Authored By:
Douglas Pauls, Michael Vosatka
Rockwell Collins
Cedar Rapids, IA USA
Summary
As people become more concerned about the global outbreaks of various strains of influenza, more precautions are being taken with respect to personal hygiene. A common precaution involves the use of hand sanitizer solutions or similar germicidal agents. For manufacturers of electronic assemblies, this may mean a potential transfer of these solutions/agents to the surface of the assemblies as a contaminant material. Similarly, many production employees in the electronics industry deal with harsh chemicals, which often remove hand oils resulting in chapped or dry skin. The use of hand lotions may or may not be allowed, depending on the manufacturer, with a similar concern regarding transfer of unknown chemicals to the assembly surface.
This paper is an examination of some typical hand sanitizers and hand lotions and their impact on high reliability electronic hardware.
Initially Published in the IPC Proceedings
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