Citation

Leclercq S, Saulnier H. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2001; 7(1): 93-102.

Affiliation

Working Life Department, French National Research and Safety Institute, Avenue de Bourgogne, BP 27, 54501 Vandoeuvre Cedex, France. leclercq@inrs.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11276267

Abstract

Slips contribute to 12% of occupational accidents. A slip resistant floor is a mean to prevent slipping accidents occurring in workshops. Floor slip resistance is often evaluated by measuring a friction index, proportional to the force opposing slipping of a reference elastomer on the floor surface under test. When implementing a portable appliance, slip resistance measurements carried out on lubricated floors were not stabilized. The authors advanced the hypothesis of oil impregnating the elastomer. A new elastomer suited to in-situ measurement has been developed to achieve stable measuring conditions. This study highlights the fact that the nature and characteristics of a reference elastomer must be specified when slip resistance measurements are carried out.

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