Desco Statshield Smock – Lab Coat Length with Knitted Cuffs

• Labcoat length – jacket style also available
• Knitted cuffs
• Groundable static control garment system
• Tested Per ANSI/ESD S20.20-2014 (Rtg < 3.5 X 10⁷ ohms) Requirements, per ANSI/ESD STM2.1
• Grounds operator with no need for a cord to be attached to the operator’s wrist

Statshield smocks are available in two lengths — the lab coat length and the jacket length. There are also several size and color options for each.

Desco Statshield smocks are designed to be antistatic, low tribocharging, and create a Faraday Cage around the torso and arms of the wearer to protect ESD susceptible items from electrostatic fields generated by clothing on the operator’s clothing. Static control garments are intended to attenuate electrostatic fields that may be present on personnel clothing. Statshield Smocks meet the requirement for Groundable Static Control Garment System per ANSI/ESD S20.20 required limit of < 3.5 x 10⁷ ohm Rtg tested per ANSI/ESD STM2.1 and ESD TR53 (23° ± 1° C, 12% ± 3% RH, and 50% ± 5% RH).

Statshield smocks are constructed of a lightweight dissipative material which made from texturized polyester and a minimum of 9% carbon nylon monofilament. The conductive nylon fibers are woven in a chain-link design throughout the material, providing continuous and consistent charge dissipation. All of the seams in Statshield smocks are designed to maintain electrical continuity from panel to panel and from sleeve to sleeve in accordance with the ESD Association Garment Standard, ESD-STM2.1.

Additional Features:

• Provides continuous and consistent charge dissipation throughout lifetime of smock
• Creates Faraday cage effect around torso and arms of operator
• Minimum of 9% carbon conductive nylon fibers woven in chain-link design
• 2 year / 100 launderings limited warranty
• Made in the USA

Statshield smocks incorporate a “hip-to-cuff” grounding feature which allows for hands-free grounding with no cord attached to the operator’s wrist. This feature allows connection of a ground cord to a 4mm snap stud on the hip. A seam of carbon-suffused threads provides a secure and direct electrical connection from the snap stud on the hip to conductive elastic cuffs. Statshield smocks ground the person when used in this manner. Standard touch testing or continuous monitoring can be used to test the “hip-to-cuff” function.

For daily testing or continuous monitoring of the grounding integrity of Statshield smocks and ground cords, Desco recommends testing the smock while worn and the use of a standard wrist strap testers or single-wire workstation continuous monitors. Panel-to-panel conductivity is essential so as not to leave portions of the smock as isolated charged conductors. Panel-to-panel conductivity is easy to test using the Desco Surface Resistance Meter Kit Item #19290. Place the two five-pound electrodes on different panels to test. Unless properly grounded, the smocks can hold a charge and become a possible source for discharge to ESD sensitive items.