This document provides guidance on how to comply with NASA Policy Directive 8730. 5) that imposes ESD standard ANSI/ESD S20. The ESD standard IEC (DIN EN) 61340-5-1 provides the necessary administrative and technical requirements (creation, implementation and maintenance) of a control program against electrostatic discharge (ESD). Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can be defined as the transfer of electric charge between bodies of. These include documents such as ANSI/ESD S20.