• Combines “Faraday Cage” shielding and mechanical protection
• Shields about twice as well as normal shielding bag of equivalent size
• Flap can be tucked in to enclose
  contents or folded down and held in place by a label

Packaging shall have the characteristics described in the table, measured at the highest and lowest expected or
defined relative humidity. The outer surface of all proximity packaging brought into an EPA shall not be insulating.
The packaging shall be capable of providing charge drainage to EPA ground when brought into an EPA
[ESD protected area].” [EN 61340-5-1 clause 6]
“The primary functions of protective packaging outside the EPA [ESD protected area] are to:
- limit tribo‑electric charging;
- provide shielding against electrostatic fields and discharges.
The packaging shall be capable of providing charge drainage to EPA ground when brought into an EPA.”
[EN 61340-5-1 clause 6]