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Posted By Melanie Harrison
We are having a number of office based employees complaining of receiving "static shocks" from their office equipment. This includes filing cabinets not just computers!
I have suggested wearing cotton clothes etc but can anyone suggest some low costs solutions?
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Posted By Ian Lynch
While cotton gloves may prevent the employee reciving static shock the problem has not realy been rectified, as these items still have stactic electricty.
It would be highly unusual fo a large number of items to charge with static. But if this is your case I would suggest looking in to the cause of these items been charged.
It may be as simple as rearranging your office it is common that a large number of electrical items in a relativly small area can cause items to charge due to the magnetic effect of electricty
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Posted By Jane Blunt
One common cause of static is the friction between two surfaces - so as you walk across the carpet there is a transfer of electric charge between you and the carpet. The charge that you have acquired either leaks away unnoticed, or is discharged suddenly when your fingers come close to a conducting surface. The problem is that the human body is a reasonably good conductor and the carpet probably isn't.
At home I solved this by placing my hand on the wall before touching the door handles, taps, or anything else that caused a spark. That way the charge leaked away fairly harmlessly to the rather poorly conducting wall, instead of suddenly to the tap.
Jane
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Posted By Nick Egan
The carpet is almost certainly the problem. There are chemical treatments that reduce static seek advise from a flooring company.
Newer computer screens etc a much less of a problem than earlier models.
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Posted By John Murgatroyd
Dry air.
Get a humidifier or open a window.
Change the carpet, or buy a new one that doesn't cause static to be generated.
Failing that, buy some mats that allow the personal charge to be dissipated and place them in front of the most used equipment.
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Posted By Ray Mitchell
Hi
Having had this problem in one area caused by the carpet, we had a specialist company in to spray the carpet with ant-static spray. This solved the problem but only for about 6 months. From information heard or read somewhere when the problem reoccured we sprayed with a solution of fabric conditioner.The staff were not informed of this cheap solution but were asked if the "new anti static spray" was as good as the original. With an affirmative answer we now spray every 6 Months. Cost £2
Ray
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Posted By Melanie Harrison
Thanks for the info - much appreciated -we will most likely try the "fabric conditioner" approach.
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Posted By John Murgatroyd
Don't forget to make sure you have an msds from the manufacturer of the spray !!!!!!
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