Procedures for the design, analysis and auditing of static control flooring/footwear systems

It is the purpose of this work to show that the electrostatic performance of footwear/flooring systems, defined as the electrostatic potential of personnel arising out of the use of these systems, can be predicted with adequate precision based on component resistance data alone, and further to present resistance testing methodologies which are at once more relevant and more reproducible than most in common usage today. Conclusions, which are to a considerable extent a matter of opinion though based on hard data, suggest that inappropriately defined criteria ancl overly stringent specification are significant problems today to users, suppliers, and auditors.