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  • Antistatic tubes, bins, conductive foams

  • Plastics with conductive material 

  • Place PCB in static-shielding bag before/after use

    • Avoid using torn or punctured static-shielding bags

2) Cover unused connectors with antistatic materials when not in use 
3) Clothing/Area:

  • Antistatic footwear

  • Antistatic wristbands 

  • Antistatic footwear

4) Avoid tools with plastic handles:

4) Things to avoid during handling:

  • Tools with plastic handles, since handle can get charged due to triboelectric effect 

  • Letting boards/components come in contact with clothing, since static charges on fabrics can’t be dissipated with normal grounding

  • Moving PCBs unnecessarily 

  • Coming into contact with the connectors and components 

  • Letting chargeable plastics, like binders, within 0.6m of unshielded PCBs

  • Letting PCBs come within 0.3m of a computer monitor

5) Use a soldering iron with a tip that has proper ground connection:

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  • Discharges atmospheric floating charges to ground 

  • Provides protection against static electricity build up due to dry air

  • Maintain a relative humidity level between 20% and 80% non-condensing 

PCB Design: 

1) Clean and low impedance ground:

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https://www.eetimes.com/design-techniques-to-control-electrostatic-discharge-damage-in-electronic-devices/#

https://docs.novatel.com/OEM7/Content/Appendix/ESD_Practices.htm?TocPath=Maintenance%7C_____8