Protecting Your System from ESD (Electrostatic Discharge)

• Remove materials that can cause electrostatic generation (such as synthetic resins) from the wiring closet.

  Check the appropriateness of floor mats and flooring.

• Connect metal chassis, conduit, and other metals to ground using dedicated grounding lines.
• Use electrostatically safe equipment.

  If you are working with pluggable interface modules, wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap and connect the metal end to a grounded equipment rack or other source of ground.