In industries such as electronics manufacturing, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors, anti-static workwear is an essential protective gear for ensuring production safety. However, many enterprises often only focus on price or appearance when making purchases, neglecting key performance indicators, which leads to substandard protective effects and may even cause safety accidents. Today, we will reveal those easily overlooked purchasing details to help you choose truly safe and compliant anti-static workwear!
The primary function of anti-static clothing is to prevent the accumulation of static electricity and avoid fires, explosions, or damage to precision electronic components caused by electrostatic discharge (ESD). It is suitable for:
✅ Electronic factories (semiconductor, chip manufacturing)
✅ Petrochemical industries (flammable and explosive environments)
✅ Pharmaceutical laboratories (sterile and dust-free requirements)
✅ Aerospace (protection of precision instruments)
1. Fabric Material: Not all “anti-static” meets the standard
❌ Ordinary anti-static fabric: Only achieves anti-static effect through post-treatment coating, prone to failure.
✅ High-quality anti-static fabric: Uses conductive fiber weaving technology (such as carbon fiber, metal wire blend), long-lasting and stable.
Suggestion: Select anti-static fabrics that comply with the GB 12014-2019 standard, and ensure that the charge quantity is ≤ 0.6 μC per piece.
2. Anti-static performance: The key lies in the resistance value
The surface resistance and point-to-point resistance of the anti-static suit directly affect the protective effect:
Class A anti-static clothing: Resistance value 10⁵ to 10⁷ Ω (suitable for highly sensitive environments, such as chip manufacturing)
Class B anti-static clothing: Resistance value 10⁷ to 10¹¹ Ω (suitable for general electronics and chemical industries)
Testing method: Use a surface resistance tester to ensure that the clothing still meets the standards under normal humidity conditions.
3. Workmanship details: Seams and auxiliary materials also affect the anti-static effect.
Seam technique: Conductive sewing thread should be used to prevent the accumulation of static electricity.
Buttons/Zippers: The metal parts should be treated to prevent static electricity, or they can be replaced with plastic conductive materials.
Cuff/Bottom hem: Elastic closure design to prevent dust from entering and to avoid static electricity leakage.
4. Certification Criteria: Trust these authoritative tests
GB 12014-2019 (National Standard for Anti-static Clothing in China)
EN 1149-5 (European Anti-static Standard)
ANSI/ESD S20.20 (Standard of the American Electrostatic Discharge Protection Association)
Note: Un-certified “anti-static clothing” may merely be ordinary workwear and cannot truly prevent static electricity!
5. Cleaning and Maintenance: Incorrect washing will reduce the protective performance.
❌ Do not use fabric softener (it will damage the conductive fibers).
✅ It is recommended to wash by hand or have it professionally cleaned. Avoid excessive friction.
Regular testing: After using for 3 to 6 months, the resistance value should be re-tested.
An electronics factory, due to the purchase of low-quality anti-static clothing, experienced frequent electrostatic damage during chip production, resulting in losses exceeding one million yuan.
A chemical factory, because its employees wore substandard anti-static clothing, electrostatic sparks caused small explosions, leading to a safety accident.
Conclusion: When choosing anti-static clothing, one should not solely rely on the price. Compliance, durability, and testing certifications are the key factors!
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✔ Compliant with GB 12014-2019 standard, A grade/B grade options available
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