Conductive Mats, Non Conductive Mats, Static Dissipative Mats

    There is often confusion between the floor matting terms related to Conductive, Static Dissipative and Non Conductive Matting.  Conductive floor mats and Static Dissipative floor mats are designed to protect sensitive electronic equipment by drawing the static electricity that people generate before they touch susceptible chemicals or electronics.  Conductive mats disperse the static electricity more quickly than Static Dissipative Mats.  Conductive mats should be used around the most sensitive equipment.
Static electricity is most often generated through friction.  When humans walk or roll their chairs across the floor, they quickly generate a static charge.  If they touch someone or a piece of sensitive computer equipment, they can "shock" another person or damage the internal microchips of sensitive electronics or computers.  This shock can also cause a spark that may ignite flammable chemicals.  These types of floor mats are often outfitted with a grounding cord that snaps to the mat.  The grounding cord must then be grounded to an electrical outlet or similar conduit.

  
As you may surmise, Conductive matting or Static Dissipative matting is usually found at a workstation.  As a result, these floor mats often possess some anti-fatigue matting properties as well.

Other workstation type matting that can be static dissipative are chair mats and counter mats that need to be touched prior to touching any electronics equipment.






Pictured:  Electically Conductive Anti Fatigue Floor Mat








          Modular Diamond Plate

          Static Dissipative Floor Mats
       


                       Electro - Soft                                                     Modular Worksafe Light - ESD

         Static Dissipative Matting        Static Dissipative Floor Mats

                                                                                            
                             



     Static Dissipative Matting


 Non Conductive Mats, usually called Switchboard matting, are designed to insulate and protect People from the deadly shocks generated by high voltage equipment.  Switchboard matting that is Non Conductive will not allow the electricity to conduct through the worker thus protecting the person from serious injury.

                                                                                    
          Military Diamond-Plate Switchboard                                                                           Corrugated Switchboard

    Switchboard matting is rigorously tested and proven to have a high dielectric strength.  They are usually classified as a Class 2, Type II or have a Military 15562F Amendment 3, Type II or Type III Rating.

Switchboard Matting with a Type II, Class 2 Specification can insulate against up to 30,000 volts although recommended usage is not to exceed 17,000 volts.

Switchboard Matting with a Type III, Class 3 Specification can insulate against up to 40,000 volts.  Recommended usage is not to exceed 26,500 volts.



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