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What We Do Here At Safety Direct America – Help People Avoid Slip and Fall Accidents

Vice President John C Sotter recently sat down with multi-generational long-time Mission Viejo Realtor Devin T Doherty to discuss what Safety Direct America’s been up to for the past 25 years, and what sort of products and services we offer to help commercial, industrial, and residential properties avoid costly and life-changing slip and fall accidents. […]

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What are Some Less Common Causes of Slip and Fall Accidents?

Slips and falls account for as much as 15% of all accidental deaths every year; only motor vehicle accidents cause a larger percentage. Even when they aren’t fatal, they have a big economic impact—causing 25% of all reported injury claims per fiscal year and being responsible for 95 million days of lost work per year. […]

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Introducing SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating

For over a decade, we have been on the search for a totally non-slip and very glossy floor coating that could help people who have had the misfortune of installing slippery tiles, or those who have slippery tubs or showers. We’ve seen several attempts over the years in our floor slip resistance testing business, but […]

Cofficient of Friction and Probability of Slip

Analysis published many years ago by Pye of Britain’s Building Research Establishment quotes the probability of a slip (not a fall or injury) as varying with the coefficient of friction (COF) between the shoe and floor as follows: COF  Risk, 1 in … 0.40  1,000,000 0.38     100,000 0.34       10,000 0.31 […]

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 The previously-used ASTM C 1028 friction test method is obsolete, and testing using the AcuTest method in ANSI A137.1 slip test must show a minimum of 0.42 wet dynamic coefficient of friction — but many other factors […]

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Slip-and-fall Fraud — Some Clues

How can you avoid slip-and-fall scams on your property? First and foremost, eliminate hazards. The initial step is testing floor slip resistance before a fall is reported. Failing that, pay attention when someone reports a slip, even if it didn’t lead to a fall or injury. That report put you on notice — you can’t […]

Floor Slip Resistance Test Experts = who we are

Who we are: we have been testing floors and flooring for over 15 years and are a certified floor slip resistance testing laboratory for the City of Los Angeles, as well as licensed Professional Engineers. Hardly a large cruise ship in the world gets built without consulting us as we are consultants to the two […]