Considering British pendulum slip resistance test

If you have been considering British pendulum slip resistance test and are not sure if you should go for one or not, you need to stop right away. Ask yourself, “Do you want to keep yourself insured against slip and fall claims”? If your answer is “yes” you are wise..

Slip and trip claims have proved to be really expensive mistakes for some very silly reasons. In order to steer clear of such expensive mistakes, British pendulum slip resistance testing is a must for the following listed venues:

  • Indoor stairs
  • Outdoor stairs
  • Changing rooms
  • Community Halls
  • Entrance hall for offices, hotels, hospitals and all residential premises and commercial establishments
  • Ramps for physically challenged
  • Ramps to transport carts or heavy items
  • Food stations (particularly the kitchen and preparation area as chances of wet contamination happen here)
  • Senior care facilities
  • Laboratories
  • Lift lobbies
  • Rental residential homes
  • Supermarkets (especially the dairy section, liquid holding sections, freezer area, fruit and vegetable aisles)
  • Swimming pool
  • Shower areas
  • Recreation facilities
  • Undercover courtyards at the sports stadiums
  • Washrooms and facilities areas at commercial establishments

Types of slip resistance testing equipment

To conduct the slip resistance test and gauge the coefficient of floor friction, a few slip test instruments are used by the members of UK slip resistance group.

Some of them are:

  • British pendulum slip resistance testing equipment
  • the Tribometers
  • BOT-3000E
  • Variable-angle ramp
  • SlipAlert slip tester

Before conducting the British pendulum slip resistance test it is advisable to go for risk assessment.  Understand all kinds of risks that your premises might be subject to.

After you have hired independent slip resistance testing services that is a part of UK slip resistance group, you would receive your anti slip ratings via slip test certification. Note that the anti slip ratings received via slip test certification is not a piece of paper. It is an important document that keeps you safe in case of any slip, trip and fall claims when the pendulum test value is 36+. In case the PTV is less than 36 then you must consider the measures recommended for making the premises safe for yourself, your family, friends, staff and all other visitors.

After Receiving British Pendulum Slip Resistance Test Values

When you receive the British pendulum slip resistance test values, you should be able to make smart decision. A reliable British pendulum slip resistance testing agency will always present the coefficients pertaining to floor friction and suggest surface treatments based on their expertise.

We offer a pendulum slip testing service in location such as Preston, Lancaster, Nottingham and Derby. Our specialist slip resistance technicians can carry out slip testing in Leeds, Leicester and Loughborough. We regularly participate in pendulum slip testing and skid resistance research in London, Bristol and Liverpool. Our head slip testing laboratory is located in Putney, South West London although we also have remote staff that can carry out slip testing and floor checks in Scotland in cities and towns such as Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Fife.

We can offer a cheap floor slip testing service in the South West of England through slip testing in Bristol, pendulum slip tests in Swindon, slip testing in Bath and floor testing in Exeter. Our staff also can take the pendulum slip testing equipment to carry out slip test reports in Manchester, Liverpool, Derby and Birmingham. We really do carry out slip testing throughout the UK in York, Harrogate, Middlesborough, Darlington and slip testing in Hull, Oxford, Newbury and Lincoln.

 

For technical help or to request a slip pendulum testing quotation for any type of flooring then please contact us.

We carry out pendulum slip resistance testing in London, Bristol, Nottingham and Leicester. We have slip testing experts that operate with the best skid resistance equipment in Hull, Coventry, Leeds, Liverpool, Barnsley and Middlesborough. If you require slip testing carried out in Cornwall or Devon then we can also perform floor tests and checks in this area. Our expert slip testing operators and testers cover the Lancashire areas as well as York, Harrogate, Darlington, Oxford, Banbury, Slough and Reading. If you need any information about pendulum slip tests in Watford, St Albans, Milton Keynes, Gateshead, Newcastle, Derby or Sheffield then please do not hesitate to contact us.