The U.S. federal government’s Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering a petition requesting rule making to require that manufacturers of floor coverings, floor coverings with coatings, and treated floor coverings label their products’ slip resistance in accordance with an ANSI/National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) standard, B101.5. (NFSI, Safety Direct America and others offer for-fee […]
A bulletproof defense against slip-fall losses
If someone falls, or claims to have fallen, due to a slip on your premises, the key question from a responsibility standpoint is, were you negligent? And did your negligence contribute to the alleged accident? Here’s how to best assure that you won’t be found negligent. You need to do everything a reasonable person can […]
Reduce the Risk of Children Falling
Prevent a Slip and Fall at School and At Home From the moment children learn to walk, falling has become an inevitable part of their lives. Parents have always taken precautions to minimize falls. From walking behind them, holding their hands, and making sure shoelaces are tied, promotion of fall safety has been a number […]
The Safety Hazards of the Rain
With the cold season, comes the rainstorms and the hazards they possess. Every year, millions slip and fall while it is raining. This is due to the fact that the ground is slippery and a person loses grip of the floor. While you can walk gingerly as possible, there is always the chance you will […]
New Anti-Slip Floor Design Guidelines Aid in Safe Floor Selection
After consulting with many experts in the USA and abroad, including Safety Direct America, Specialty Architectural Products (SAP) in Toledo, Ohio has distributed four-page design guidelines (Design Guide – Anti-Slip) for floor slip resistance testing. The Slip Resistance Test Guidelines are intended to help building owners, architects, interior designers, specification professionals, and graphic designers, mainly […]
Video Explains IBC Requirements for Floor Slip Resistance
The 2012 International Building Code changed slip resistance requirements for indoor floors that may get wet in use. The previously-used ASTM C 1028 friction test method is obsolete, and testing using the AcuTest method in ANSI A137.1 slip test must show a minimum of 0.42 wet dynamic coefficient of friction — but many other factors […]
Specific Locations Where Slip Resistance Testing Is Crucial
Specific Locations Where Slip Resistance Testing Is Crucial Popular culture has directed attention toward the importance of anti-slip items. In one episode of the popular American TV comedy series, “The Big Bang Theory,” the female character, Penny, slipped in her bathtub and broke her arm. This prompted her to seek the help of socially awkward […]
Prevent Slips and Falls in Your Store’s Premises with the Use of the BOT 3000
Prevent Slips and Falls in Your Store’s Premises with the Use of the BOT 3000 When you open your small business’s doors to the public, you have to accept the fact that there will always be the potential of liability should a slip or fall occur within your store’s premises. And whether you are proven […]
How Your Slip Coefficient Rating Can Guarantee Safety
How Your Slip Coefficient Rating Can Guarantee Safety A safe walking surface should not be too hard to achieve. Whether it’s wet or dry, the floors in your property should create an accident-free environment. Unfortunately, that is not always the case with many places. According to a slip-fall statistics, slip and fall accidents account for […]
“All Floors are Slippery When Wet — Right?”
Not right. The right flooring for the situation can be safely slip-resistant when wet or even when lubricated with oil or grease, as in a commercial kitchen or a parking structure. Most people will accept that a concrete sidewalk or a black-top road is slip-resistant wet for pedestrians. We can safety walk or even jog […]