A seating structure comprising: a base; a seat supported by the base; a backrest coupled to the seat, wherein the seat, the backrest, or both includes a carrier (18, 24) and a suspension material (16, 22) secured to the carrier (18, 24) and spanning across an opening formed by the carrier (18, 24), the suspension material (16, 22) including a plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers; and an electronic circuit supported by the base and coupled to at least one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, the electronic circuit including: a sensor configured to generate an output signal indicative of an electrical parameter of one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, and an electronic processor coupled to the sensor, the electronic processor configured to: apply a drive signal to one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, receive the output signal from the sensor, and determine, based on the output signal from the sensor, a state of the seating structure, characterised in that the suspension material includes a plurality of monofilaments interlaced with a plurality of multifilament strands, wherein at least some of the multifilament strands or the monofilaments include the electrostatic discharge fibers. a base; a seat supported by the base; a backrest coupled to the seat, wherein the seat, the backrest, or both includes a carrier (18, 24) and a suspension material (16, 22) secured to the carrier (18, 24) and spanning across an opening formed by the carrier (18, 24), the suspension material (16, 22) including a plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers; and an electronic circuit supported by the base and coupled to at least one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, the electronic circuit including: a sensor configured to generate an output signal indicative of an electrical parameter of one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, and an electronic processor coupled to the sensor, the electronic processor configured to: apply a drive signal to one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, receive the output signal from the sensor, and determine, based on the output signal from the sensor, a state of the seating structure, characterised in that the suspension material includes a plurality of monofilaments interlaced with a plurality of multifilament strands, wherein at least some of the multifilament strands or the monofilaments include the electrostatic discharge fibers. a sensor configured to generate an output signal indicative of an electrical parameter of one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, and an electronic processor coupled to the sensor, the electronic processor configured to: apply a drive signal to one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, receive the output signal from the sensor, and determine, based on the output signal from the sensor, a state of the seating structure, characterised in that the suspension material includes a plurality of monofilaments interlaced with a plurality of multifilament strands, wherein at least some of the multifilament strands or the monofilaments include the electrostatic discharge fibers. apply a drive signal to one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, receive the output signal from the sensor, and determine, based on the output signal from the sensor, a state of the seating structure, characterised in that the suspension material includes a plurality of monofilaments interlaced with a plurality of multifilament strands, wherein at least some of the multifilament strands or the monofilaments include the electrostatic discharge fibers.