ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 6356 Second edition 2012-07-15 Textile and laminate floor coverings - Assessment of static electrical propensity Walking test Revetements de sol textiles et lamineés - Evaluation de la propension a I'accumulation des charges électrostatiques Essai du marcheur Reference number ISO 6356:2012(E) ISO @ISO2012 I by IHS under lic No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 6356:2012(E) COPYRiGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO2012 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 · CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2012 - All rights reserved No reproduction or networking permited withoutlicense from IHS Not for Resale ISO 6356:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword .. iv Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Principle 5 Apparatus.. 5.1 Groundedmetalbaseplate.. 5.2 Rubber mat... 5.3 Polyethylene foam (PE-foam) 5.4 Polyethylene foil (PE-foil)... 5.5 Test sandals... 5.6 Means of cleaning the sandals 2 5.7 lonizing source. 3 5.8 Body voltage measuring system. 5.9 Measuring devices for temperature and relative humidity 6 Sampling and selection of specimens... 6.1 Textile floor coverings... 6.2 Laminate 3 7 Preconditioning of specimens, PE-foam, PE-foil and rubber mats 8 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing.. 9 Test procedures 9.1 Preparation... 9.2 Method A: test procedure in laboratory conditions 9.3 Method B: test procedure in situ.. 10 Calculation and expression of results. 6 11 Test report .. 6 Annex A (normative) Specification of the sandals . Annex B (normative) Standard sole material — Neolite (standard XS-664P) 11 Annex C (normative) Standard sole material - BAM-rubber. ..12 Annex D (normative) Method for measuring the electrical resistance of the footwear.. ..13 Annex E (normative) Example of a hand-held electrode and its use . .15 Annex F (informative) Method of checking calibration of the measuring system. 17 Bibliography.. 18 ili ed without license from IHS Not for Resale