%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of the slip-resistance of floors in the laboratory and in the field: Two complementary methods for two applications
%J International journal of industrial ergonomics
%D 1994
%A Leclercq, S.
%A Tisserand, M.
%A Saulnier, H.
%V 13
%N 4
%P 297-305
%X There are numerous methods available to measure the slip-resistance of different floor-coverings. The INRS has developed two distinct methods for the evaluation of the slip resistance of a given surface within the framework of its studies on the prevention of slips: - - One method that can be used to compare new surfaces. It uses a static device developed at the INRS and it is based on the evaluation of a coefficient of dynamic friction between a sample of a new oiled surface and an elastomer. This method is well-adapted to the needs of standardisation work;- - Another method that can be used to evaluate slippage in the field where the surfaces are often worn and polluted with a specific product. It uses a portable device developed in Sweden and it is based on the continuous evaluation of a coefficient of dynamic friction over a variable distance between the surface to be tested and an elastomer.These two methods which present well-correlated results are described in this publication, and their distinctly different uses will be underlined.<p />
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0169-8141
%U http://dx.doi.org/