WG 97.0 – Footwear and Flooring Systems

The WG focused on the five-year review of ANSI/ESD STM97.2 “Footwear/Flooring System – Voltage Measurement in Combination with a Person”. Drawings will be updated and sent out to the WG for review before sending the document to TAS. The WG then completed the review of the comments from TAS on ANSI/ESD STM97.1 “Footwear/Flooring System – Resistance Measurement in Combination with a Person.” The WG needs to update the responses to TAS and ensure that the document is updated before submitting for STDCOM vote. The footwear section for TR20.20 was reviewed. This will be sent to the WG for a final review before sending it to the ESD TR20.20 writing team.

The committee reviewed final updates to ANSI/ESD STM97.1 during the five-year review cycle. The document will be sent to TAS before the September meeting series. The WG also started the five-year review of ANSI/ESD STM97.2.

The group started adjudicating the TAS comments on ESD WIP97.1 - Footwear / Flooring – Resistance Measurement in Combination with a Person.

WG focused on the review of STM97.2 “Footwear/Flooring System – Voltage Measurement in Combination with a Person” as it is up for its 5-year review. 

Approximately 50% of the document was reviewed during the meeting, the remainder will be reviewed during conference calls or the next face to face meeting series.

The WG focused on the comments received from TAS on ESD WIP97.1, “Footwear/Flooring System – Resistance Measurement in Combination with a Person.” Some drawings need to be updated and forwarded to TAS for further review.

The WG focused on the comments received from TAS on their review of WIP97.1“Footwear/Flooring System – Resistance Measurement in Combination with a Person.” Additional work will be done within virtual meetings to complete the TAS comment review.

1) Review of Meeting Etiquette and Policies

2) Continuation on the DS97.2

The committee continued the five-year update of ANSI/ESD STM97.1. Further work will continue at the June meeting series.

Summary of meeting activities:

During this virtual meeting, the WG working reviewed WG member comments on ESD WIP97.1 - Footwear / Flooring System – Resistance Measurement in Combination with a Person.

Summary of meeting activities:

The committee continued the five-year update of ANSI/ESD STM97.1. Further work will continue at the July meeting series.

Summary of meeting activities:

After a brief history on the working group documents was reviewed the group continued the five-year update of ANSI/ESD STM97.1. Further work will continue at the April meeting series. The committee also discussed the upcoming five-year review of ANSI/ESD STM97.2.

Summary of meeting activities:

A presentation was given on the differences of test equipment for the walking test. Also, a short presentation was given on a walking chair test method. The WG continued the five-year review of ANSI/ESD STM97.2.

Summary of meeting activities:

After a brief history on the working group was reviewed the group continued the five-year review of ANSI/ESD STM97.1.

Summary of meeting activities:

The group continued the five-year review of ANSI/ESD STM97.1.

Summary of meeting activities:

The group continued the five-year review of ANSI/ESD STM97.1 and will be adding an annex with the footwear system test method that was removed from ANSI/ESD STM9.1.

Summary of meeting activities:

The group started the five-year review of ANSI/ESD STM97.1 and will be adding an annex with the footwear system test method that was removed from ANSI/ESD STM9.1. Data was presented on the cables being used and what needs to be used for the test method in ANSI/ESD STM97.2; which will start a five-year review cycle in 2019.

Summary of meeting activities:

The committee reviewed the industry review comments for ESD DSTM97.2. The document is expected for publication in November 2016.

Summary of meeting activities:

The committee reviewed the technical changes to ANSI/ESD STM97.2 during the five-year revision. The committee then adjudicated industry review comments received so far on ESD DSTM97.2-2016. Any further comments will be adjudicated at the September meeting and then the document will be submitted for publication.

Summary of meeting activities:

The committee adjudicated a STDCOM recirculation disapproval vote. The document will be distributed for industry review before the July meeting series.