ESD prevention measures include:

ESD prevention measures include:

• A. Use anti-static bags and personal grounding
• B. Keep components on Styrofoam blocks
• C. Never use grounding straps
• D. Operate on non-conductive surfaces only

Answer: (A)

Controlling static electricity during handling is essential to protect sensitive components. Using anti-static bags helps shield parts from accumulating charge during storage and transport, while personal grounding ensures your body is at the same electrical potential as the equipment, providing a safe path for any incidental discharge. Together, these measures minimize the risk of electrostatic discharge damaging delicate circuitry. Other approaches fall short because they don’t help dissipate charge: insulating materials like Styrofoam blocks can trap or generate static, increasing risk; not using grounding means there’s no controlled path for discharge; and working only on non-conductive surfaces prevents any practical dissipation of static charges.

Controlling static electricity during handling is essential to protect sensitive components. Using anti-static bags helps shield parts from accumulating charge during storage and transport, while personal grounding ensures your body is at the same electrical potential as the equipment, providing a safe path for any incidental discharge. Together, these measures minimize the risk of electrostatic discharge damaging delicate circuitry.

Other approaches fall short because they don’t help dissipate charge: insulating materials like Styrofoam blocks can trap or generate static, increasing risk; not using grounding means there’s no controlled path for discharge; and working only on non-conductive surfaces prevents any practical dissipation of static charges.