EN 61340-5-1:2016

Electrostatics - Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - General requirements

Applies to activities that: manufacture, process, assemble, install, package, label, service, test, inspect, transport or otherwise handle electrical or electronic parts, assemblies and equipment susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharges greater than or equal to 100 V human body model (HBM). Provides the requirements for an ESD control program. The user should refer to IEC 61340-5-2 for guidance on the implementation of this standard. Does not apply to electrically initiated explosive devices, flammable liquids, gases and powders. The purpose of this standard is to provide the administrative and technical requirements for establishing, implementing and maintaining an ESD control program (hereinafter referred to as the 'program'). The main changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below: This version of IEC 61340-5-1 focuses on the requirements for an ESD control program. In addition, this version of IEC 61340-5-1 has been aligned with other major ESD control program standards used throughout the world.

Elektrostatik - Teil 5-1: Schutz von elektronischen Bauelementen gegen elektrostatische Phänomene - Allgemeine Anforderungen

Electrostatique - Partie 5-1: Protection des dispositifs électroniques contre les phénomènes électrostatiques - Exigences générales

La présente partie de la CEI 61340 s'applique aux activités concernant: la fabrication, le traitement, l'assemblage, l'installation, l'emballage, l'étiquetage, l'entretien, l'essai, l'examen, le transport ou bien la manipulation des parties, des ensembles et des équipements électriques ou électroniques susceptibles d'être endommagés par des décharges électrostatiques supérieures ou égales à 100 V sur le modèle du corps humain (HBM). Cette norme fournit les exigences nécessaires à un programme de contrôle ESD. Il convient que l'utilisateur se réfère à la CEI 61340-5-2 comme lignes directrices pour l'application de cette norme. Cette norme ne s'applique pas aux dispositifs explosifs provoqués électriquement, aux liquides, gaz et poudres inflammables. La présente norme a pour but de fournir les exigences administratives et techniques pour l'établissement, la mise en uvre et l'entretien d'un programme de contrôle des ESD (désigné ici comme le 'programme'). Les modifications principales par rapport à l'édition précédente sont les suivantes: Cette version de la CEI 61340-5-1 porte sur les exigences nécessaires à un programme de contrôle ESD. De plus, cette version de la CEI 61340-5-1 a été alignée sur d'autres normes de programmes de contrôle ESD utilisées à travers le monde

Elektrostatika - 5-1. del: Zaščita elektronskih naprav pred elektrostatskimi pojavi - Splošne zahteve (IEC 61340-5-1:2016)

Uporablja se za dejavnosti, s katerimi se izdeluje, obdeluje, sestavlja, namešča, pakira, označuje, servisira, preskuša, pregleduje, prevaža ali drugače upravlja električne ali elektronske dele, sestave in opremo, ki se lahko poškodujejo pod vplivom elektrostatičnih izpraznitev, višjih ali enakih 100 V po modelu človeškega telesa (HBM).   Zagotavlja zahteve za nadzorni program ESD.  Uporabnik naj bi za izvajanje tega standarda uporabljal dokument IEC 61340-5-2. Ne uporablja se za elektronsko sprožene eksplozivne naprave, vnetljive tekočine, pline in praške. Namen tega standarda je zagotavljanje administrativnih in tehničnih zahtev za vzpostavljanje, uvajanje in vzdrževanje nadzornega programa ESD (v nadaljevanju program). Spodaj so navedene glavne spremembe glede na predhodno različico: Ta različica standarda IEC 61340-5-1 se osredotoča na zahteve za nadzorni program ESD. Poleg tega je bila ta različica standarda IEC 61340-5-1 usklajena z drugimi glavnimi standardi za nadzorni program ESD, ki se uporabljajo po svetu.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-Nov-2016
• Withdrawal Date: 17-Nov-2019
• ICS: 17.200.99 - Other standards related to thermodynamics
• ICS: 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 101 - Electrostatics
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 101 - IEC_TC_101
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 18-Nov-2016
• Completion Date: 18-Nov-2016
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61340-5-1:2017 - Electrostatics - Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - General requirements (IEC 61340-5-1:2016)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61340-5-1:2007 - Electrostatics - Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - General requirements
• Effective Date: 24-Mar-2015
• Corrected By: EN 61340-5-1:2016/AC:2017-05 - Electrostatics - Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - General requirements
• Effective Date: 16-May-2017
• Revised: prEN IEC 61340-5-1:2023 - Electrostatics - Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - General requirements
• Effective Date: 22-Mar-2022

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Electrostatics - Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena -

General requirements (IEC 61340-5-1:2016)

Elektrostatik - Teil 5-1: Schutz von elektronischen Bauelementen gegen elektrostatische

Phänomene - Allgemeine Anforderungen

Electrostatique - Partie 5-1: Protection des dispositifs électroniques contre les

phénomènes électrostatiques - Exigences générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61340-5-1:2016
ICS:
17.220.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
elektriko in magnetizmom electricity and magnetism
31.020 Elektronske komponente na Electronic components in
splošno general
SIST EN 61340-5-1:2017 en

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61340-5-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2016
ICS 17.200.99; 29.020 Supersedes EN 61340-5-1:2007
English Version
Electrostatics - Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from
electrostatic phenomena - General requirements
(IEC 61340-5-1:2016)

Electrostatique - Partie 5-1: Protection des dispositifs Elektrostatik - Teil 5-1: Schutz von elektronischen

électroniques contre les phénomènes électrostatiques - Bauelementen gegen elektrostatische Phänomene -

Exigences générales Allgemeine Anforderungen
(IEC 61340-5-1:2016) (IEC 61340-5-1:2016)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2016-07-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC

Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC

Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation

under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the

same status as the official versions.

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Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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© 2016 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.

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EN 61340-5-1:2016
European foreword

The text of document 101/505/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61340-5-1, prepared by IEC/TC 101

"Electrostatics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as

EN 61340-5-1:2016.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2017-05-18
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with (dow) 2019-11-18
the document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61340-5-1:2007.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of

patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such

patent rights.
Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 61340-5-1:2016 was approved by CENELEC as a

European Standard without any modification.

In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standard indicated :

IEC 60749-26 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60749-26.
IEC 60749-27 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60749-27.
IEC 60364 (Series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60364 (Series).
IEC 61010-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61010-1.
IEC 61140 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61140.
IEC/TR 61340-5-2 NOTE Harmonized as CLC/TR 61340-5-2.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are

indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated

references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant

EN/HD applies.

NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:

www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61340-2-3 - Electrostatics - Part 2-3: Methods of test EN 61340-2-3 -
for determining the resistance and
resistivity of solid materials used to avoid
electrostatic charge accumulation
IEC 61340-4-1 - Electrostatics -- Part 4-1: Standard test EN 61340-4-1 -
methods for specific applications -
Electrical resistance of floor coverings and
installed floors
IEC 61340-4-3 - Electrostatics -- Part 4-3: Standard test EN 61340-4-3 -
methods for specific applications -
Footwear
IEC 61340-4-5 - Electrostatics -- Part 4-5: Standard test EN 61340-4-5 -
methods for specific applications - Methods
for characterizing the electrostatic
protection of footwear and flooring in
combination with a person
IEC 61340-4-6 - Electrostatics -- Part 4-6: Standard test EN 61340-4-6 -
methods for specific applications - Wrist
straps
IEC 61340-4-7 - Electrostatics - Part 4-7: Standard test - -
methods for specific applications -
Ionization
IEC 61340-4-9 - Electrostatics - Part 4-9: Standard test EN 61340-4-9 -
methods for specific applications -
Garments
IEC 61340-5-3 - Electrostatics - Part 5-3: Protection of EN 61340-5-3 -
electronic devices from electrostatic
phenomena - Properties and requirements
classification for packaging intended for
electrostatic discharge sensitive devices
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IEC 61340-5-1
Edition 2.0 2016-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Electrostatics –
Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena –
General requirements
Électrostatique –
Partie 5-1: Protection des dispositifs électroniques contre les phénomènes
électrostatiques – Exigences générales
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CONTENTS

FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................... 3

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 5

1 Scope ............................................................................................................................ 7

2 Normative references..................................................................................................... 7

3 Terms and definitions .................................................................................................... 8

4 Personnel safety ............................................................................................................ 9

5 ESD control program ................................................................................................... 10

5.1 General ............................................................................................................... 10

5.1.1 ESD control program requirements ............................................................... 10

5.1.2 ESD coordinator ........................................................................................... 10

5.1.3 Tailoring ...................................................................................................... 10

5.2 ESD control program administrative requirements ................................................ 10

5.2.1 ESD control program plan ............................................................................ 10

5.2.2 Training plan ................................................................................................ 10

5.2.3 Product qualification ..................................................................................... 11

5.2.4 Compliance verification plan ......................................................................... 11

5.3 ESD control program plan technical requirements ................................................ 11

5.3.1 General ....................................................................................................... 11

5.3.2 Grounding/equipotential bonding systems ..................................................... 12

5.3.3 Personnel grounding .................................................................................... 14

5.3.4 ESD protected areas (EPA) .......................................................................... 15

5.3.5 Packaging .................................................................................................... 17

5.3.6 Marking ....................................................................................................... 17

Annex A (normative) Test methods ..................................................................................... 19

Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 20

Figure 1 – Schematic of an EPA with a ground reference ..................................................... 13

Figure 2 – Schematic of an equipotential bonding system .................................................... 14

Figure A.1 – Footwear functional testing (example).............................................................. 19

Table 1 – Grounding/bonding requirements ......................................................................... 14

Table 2 – Personnel grounding requirements ....................................................................... 15

Table 3 – EPA requirements ............................................................................................... 17

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ELECTROSTATICS –
Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from
electrostatic phenomena – General requirements
FOREWORD

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patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

International Standard IEC 61340-5-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 101:

Electrostatics.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2007. This edition

constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous

edition:

a) Technical requirements were changed to align IEC 61340-5-1 with other industry ESD

standards;
b) Reference documents were updated to reflect newly released IEC standards;
c) A section on product qualification was added;
d) Table 4 was deleted and detailed packaging requirements were deferred to
IEC 61340-5-3;
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e) Clause A.1 was removed and is now included in IEC 61340-4-6.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
101/505/FDIS 101/508/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on

voting indicated in the above table.

This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

A list of all parts in the IEC 61340 series, published under the general title Electrostatics, can

be found on the IEC website.

The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until

the stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data

related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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INTRODUCTION

This part of IEC 61340 covers the requirements necessary to design, establish, implement

and maintain an electrostatic discharge (ESD) control program for activities that: manufacture,

process, assemble, install, package, label, service, test, inspect, transport or otherwise

handle electrical or electronic parts, assemblies and equipment susceptible to damage by

electrostatic discharges greater than or equal to 100 V human body model (HBM), 200 V

charged device model (CDM) and 35 V on isolated conductors. Isolated conductors were

historically represented by machine model (MM). The 35 V limit is related to the level

achievable using ionizers specified in this standard. The MM test is no longer required for

qualification of devices, only the HBM and CDM tests are. The MM test is retained in this

standard for process control of isolated conductors only.

Any contact and physical separation of materials or flow of solids, liquids, or particle-laden

gases can generate electrostatic charges. Common sources of ESD include charged:
personnel, conductors, common polymeric materials, and processing equipment. ESD
damage can occur when:

• a charged person or object comes into contact with an ESD sensitive device (ESDS);

• an ESDS comes into direct contact with a highly conductive surface while exposed to an

electrostatic field;

• a charged ESDS comes into contact with another conductive surface which is at a different

electrical potential. This surface may or may not be grounded.

Examples of ESDS are microcircuits, discrete semiconductors, thick and thin film resistors,

hybrid devices, printed circuit boards and piezoelectric crystals. It is possible to determine

device and item susceptibility by exposing the device to simulated ESD events. The ESD

withstand voltage determined by sensitivity tests using simulated ESD events does not

necessarily represent the ability of the device to withstand ESD from real sources at that

voltage level. However, the levels of sensitivity are used to establish a baseline of

susceptibility data for comparison of devices with equivalent part numbers from different

manufacturers. Three different models have been used for qualification of electronic

components – human body model (HBM), machine model (MM), and charged device model

(CDM). In current practice devices are qualified only using HBM and CDM susceptibility tests.

This standard covers the ESD control program requirements necessary for setting up a

program to handle ESDS, based on the historical experience of both military and commercial

organizations. The fundamental ESD control principles that form the basis of this standard are

as follows.

• Avoid a discharge from any charged, conductive object (personnel and especially

automated handling equipment) into the ESDS. This can be accomplished by bonding or

electrically connecting all conductors in the environment, including personnel, to a known

ground or contrived ground (as on board ship or on aircraft). This attachment creates an

equipotential balance between all conducting objects and personnel. Electrostatic

protection can be maintained at a potential different from a “zero” voltage ground potential

as long as all conductive objects in the system are at the same potential.

• Avoid a discharge from any charged ESD sensitive device. Charging can result from direct

contact and separation or it can be induced by an electric field. Necessary insulators in

the environment cannot lose their electrostatic charge by attachment to ground. Ionization

systems provide neutralization of charges on these necessary insulators (circuit board

materials and some device packages are examples of necessary insulators). The ESD

hazard created by electrostatic charges on the necessary insulators in the work place is

assessed to ensure that appropriate actions are implemented, according to the risk.

• Once outside of an electrostatic discharge protected area (hereinafter referred to as an

EPA) it is generally not possible to control the above items, therefore, ESD protective

packaging may be required. ESD protection can be achieved by enclosing ESD sensitive

products in static protective materials, although the type of material depends on the

situation and destination. Inside an EPA, static dissipative materials may provide

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adequate protection. Outside an EPA, static discharge shielding materials are

recommended. Whilst all of these materials are not discussed in this standard, it is

important to recognize the differences in their application. For more information see

IEC 61340-5-3.

Each company has different processes, and so will require a different blend of ESD

prevention measures for an optimum ESD control program. Measures should be selected,

based on technical necessity and carefully documented in an ESD control program plan, so

that all concerned can be sure of the program requirements.

Training is an essential part of an ESD control program in order to ensure that the personnel

involved understand the equipment and procedures they are to use in order to be in

compliance with the ESD control program plan. Training is also essential in raising awareness

and understanding of ESD issues. Without training, personnel are often a major source of

ESD risk. With training, they become an effective first line of defence against ESD damage.

Regular compliance verification checks and tests are essential to ensure that equipment

remains effective and that the ESD control program is correctly implemented in compliance

with the ESD control program plan.
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ELECTROSTATICS –
Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from
electrostatic phenomena – General requirements
1 Scope

This part of IEC 61340 applies to activities that: manufacture, process, assemble, install,

package, label, service, test, inspect, transport or otherwise handle electrical or electronic

parts, assemblies and equipment with withstand voltages greater than or equal to 100 V HBM,

200 V CDM and 35 V for isolated conductors. ESDS with lower withstand voltages may

require additional control elements or adjusted limits. Processes designed to handle items

that have lower ESD withstand voltage(s) can still claim compliance to this standard.

This standard provides the requirements for an ESD control program. IEC TR 61340-5-2 [9]

provides guidance on the implementation of this standard.

This standard does not apply to electrically initiated explosive devices, flammable liquids,

gases and powders.

The purpose of this standard is to provide the administrative and technical requirements for

establishing, implementing and maintaining an ESD control program (hereinafter referred to

as the “program”).
NOTE Isolated conductors were historically represented by MM.
2 Normative references

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and

are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.

IEC 61340-2-3, Electrostatics – Part 2-3: Methods of test for determining the resistance and

resistivity of solid planar materials used to avoid electrostatic charge accumulation

IEC 61340-4-1, Electrostatics – Part 4-1: Standard test methods for specific applications –

Electrical resistance of floor coverings and installed floors

IEC 61340-4-3, Electrostatics – Part 4-3: Standard test methods for specific applications –

Footwear

IEC 61340-4-5, Electrostatics – Part 4-5: Standard test methods for specific applications –

Methods for characterizing the electrostatic protection of footwear and flooring in combination

with a person

IEC 61340-4-6, Electrostatics – Part 4-6: Standard test methods for specific applications –

Wrist straps
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Numbers in square brackets refer to the bibliography.
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IEC 61340-4-7, Electrostatics – Part 4-7: Standard test methods for specific applications –

Ionization

IEC 61340-4-9, Electrostatics – Part 4-9: Standard test methods for specific applications –

Garments

IEC 61340-5-3, Electrostatics – Part 5-3: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic

phenomena – Properties and requirements classification for packaging intended for

electrostatic discharge sensitive devices
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

NOTE For the purposes of this document “earth” and “ground” have the same meaning.

3.1
charged device model
CDM

ESD stress model that approximates the discharge event that occurs when a charged

component is quickly discharged to another object at a different electrostatic potential

Note 1 to entry: Charged device model is described in ANSI/ESDA/JEDEC JS-002-2014 [1].

Note 2 to entry: This note only applies to the French language.
3.2
common ground point

grounded device or location where the conductors of two or more ESD control items are

bonded
3.3
common connection point

device or location where the conductors of two or more ESD control items are connected in

order to bring the ESD protective items to the same electrical potential through equipotential

bonding
3.4
equipotential bond

electrical connection of conductive parts (or items used to control ESD) so that they are at

substantially the same voltage under normal and fault conditions
3.5
electrostatic discharge
ESD

rapid transfer of charge between bodies that are at different electrostatic potentials

Note 1 to entry: This note only applies to the French language.
3.6
ESD control items

materials or products designed to prevent the generation of static charge and/or dissipate

static charges that have been generated so as to prevent damage to ESD sensitive devices

3.7
ESD protected area
EPA
area in which an ESDS can be handled with accepted risk of damage as a result of
electrostatic discharge or fields
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3.8
ESD sensitive device
ESDS

sensitive device, integrated circuit or assembly that may be damaged by electrostatic fields or

electrostatic discharge
3.9
ESD withstand voltage
highest voltage level that does not cause device failure
Note 1 to entry: The device passes all tested lower voltages.
3.10
functional ground
terminal used to connect parts to ground for reasons other than safety
3.11
human body model
HBM

ESD stress model that approximates the discharge from the fingertip of a typical human being

onto a pin of a device with another pin grounded
Note 1 to entry: Human body model is described in IEC 60749-26 [2].
Note 2 to entry: This note only applies to the French language.
3.12
machine model

ESD stress model that approximates the discharge to a device pin due to contact of

equipment or tools such as those found in the manufacturing line
Note 1 to entry: Machine model is described in IEC 60749-27 [3].
Note 2 to entry: This note only applies to the French language.
3.13
organization
company, group or body that handles ESDS
3.14
protective earth
terminal used to connect parts to earth for safety reasons
4 Personnel safety
The procedures and equipment described in this standard may expose personnel to

hazardous electrical conditions. Users of this standard are responsible for selecting

equipment that complies with applicable laws, regulatory codes and both external and internal

policy. Users are cautioned that this standard cannot replace or supersede any requirements

for personnel safety.

Electrical hazard reduction practices shall be exercised and proper grounding instructions for

equipment shall be followed.
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5 ESD control program
5.1 General
5.1.1 ESD control program requirements

The ESD control program shall include all the administrative and technical requirements of

this standard. The ESD control program shall document the lowest ESD withstand voltage(s)

that can be handled. The organization shall establish, document, implement, maintain and

verify the complianc
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