9 Treston - ESD workspaces The ESD control plan determines how valuable and sensitive components and parts are protected from ESD damage, to set their own ESD limits, if necessary, and to establish a testing schedule for ESD materials. The ESD monitoring plan is the starting point for static electricity management and is one of the issues defined by IEC 61340-5-1. The ESD Standard provides certain thresholds, and with your control plan you can set the level you want above or below the standard, depending on how sensitive your components are and what your needs are. The ESD control plan will usually also include information about the selected grounding system and method. The control plan shall also describe ESD products such as desks and trolleys, as well as maintenance, servicing and cleaning measures. An ESD control plan is a written plan of how components are handled during storage, transfer and packaging. Also note that employees must be well trained and informed about the ESD control plan and how it is implemented at your workplace. Everyone needs to know why the plan has been made, what it contains and how the ESD Protected Area (EPA) should work. Everyone needs to understand the importance of static electricity management and its implications for product quality, cost, and, ultimately, customer satisfaction. It is a good idea to make the ESD control plan part of your company's quality system so that everyone in your company understands its importance. The ESD control plan Setting up an ESD environment is simple and straightforward. An ESD-protected area can be small, for example, one workbench, or it can be large, with hundreds of workbenches. However, both areas need the same procedures, only the scale is different. Everything starts with the ESD control plan. Then you just need to roll up your sleeves and start implementing the plan, beginning with the floor and the common point ground, moving to ergonomic and ESD-protected furniture, personnel and, finally, cleaning and maintenance with measurements. If possible, it is a good idea to optimize the EPA layout so that the movement of sensitive components from bench to bench is minimized. Then you are ready to work on any type of ESD sensitive components without any problems. No matter whether you are a component producer, electronics manufacturer or only occasionally work on sensitive electronic components, it is important to have ESD protection in place. Investing in ESD protection usually pays back in terms of both money and brand.If your products are long lasting and reliable they are usually also appreciated by your customer.
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