ESD Antistatic Flooring

Antistatic describes the material: it limits charge generation (EN 1815, ≤ 2.0 kV). ESD is a control system: IEC 61340-5-1 governs the whole protected area, not one product. Our flooring sits in the dissipative class, and the figure that counts is measured on the installed floor, below 1 × 10⁹ Ω to earth.

Yes, as long as the earthing chain is intact. The conductive network drains charge to the building earth, so surface voltage stays under the threshold that damages 30 V devices. Treat the reading as a system value: it depends on the flooring, the adhesive, the copper tape and the earth connection, measured to earth per IEC 61340-4-1.

Not for the floor to work, but yes for a complete EPA. Floor resistance and the person system are two separate requirements: IEC 61340-5-1 also sets the combination of person, shoe and floor below 3.5 × 10⁷ Ω, measured by the IEC 61340-4-5 method. With ordinary footwear the floor still reduces charge; it just does not guarantee personnel grounding.