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    Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges on the surface of an insulator. It is produced when two surfaces contact and separate, causing electrons to transfer. It differs from current electricity where electrons are in motion. Factors like synthetic clothes, dry air, and rubber shoes can produce static buildup. This leads to a risk of static discharge sparks in hazardous environments like gas stations. Preventing static involves wearing natural fibers, being grounded, and increasing humidity.

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    Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges on the surface of an insulator. It is produced when two surfaces contact and separate, causing electrons to transfer. It differs from current electricity where electrons are in motion. Factors like synthetic clothes, dry air, and rubber shoes can produce static buildup. This leads to a risk of static discharge sparks in hazardous environments like gas stations. Preventing static involves wearing natural fibers, being grounded, and increasing humidity.

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    Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges on the surface of an insulator. It is produced when two surfaces contact and separate, causing electrons to transfer. It differs from current electricity where electrons are in motion. Factors like synthetic clothes, dry air, and rubber shoes can produce static buildup. This leads to a risk of static discharge sparks in hazardous environments like gas stations. Preventing static involves wearing natural fibers, being grounded, and increasing humidity.

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    Static Electricity

    Presentation by Vinay
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     What is Static Electricity?

    • Static electricity refers to an imbalance between

    the electric charges in a body, specifically the

    imbalance between the negative and the positive charges

    on Surface of a body.

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     How it is different from Electricity?

    • In current electricity the electrons are in state


    of motion inside the conductor…

    • In Static electricity the charges are at rest

    and they are accumulated on the surface of

    the insulator…

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     How Static Electricity is produced in Insulators?


    • A static electric charge can be created whenever two
    surfaces contact and or slide against each other and then
    separated…
    • Synthetic clothes, Rubber sole shoes, Drier air (less
    humid) helps in formation of Static electricity

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    Formation of Static electricity in Human


    body

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    Why this has to be discussed in Toolbox


    Talk?

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    Why this has to be discussed in Toolbox


    Talk?

    The photo shows the results of a static electricity discharge at a Chevron


    gasoline station in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (January, 2003)

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    Why this has to be discussed in Toolbox


    Talk?

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    Which atmosphere favours Static Electricity


    formation?
    • During winter, the weather gets colder
    and the air becomes drier. Drier air
    becomes more conductive than humid
    air. So we observe more static
    electricity in winter than in summer.

    • Relative humidity must be below 50% in


    order for a static charge to be produced.

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    How to Prevent Static


    Electricity?
    • Wearing low-static shoes – Leather sole
    shoes
    • Wearing Natural fiber clothes – Cotton
    clothes
    • Keeping any metal object with us &
    Touching it before touching any other
    metal.
    • Spraying Anti-static chemical on
    carpets, laptops and other daily used
    grounded items.
    • Using a Humidifier

    • Using proper PPE kits in Hazardous


    environments.
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