ESD S541 : 2008

1.0 PURPOSE
2.0 SCOPE
3.0 REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
4.0 DEFINITIONS
5.0 PERSONNEL SAFETY
6.0 PACKAGING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
6.1 INSIDE AN EPA
6.2 OUTSIDE AN EPA
6.3 TAILORING
7.0 CLASSIFICATION OF ESD PACKAGING MATERIAL PROPERTIES
7.1 LOW CHARGING (ANTISTATIC) MATERIAL PROPERTY
7.2 RESISTANCE MATERIAL PROPERTY
    7.2.1 Resistance of Conductive Materials
    7.2.2 Resistance of Dissipative Materials
    7.2.3 Resistance of Insulative Materials
7.3 STATIC SHIELDING PROPERTY
    7.3.1 Electrostatic Discharge Shielding
    7.3.2 Electric Field Shielding
8.0 ESD PACKAGING TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
8.1 MATERIAL PROPERTIES
8.2 MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION
    8.2.1 Warning Symbol
    8.2.2 Material Classification
    8.2.3 Traceability
ANNEX A (INFORMATIVE) - ESD PACKAGING MATERIAL GUIDANCE
      A.1 ENVIRONMENT AND DEVICE SENSITIVITY
           A.1.1 Environment
           A.1.2 Device Sensitivity
      A.2 EQUIPOTENTIAL BONDING
      A.3 DISSIPATIVE MATERIAL FOR INTIMATE CONTACT
      A.4 ESD PACKAGING TYPES
      A.5 PACKAGING FROM INCOMING MATERIAL TO THE POINT
           OF USE
      A.6 COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION
      A.7 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
           A.7.1 ESD Control Program
           A.7.2 Contamination in Packaging
ANNEX B (INFORMATIVE) - DEVICE DAMAGE
      B.1 DAMAGE FROM ESD
      B.2 DISCHARGE TO A DEVICE
           B.2.1 Human Body and Machine Models
           B.2.2 Retained Charge
      B.3 DISCHARGE FROM A DEVICE
           B.3.1 Charged Device Model (CDM)
           B.3.2 Triboelectrification
ANNEX C (INFORMATIVE) - LIMITATIONS FOR THE USE OF STATIC
        DECAY TESTING METHOD
      C.1 ELECTROSTATIC DECAY
ANNEX D (INFORMATIVE) - FUTURE TEST METHODS
ANNEX E (INFORMATIVE) - ESD PACKAGING AND MATERIAL TYPES
      E.1 ADHESIVE TAPE
      E.2 BAGS
      E.3 BOXES
      E.4 CUSHIONING MATERIALS
           E.4.1 Air
           E.4.2 Foam
           E.4.3 Loose Fill
      E.5 SHRINK WRAP
      E.6 STRETCH WRAP
      E.7 TAPE AND REEL
      E.8 THERMOFORMED TRAYS
      E.9 INJECTION MOULDED TRAYS
      E.10 TUBES
ANNEX F (INFORMATIVE) - RELATED DOCUMENTS
ANNEX G (INFORMATIVE) - GUIDANCE FOR DETERMINING DISCHARGE
        SHIELDING PROPERTIES

Applicable to packaging used to store, transport, and protect ESDS electronic items during all phases of production and distribution.