ELECTRO
STATIC
DISSIPATING
FOOTWEAR
CONTROLLING STATIC
ELECTRICITY BUILD-UP
ON EMPLOYEES
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STATIC
DISSIPATING
FOOTWEAR
HYTEST Electro-Static Dissipating footwear
(SD) provides employees with lightweight,
comfortable support while dissipating the
electrical static charge that builds up on the
body during a normal days’ activities.
HYTEST SD protective footwear is designed to reduce the accumulation of excess static electricity
by conducting the body charge to the ground while maintaining a sufficient high level of resistance
that helps to protect the wearer from electrical hazards due to live electrical circuits. This should
not be confused with Electrical Hazard (EH) certified footwear that blocks the charge altogether.
HYTEST OFFERS THREE
DISTINCT LEVELS OF STATIC
DISSIPATING FOOTWEAR
IN 27 INDIVIDUAL STYLES.
SD FOOTWEAR
This type of SD footwear is designed to meet
the ASTM F2413-11 standard of 10 6 ohms (1
mega ohm) and not exceed 10 8 ohms (100
mega ohms) of resistance at 50V. These shoes
use ESD sole components in conjunction with
conductive components in the footbed to
create the path to ground.
CONTROLLING STATIC BUILDUP
HYTEST ULTRA SD FOOTWEAR
This type of footwear is designed to meet the same ASTM standard as SD footwear with a tighter
testing range of 1-15 mega ohms of resistance allowing for increased reduction of excess static
charge as required by today’s industry where components or the chance of ignition from a static
charge could result in damage or bodily harm.
This type of HYTEST footwear uses a conductive
outsole and footbed component in conjunction with a
resistor inside the midsole for greater control.
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CONDUCTIVE FOOTWEAR – MARKING CD
HYTEST CD footwear is designed to discharge static electricity from the wearer’s body through the
shoes to ground thereby meeting the ASTM F2413-11 standard. The shoes are tested at 500V and
shall range between 0 to 500 kila ohms of resistance. Further, the floor must be clean and provide
a good ground connection for the static charge to discharge.
Conductive footwear is designed and manufactured to minimize static electricity and to reduce
the possibility of the ignition of volatile chemicals or explosives and should not be used where the
wearer can be exposed to live electrical circuits.
FOOTWEAR MAINTENANCE
Any footwear designed to provide protection from static electricity should be kept clean and serviceable
including the bottom of the outsole. Shoes should be worn for a minimum of 5 minutes before
testing to allow some perspiration/moisture to build up inside the shoe for maximum performance.
HYTEST Safety Footwear is designed to be used with the specific footbed or insole with which they
have been manufactured. They work best when used with conductive flooring. SD/CD footwear
performance can be adversely affected if the specific recommended footbed or insole is changed/
replaced/substituted. Also, the performance can be affected when they are worn out or have dirty
footbeds/insoles. In this case, they need to
be replaced.
HYTEST Safety Footwear Distributors maintain an inventory of replacement factory specified
footbeds/insoles on hand for purchase when necessary. Foot powder should never be used with
this type of footwear because these treatments adversely affect performance.
Certain types of socks can also hinder the performance. A clean cotton sock is the best
recommendation especially when in plant testing fails. In that case replace the socks with a cotton
variety and retest the footwear.
Contacting your HYTEST Safety Footwear Distributor is the best way to review all 27 styles and
to have the correct SD/CD footwear specified for your particular application. They have been PPE
Certified and Trained to help you in this and several other areas in your plant.
For the Distributor near you, go to hytest.com or call 1-800-633-4987.
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