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Per ESD Handbook TR20.20 section 5.5.2.3 Hand Tools And Fixtures
“Hand tools that are not electrically powered, e.g. pliers, wire cutters, and tweezers, are usually grounded through the ESD worksurface and the (grounded) person using the conductive tools. Plastic coatings on metal hand tools are usually not an ESD concern because it is difficult to accumulate a voltage or produce an ESD event with these items.
Holding fixtures should be made of conductive or static dissipative materials when possible. If a conductive fixture is not sitting on a ESD worksurface or handled by a grounded person, a separate ground wire may be required.”