Choose the Right ESD Flooring
Listed by Application Type
| HR = Highly Recommended • R = Recommended • NR = Not Recommended | |||||||
| Application by
Usage Area |
ESD Carpet Tile |
ESD Carpet (Broadloom) |
ESD Vinyl Tile (Conductive) |
ESD Epoxy |
ESD Rubber (Conductive) |
LAN | SDT Vinyl Tile (Dissipative) |
| Mission Critical Data Centers |
HR | NR | HR | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Electronics Manufacturing ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007 |
Use Conductors™ line of ESD Carpet Tile |
NR | HR | HR R NR (Check Body Voltage Properties) |
HR | N/A | NR |
| Offices Inside Electronics Manufacturing or Testing |
HR | NR | R | R | HR | N/A | NR |
| Areas where circuit boards are handled |
HR | NR | HR | HR R NR (Check Body Voltage Properties) |
HR | N/A | NR |
| Engineering Areas | HR | HR | HR | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Manufacturing areas high abuse, heavy traffic ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007 |
NR | NR | HR | HR R NR |
HR | N/A | NR |
| R & D | HR | NR | HR | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Electronics Labs | HR | NR | HR | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Networked Offices | HR | HR | R | NR | R | N/A | NR |
| 911 Applications | HR | NR | R | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Mission Critical NOC | HR | NR | R | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Command Centers | HR | NR | R | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Flight Control Towers | HR | NR | R | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| TRACON | HR | NR | R | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| ARTCC and AFSS Facilities |
HR | NR | R | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Mission Critical Government: Pentagon, NSA, Armed Forces Command |
HR | NR | HR R |
NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Clean Rooms | NR | NR | HR, R Ameriworx |
HR, R | HR | N/A | NR |
| Hospital/OR/MRI | HR | NR | R | NR | HR | N/A | NR |
| Loading Areas | NR | N/A | R | HR | R | N/A | R |
| Warehouses | NR | N/A | R | HR | R | N/A | R |
| Non-Mission ritical Offices |
HR | HR | R | NR | R | HR | NR |
HR = Highly Recommended R = Recommended NR = Not Recommended
Some notes about rating criteria:
1. ESD epoxy was rated "HR, R, NR" for some applications because many ESD epoxy floors contribute to body voltage generation unless they are carefully matched with complementary footwear.
2. Static dissipative floors like LAN and SDT lacked recommended ratings because ESD consultants do not recommend static dissipative floors with electrical resistances above 1.0 X 10E7.
3. Certain floors are known to generate high quantities of static if they are used in applications where personnel wear conventional/everyday footwear. High static generation is possible if everyday footwear is worn on any ESD epoxy/urethane, static dissipative tile (SDT) or Low kV computer grade data guard carpets.
4. Based on numerous studies, EC rubber and conductive carpet tile inhibit static generation on moving persons regardless of footwear.
5. ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007 strongly recom mends performing several different tests to determine the best ESD flooring option. The recommended tests include all of the following:a. Resistance to ground measured in ohms
b. System resistance to ground including the person, footwear and static control floor.
c. Walking body voltage on a moving person.
The ideal range regarding electrical resistance for ESD flooring systems (illustrated below) is defined in ANSI/ESD S20.20 - 2007 for system resistance. All Staticworx® products meet this specification to deliver true Class Zero ESD protection.
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The Facilities Manager's Guide to ESD Flooring Materials
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