JOTP-062, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) - JOINT ORDANCE TEST PROCEDURE (JOTP): PERSONNEL-BORNE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (PESD) AND HELICOPTER-BORNE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (HESD) REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDNANCE (04-AUG-2015)

JOTP-062, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) - JOINT ORDANCE TEST PROCEDURE (JOTP): PERSONNEL-BORNE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (PESD) AND HELICOPTER-BORNE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (HESD) REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDNANCE (04-AUG-2015)., Military Standard 464 (MIL-STD-464) provides the top level requirements for ordnance safety when ordnance items or systems are exposed to personnel and helicopter borne electrostatic Discharge (PESD and HESD). However, the requirements are general and do not provide specific instruction necessary to evaluate ordnance items for compliance to these general requirements. Military Standard 331 (MIL-STD-331) provides some additional requirements and guidance for the electrostatic discharge (ESD) tests, but this additional guidance is not specific and has enabled different interpretations by the Services. Therefore, the current implementation of the existing requirements is not consistent across the Services which can lead to re-testing items to meet the specific Service’s interpretation. This Joint Ordnance Test Procedure (JOTP) PESD and HESD document evaluated the existing ESD test approach used by each of the Services, and the general requirements in MIL-STD-464 to determine a common Joint Service ESD test approach. This JOTP provides all procedures, requirements, and data necessary to produce consistent and repeatable results independent of the test facility, test site, or Service conducting the testing. The PESD procedure applies to all ordnance in all commodity categories. The HESD procedure applies to ordnance items and their operational HESD exposure as identified in the HESD procedure and consists of the bare man carry test, the external carry (installed on aircraft) test, the hot tube loaded (install/uninstall on operating ungrounded aircraft) test, and the Vertical Replenishment (packaged configuration) test. Joint Service validation testing was performed to: (1) harmonize the differences in the existing ESD test procedures used by each of the Services; (2) reduce redundant testing; and (3) meet the ordnance safety requirements in MIL-STD-464. The results of that testing are contained in Appendix B and have been incorporated into this document.