Who ever set up that "production area" is a fucking idiot and does not really understand what they are doing, certainly as regards Anti-static procedures for handling ASICS and PCB's at the level they claim they have.
Sorry but that is an epic FAIL.........
Really? I've never worked with ASICs but I had a part-time job for about a year or so assembling and soldering components on boards. This setup is identical. You are aware that those mats on the tables are anti-static, right?
In fact, that's practically the same setup I had.
Would you care to expand on what exactly is wrong with it?
"Are those really plastic mats covering the carpet, with wheeled chairs on top of them, and metal-framed desks?"
Look closer. The carpet ends before the production room. Looks like concrete to me.