STATIC EARTHING COMPLIANCE
STATIC EARTHING COMPLIANCE
Static Earthing Compliance
Exeltech Ltd’s service covers the full range of activities depending on your static earthing status and needs.
If you are unsure what your position is, we audit your installation and make recommendations based on the code of practice. We can advise and assist with the scheduling of static earth bond tests for fixed and portable equipment, and help you set up a periodic inspection and testing regime. Exeltech Ltd is proficient practitioners and has the necessary Atex certified test equipment to validate your static earth systems out on the plant in hazardous areas.
The Code of Practice for the avoidance of hazards due to static electricity is PD CLC/TR 60079-32-1:2018.
The accumulation of electrostatic charge, on equipment or personnel, can give rise to all sorts of problems in a wide range of premises. Static discharge can be the source of ignition and explosion. So wherever DSEAR applies static must be brought under control, in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, and food processing industries, etc.
The safe management of static requires an understanding of both the physics and the engineering of the actual circumstances. Earthing and bonding typically play a role in charge suppression, but a misunderstanding of the process can lead to questionable results. Often there is built-in equalisation of potential via the building structure, and additional bonding is unnecessary. It is not the case where there are non-conducting structural components and dedicated bonds that need to be considered or other anti-static mechanisms.
The accumulation of electrostatic charge, on equipment or personnel, can give rise to all sorts of problems in a wide range of premises. Static discharge can be the source of ignition and explosion. So wherever DSEAR applies static must be brought under control, in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, and food processing industries, etc.
The safe management of static requires an understanding of both the physics and the engineering of the actual circumstances. Earthing and bonding typically play a role in charge suppression, but a misunderstanding of the process can lead to questionable results. Often there is built-in equalisation of potential via the building structure, and additional bonding is unnecessary. It is not the case where there are non-conducting structural components and dedicated bonds that need to be considered or other anti-static mechanisms.