Static electricity and floor resistance

Use these guidelines to minimize static electricity buildup in your data center.

Floor covering material can contribute to buildup of high static electrical charges as a result of the motion of people, carts, and furniture in contact with the floor material. Abrupt discharge of the static charges causes discomfort to personnel and might cause malfunction of electronic equipment.

Static buildup and discharge can be minimized by:

Measuring floor resistance

The following equipment is required for measuring floor resistance:

The following figure shows the typical test connection to measure floor conductivity.

Figure 1. Typical test connection to measure floor conductivity
Typical test connection to measure floor conductivity