How can static charge be avoided in my FIBC?
Understand that static charge is created through rubbing of two materials, for eg. Glass and wool cloth. This rubbing causes transfer of electrons and after a certain threshold is reached, the charge barrier breaks and it causes you to feel that static current. Such an environment can become very dangerous when one is filling the jumbo bags which do not cover this aspect. The environment around filling station could become electrically charged and cause damage to material that is being filled. Usually the material that is being filled is flammable and even slight increase in temperature could cause them to catch fire, which can happen because of electrical discharge around material.
Such accidental incidents are easily avoidable if one uses right kind of FIBC. This would be either Type C or Type D. There is no bulk bag according to IEC standards which claims that a tote bag could be both Type C and Type D, also known as Type E (There is no official recognition for such bags).
The functionality of Type C Big bag is very different from Type D Big bag. Type C FIBCs are used for conductive properties of electrical charge, they pass the charge to the ground through its conductive tapes, which are meticulously placed while making these Bulk bags. It is very important to check each and every tote for such conductive tests, before passing on the same to you.
Type D FIBCs are used in areas where the electrical charge needs to be dissipated into environment as storing the charge or passing of the charge to the ground can be very risky. These require jumbo bags to be made from very special material and also for the manufacturer to have good knowledge about it. Such bags ensure the safety to utmost level and are highly recommended for riskier sites.
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