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What is Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In simple terms, static electricity is an electrical charge caused by an imbalance of electrons on the surface of a material.\u00a0 This imbalance produces an electrical field that can be measured and that can influence other objects at a distance. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is the transfer of charges between bodies at different electrical potentials.<\/p>\n

ESD<\/strong> causes a sudden flow of\u00a0electricity\u00a0between these two objects caused by contact, an\u00a0electrical short, or\u00a0dielectric breakdown<\/a>. A build-up of\u00a0static electricity\u00a0can be caused by\u00a0tribocharging<\/a>\u00a0or by\u00a0electrostatic induction<\/a>. The ESD occurs when differently-charged objects are brought close together or when the\u00a0dielectric\u00a0between them breaks down, often creating a visible\u00a0spark, but not always, and this is one of the hidden problems of ESD.<\/p>\n

Can you see or feel ESD? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Some common examples of ESD are the annoying shock from walking across a carpet and touching a door handle or sink unit to the opposite extreme of a lightning strike!<\/p>\n

However, between these two extremes are electrostatic discharges found in workplace environments that can actually be costly or dangerous. Personnel shock injuries can range from a mild annoyance to a temporary loss of sight or hearing.<\/p>\n

This same static discharge can ignite flammable mixtures and damage electronic components. Static electricity can also attract contaminants in clean environments or cause products to stick together. \u00a0Sometimes called the \u201cinvisible enemy\u201d,\u00a0static electricity or ESD can wreak havoc in many work environments if not properly\u00a0managed.<\/p>\n

What can ESD do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

ESD can cause harmful effects in industry. At one end of the extreme this could include explosions in gas, fuel vapour and coal dust.\u00a0 At a smaller level, but non the less important, failure of solid state\u00a0electronics\u00a0components such as\u00a0integrated circuits. These can suffer permanent damage when subjected to high voltages found in ESD.\u00a0 This can happen immediately and readily detected, or it can cause damage which deteriorates the performance of a device over a longer period of time.<\/p>\n

How do you protect against ESD?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Electronics manufacturers establish electrostatic protective areas free of static, using measures to prevent charging, such as avoiding highly charging materials and measures to remove static such as grounding human workers, providing\u00a0antistatic devices, and controlling humidity.<\/p>\n

Why You Need ESD Shoes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The primary cause of ESD are people!<\/p>\n

In other words, you charge up your own body:<\/p>\n