The most dominant type of accidents that occur in public places and work environments are falls due to slippery floors Every fall has a high risk of leading to a debilitating injury, and can sometimes be fatal. All this will depend n how the person fell, and which part of the body hit the floor …
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Slip testing is a method that is used to ascertain the safety of floors in most commercial buildings and homes. Most accidents that occur in workplaces and public places are mainly due to tripping, slipping and falling. When correct measures are used by the owners and constructors of these laces, these accidents can be reduced …
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The general public does not realize just how serious slip and fall accidents are. According to statistics, they are the second type of accident, next to vehicle accidents, that cause serious bodily harm to their victims. They are responsible for 20% of the disabling accidents reported each year and they are one of the leading …
Slip resistance testing is quite a new science for many, especially the general public. Before you walk into a mall, you should know that a lot of testing has been done on the floor materials to ensure that you are safe from falls that could land you in hospital. Slip resistance testing does not only …
Shattered Lives is a campaign that was launched a while ago in order to sensitize people to the dangers of slip and trip accidents. It is not the first and will not be the last, but underscore the importance of slip testing in any building, whether residential or commercial.
There are certain legal aspects that employers need to know about slip testing and ensuring that the working environment, including the floors, are safe for their employees to walk upon. In this article, we shall see some information that employers need to know about workplace safety when it comes to slip testing the floors.
Slip resistance testing is still a new topic to most people. People do not know that they walk upon floors that have undergone several tests to make sure that they are safe for them to walk upon. In this article, you will get t see the different slip resistance tests that are commonly used to …
Whenever a slip accident suit is taken to court, an independent and true assessment of the floor and other factors has to be done by a slip testing expert. This expert is experienced in all matters related to slip resistance of a floor and will be able to give expert witness testimony in court, showing why …
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When testing how safe a floor is, several factors are considered. However, it is not easy to tell how safe the floor will be even when these factors are considered. The factors interact in complex ways, and these may cause different reactions that will make a floor safe or slippery.
Not many people understand the terms micro-roughness for the floor and how it affects the slippery nature of the surface. Is it possible to use this factor as an indicator of the slip resistance of the floor? According to several experts, the roughness measurement of a floor should not be used for slip testing by …
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