Practical Advice for Implementing ESD Control Periodic Checks
ESD Control Program Periodic Verification
Fred Tenzer and Gene Felder, Desco Industries, Inc.
Want to accomplish something important? A familiar formula is write a plan, select the specifications, and then periodically test to verify that the plan is being implemented according to the test results. This is basically the requirements of an ESD control program, per the ESD Association standard, ANSI/ESD S20.20. This important standard, entitled Development of an Electrostatic Discharge Control Program, covers the requirements necessary to design, establish, implement, and maintain an ESD control program to protect electrical or electronic parts, assemblies and equipment susceptible to ESD damage.
S20.20 is a process document, and provides ESD control plan guidance; one of its requirements is having a “compliance verification plan” as a component of the ESD control plan. Per S20.20, paragraph 6.1.3., Compliance Verification Plan:
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Posted on March 9, 2016, in Articles, ESD Control, ESD Education, ESD Information, Uncategorized and tagged ANSI/ESD S20.20, Compliance Verification Plan, ESD Control, ESD Plan. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Love the blog’s Fred and TEAM, keep them coming!