Setting up an ESD Control program plan
It is common to find many documents or procedures in any established multinational organizations in every corner of the world. Documents or procedures spell out all the process requirements and specifications to run a process in the organizations.
The aim of the documents or procedures is to ensure the process is carried out in a control manner.
ESD Control Program plan is just another document or procedure which is required to ensure ESD Control activities is done under controlled manner so that ESD sensitive items are protected from esd damage.
ESD Control Program plan shall address:
• The Compliance Verification Plan
• The Training Plan
• The Grounding/ Equipotential bonding system
• The Personnel Grounding
• ESD Protected area
• Equipments
• Handling
• Marking
Besides addressing both the ESD Administrative and ESD Technical elements, the ESD Control program plan also need to address:
• The most sensitive level of the ESD sensitive device being handled. When the most sensitive level of the ESDS device is not known, greater than or equal to 100V Human Body Model (HBM) damage is commonly taken as the most sensitive level of the device being handled by most organizations.
• The assignment of ESD Coordinator or ESD Control Program Manager who shall establish, document, implement, maintain and verify the effectiveness of the ESD Control program.
• Under certain applications where requirement is modified or deleted, the organization shall provide tailoring decisions, including the rationale and technical justifications based on the evaluation results done.
It is also important to remember that the ESD Control Program plan shall blend and integrate well with the internal quality system requirements to ensure its full effectiveness.
Distinguished ESD Consultancy who offer help in setting up the ESD Control Program are:
• Steve Halperin and Associates
• Bob Vermillion and RMV Technology Group
Here is a copy of ESD Control Program plan by Steve Halperin and Associates.
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