Content
The 1 HOUR Awareness training course that includes the below topics
- ESD Awareness
- What is Static Electricity
- What is ESD
- What causes ESD
- What types of materials can generate static electricity?
- What effects ESD can have on electronic components
- Problems related to ESD and the relative costs
- Difficulties in identifying ESD related failure
- Categories of ESD failure
- Material Handling
- How to control generation of static electricity; how to control ESD
- Work area control techniques
- Proper packaging and handling techniques
- Personal Grounding
- Working in an ESD-Protected Area
- ESD Protected Area controls
- Elements of an ESD-safe workstation
- Proper use of foot straps
It covers the following:
- The Physics of Static Electricity
- How Static Charges Damage Components
- Grounding
- Wrist Straps
- Shoe Grounding
- Testing
- Safe Clothing
- Conductive Smocks
- ESD-Safe Work Areas
- Elimination of Static Generating Materials
- Controlling Charge Build-ups (avoidance of activities that create static electricity)
- Proper Handling / Storage / Transportation of ESD Sensitive Devices