduled later this summer. Doug Pauls CSL ESD TG Chair [log in to unmask]