Slip-and-fall incidents remain one of the leading causes of serious injury in public and commercial spaces. Because of that, the tools used to assess floor safety must be accurate, repeatable, and meaningful in real-world conditions. Unfortunately, not all slip-resistance test devices meet that standard. In the video accompanying this article, we demonstrate why the pendulum … Continue reading “Why the Pendulum Tester Is a Reliable Slip-Resistance Tool—and the BOT-3000E Is Not”
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SparkleTuff Anti-Slip Floor Coating: America’s Proven Solution, Now Available in the United Kingdom
For more than 10 years, SparkleTuff Anti-Slip Floor Coating has been stopping slip-and-fall injuries across the United States. It has been installed in hotels, shopping centers, food processing plants, yachts, bathtubs, theaters, parking structures, commercial kitchens, pool decks, and private homes—anywhere floors become dangerously slippery when wet. After a decade of proven success in the … Continue reading “SparkleTuff Anti-Slip Floor Coating: America’s Proven Solution, Now Available in the United Kingdom”
The Brungraber Mark I and Mark II and Mark IIIB measure static coefficient of friction and lack precision
According to shoe manufacturer Keen, the Brungraber Mark II measures the static coefficient of friction (SCOF), which means it’s a “device that determines the point at which a material slips.” Most every SCOF test ever published has now been withdrawn, except for the “safety scam” that is ASTM D2047, which measures how slippery a floor … Continue reading “The Brungraber Mark I and Mark II and Mark IIIB measure static coefficient of friction and lack precision”
How SparkleTuff Transforms Pool Decks: Safety, Beauty, and Proven Results
In this video, you’ll witness the real impact of SparkleTuff Anti-Slip Floor Coating in action. We start with a common scenario—a slippery pool deck leading to a dangerous fall. After applying SparkleTuff, the transformation is undeniable—our poolside guest finds not only grip but elegance. SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating – looks great — no slips! Our … Continue reading “How SparkleTuff Transforms Pool Decks: Safety, Beauty, and Proven Results”
SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating – safety that’s Built To Last!
Picture this: A bustling multi-level parking garage, cars revving up, trying to make it up a ramp. Why? Because someone used sand in their epoxy coating. The constant heavy pressure of cars crushed that sand into dust, leaving a slippery, unsafe mess. That’s the real story I was asked to fix. And it’s exactly why … Continue reading “SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating – safety that’s Built To Last!”
Introducing Kahuna Grip Anti-Slip Tub and Shower Stickers
We recently added to our line of anti-slip floor products a wonderful product that has been around for quite a few years, and adds an excellent amount of grip to showers and tubs. The ASTM published very bad test methods for measuring the slip resistance of tubs, and therefore most tubs and showers in an … Continue reading “Introducing Kahuna Grip Anti-Slip Tub and Shower Stickers”
SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating can make any floor slip resistant. Epoxy, polyaspartic, and glass floors, too!
SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating Can make absolutely any floor slip resistant with about an hour of your time and 6-8 hours of drying time before light foot traffic is allowed. The coating continues to cure over several days, after which you can drive a forklift over the top of it, or an airplane. SparkleTuff™ is … Continue reading “SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating can make any floor slip resistant. Epoxy, polyaspartic, and glass floors, too!”
SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating. Looks Great – No Slips!! Anywhere!!
Slip and Fall incidents happen almost every few seconds across the USA. SparkleTuff Anti-Slip Floor Coating ends them forever!!
Slip and Fall incidents happen almost every few seconds across the USA. SparkleTuff Anti-Slip Floor Coating ends them forever!!
ISO-Certified Slip Resistance Testing labs vs. the floor slip resistance testing Experts at Sotter Engineering Corporation – the results are in!!
A recent pendulum dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF) floor slip resistance proficiency test research study, organized by Carl Strautins of Safe Environments Pty Limited in Australia, showed that Sotter Engineering Corporation (Safety Direct America’s slip resistance testing lab) was the most accurate lab in the world when it came to Sustainable Slip Resistance (SSR) Testing … Continue reading “ISO-Certified Slip Resistance Testing labs vs. the floor slip resistance testing Experts at Sotter Engineering Corporation – the results are in!!”
Traffic paint, pavement striping paint and red curb paint is a glossy, slippery mess waiting to happen. The answer is SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating!
As floor slip resistance testing experts in the USA, we can’t count how many times we’ve been asked to investigate the scene of a slip and fall injury that involved traffic paint, pavement striping paint, glossy paint on speed bumps, and red curb paint. These paints are almost always glossy so that they’ll last a … Continue reading “Traffic paint, pavement striping paint and red curb paint is a glossy, slippery mess waiting to happen. The answer is SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating!”