ASTM D2047 was first published by the ASTM in 1953 using the James Machine to assess the “safety” of Floor Wax and Floor Polish. It was never intended to be used to assess the safety of floors, but because about 99% of floor waxes back in the 1950’s “passed” this nonsensical “test” with greater than … Continue reading “ASTM D2047 – an unreliable, irrelevant and worthless “floor safety” scam”
Category: Slip Resistance Testing
Never, ever, EVER use the BOT-3000E and ANSI A326.3 to assess the slip resistance of a pool deck!!
Las Vegas is home to many pool decks, and far too often I have been called out to the “City of Sin” to test a pool deck that has caused slips and led to serious injuries to innocent vacationers. The pendulum dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF) tester has been in use in over 50 nations … Continue reading “Never, ever, EVER use the BOT-3000E and ANSI A326.3 to assess the slip resistance of a pool deck!!”
Renting a Pendulum Floor Slip Tester: A VERY BAD IDEA!!
At Safety Direct America, we have been experts in pendulum floor slip resistance testing for well over two decades. We calibrate pendulum slip resistance testers for companies and government agencies around the world, and we made most of the updates to the latest version of the American test method for use of the pendulum dynamic … Continue reading “Renting a Pendulum Floor Slip Tester: A VERY BAD IDEA!!”
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. … Continue reading “What We Do Here At Safety Direct America – Help People Avoid Slip and Fall Accidents”
Polished Floors Are Slippery When Wet – No Matter What Your American-Made Slip Resistance Test Device Says!
Reliable floor slip resistance test devices include the pendulum floor slip resistance tester and the SlipAlert Tribometer (now known as the iAlert), which both measure the dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF) of floors. In the United States of America, we have in the past (and present) allowed tile manufacturers and people who make their living … Continue reading “Polished Floors Are Slippery When Wet – No Matter What Your American-Made Slip Resistance Test Device Says!”
New Australian Study Shows Sotter Engineering (Safety Direct America) is World’s Top Pendulum Floor Slip Resistance Testing Laboratory
A few years ago Sotter Engineering Corporation’s Safety Direct America (SDA) floor slip resistance testing laboratory participated in a global interlaboratory program that showed SDA to be one of the world’s three most accurate labs in use of the pendulum floor slip resistance tester. The pendulum is a national standard for pedestrian floor and tile … Continue reading “New Australian Study Shows Sotter Engineering (Safety Direct America) is World’s Top Pendulum Floor Slip Resistance Testing Laboratory”
SCOF Testing Never Has Been and Never Will Be Relevant To Assessing Floor Slip Resistance
Floor coefficient of friction (COF) testing is the measuring of the slip resistance of a flooring surface. The static coefficient of friction (SCOF) is the force required to start an object moving relative to the surface, divided by the weight of the object on the floor. It is a measure of the resistance to sliding … Continue reading “SCOF Testing Never Has Been and Never Will Be Relevant To Assessing Floor Slip Resistance”
The Importance of Reliable Floor Slip Resistance Testing
Floor slip resistance testing is an essential process for ensuring safety in public spaces, workplaces, and homes. It helps to identify the level of slip resistance (or COF) of a floor surface, which is crucial in preventing injuries resulting from avoidable slips and falls. The most common floor slip resistance testing technique around the world … Continue reading “The Importance of Reliable Floor Slip Resistance Testing”
America’s Floor Slip Resistance Testing Experts
We’ve tested flooring for the dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF) and slip resistance all over North America and beyond for well over 1,000 individual clients so far as America’s leading independent third-party certified floor friction test lab. We don’t lie in court for slip and fall lawyers (like those who mainly use the Brungraber Mark … Continue reading “America’s Floor Slip Resistance Testing Experts”
Fool Me Once: The Floor Slip Resistance Testing Misinformation Campaign Fooling the USA
We’ve all heard the old adage, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” The Tile Council of North America (TCNA), who reportedly is “in partnership” with at least one of America’s largest tile manufacturers, spent almost two decades promoting the misinformation that the ASTM C1028 static coefficient of friction (SCOF) … Continue reading “Fool Me Once: The Floor Slip Resistance Testing Misinformation Campaign Fooling the USA”