Dillon Grewing Appointed as Principal to the NFPA 77 Technical Committee for Static Electricity

REM’s Dillon Grewing has been appointed as a Principal to the Committee for Static Electricity, responsible for NFPA 77 Recommended Practice on Static Electricity. NFPA 77 was officially adopted by NFPA in 1946, offering guidance on identifying, evaluating, and controlling static electric hazards for purposes of preventing fires and explosions.

The most common experiences of static electricity are the crackling and clinging of fabrics as they are removed from a clothes dryer or the electric shock felt when touching a metal object after walking across a carpeted floor or stepping out of an automobile. Nearly everyone recognizes that these phenomena occur mainly when the atmosphere is very dry, particularly in winter. To most people, static electricity is simply an annoyance. In many industries, particularly those where combustible materials are handled, static electricity can cause fires or explosions (2019 NFPA 77 Section 5.1.1).

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