# Personnel Grounding
**URL:** https://forum.esda.org/t/personnel-grounding/1419
**Category:** Technical Questions
**Created:** [July 28, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.esda.org/t/personnel-grounding/1419 "2026-07-28T09:04:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@rose25](https://forum.esda.org/u/rose25)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.esda.org/t/personnel-grounding/1419/1 "2026-07-28T09:04:09Z")
Hi Experts,
I would like to inquire: if I am using a continuous wrist strap monitor and maintain less than 1.2 megohms resistance to ground, do I still need to include a tailoring statement?
thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@esdtekniks](https://forum.esda.org/u/esdtekniks)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.esda.org/t/personnel-grounding/1419/2 "2026-07-28T19:37:59Z")
Greetings of the day from India to all the members on the forum.
In my opinion there is no need of any unwanted tailoring statement .
As it is wrist strap system limit of 0.8 to 1.2 meg ohms or up to \< 35 megohms is the required and acceptable limit per ANSI /ESD S 20 20 and test method per ANSI ESD S1.1.
Thank you
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### Author:  [@rose25](https://forum.esda.org/u/rose25)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.esda.org/t/personnel-grounding/1419/3 "2026-08-03T01:48:09Z")
hi esdtekniks,
thank you for your response.
The measurement in question is resistance to ground. Technically, I believe this relates to personnel grounding connection to ground (nonāmonitored). From my perspective, 1.2 megohms is significantly higher than 2 ohms, which establishes a good connection to ground; in this case, the dissipation would be considerably slower. Could you advise if tailoring is still not required? Additionally, do I need to evaluate the effectiveness of the wrist strap system at both 1.2 megohms and 2 ohms?
I look forward to your thoughts.
thank you in advance.
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### Author:  [@Sukhbeer](https://forum.esda.org/u/Sukhbeer)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.esda.org/t/personnel-grounding/1419/4 "2026-08-03T04:06:22Z")
Greeting,
Tailoring is not required as you still meet the ESD2020 requirements.
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### Author:  [@AndyN](https://forum.esda.org/u/AndyN)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.esda.org/t/personnel-grounding/1419/5 "2026-08-03T14:22:50Z")
Rosalie,
You likely have a megaohm resistor in your wrist strap connection point. The \< 2 ohm requirement in ANSI/ESDS20.20 is only for Personnel Ground Wrist Strap Connection (non-monitored). So if you are using a continuous monitor system, this would not apply. Even if you are not using a continuous monitor system the \< 2 ohm requirement would change to \< 5 megaohms per footnote 10 (If there is a resistor in line, then the limit must be adjusted to less than 5.0 x 10^6 ohms.)
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### Author:  [@esdtekniks](https://forum.esda.org/u/esdtekniks)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.esda.org/t/personnel-grounding/1419/6 "2026-08-03T15:27:49Z")
Greetings of the day from India to all the members on the forum platform. š¹
Hello Mr. Rosalie ,
Thank you for your acknowledgement.
Our ESDA expert Andy Sir has already given you the reply and hope you got your doubt cleared .
Thank you
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### Author:  [@rose25](https://forum.esda.org/u/rose25)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.esda.org/t/personnel-grounding/1419/7 "2026-08-06T13:18:13Z")
hi Experts,
thank you very much for all your inputs and guidance. Very much appreciated.