Businesses have an obligation to prevent dropped object accidents: OSHA requires dropped object management in general industry (1910.28) and construction (1926.501; 1926.759).

Static electricity also causes static cling—cat fur builds up an electrostatic charge, and light, positively charged objects like foam peanuts can easily stick to it.

The mechanism by which static electricity is generated when objects are rubbed together has finally been revealed This article, originally posted in Japanese on 20:00 Sep 25, 2024, may contains ...

The number of times an object had previously touched another determined whether the object became negatively or positively charged when touched again, researchers report in the Feb. 20 Nature.

Owner Mike Fillion assigned the team's installation specialist, Dave Gomez, to work his magic and install a DJM 3/5 static-drop kit. The DJM 3/5 drop kit consists of lowering the front with 3-inch ...

Because rubber is an insulator, the additional static charge will be distributed over your body. The next time you touch another conductor – say, something metal – you get a static shock.